Living planet report 2022
<p>Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69 per cent between 1970 and 2018, according to this WWF's Living Planet Report (LPR) 2022</p>
Amphibians
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Protected Areas Do Work, Says Study
Protected areas are working. That's the conclusion of a new analysis of over 80 different studies on the efficacy of parks and nature reserves in safeguarding wildlife. Published in the open access journal,
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Survey discovers rich diversity of reptiles, amphibians in Indo-Bhutan boundary areas
Guwahati: The first ever transboundary survey of reptiles and amphibians carried out in the Indo-Bhutan Manas landscape has indicated the presence of a treasure trove of these speciesPreliminary results
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New life, new hope for Manas National Park
GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists. A study conducted last month by a team from Manas, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Arya
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World’s Protected Areas Not Protecting Biodiversity
Scientists from James Cook University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, Stanford University, BirdLife International, the International Union for Nature Conservation, and
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Alberta Frogs Most At Risk From Climate Change
The peaceful croaking of frogs in Alberta ponds could eventually go silent, according to an assessment of how climate change could affect the province's plants and animals. "Our grandchildren are going
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Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity
Governments have agreed to expand the global protected area network from 13% to 17% of the world's land surface by 2020 (Aichi target 11) and to prevent the further loss of known threatened species (Aichi
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New frog species recorded for Bangladesh
A brisk rain washed the leaf litters from the hillsides within the national park of Lawachhara. Cracking sounds of the forest garbage rolling down the hills could be heard from quite far. Smell of newly
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River scientist urges Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga
VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways in the
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Rare amphibians and reptiles vanish after Jagdishpur lake is dried up
Rare species of amphibians and reptiles are dying one after another in Jagadispur Lake, enlisted in the world wetlands area. The animals have no way for life after the Western Irrigation Division Office,
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Fourteen new species of dancing frogs discovered - just before they vanish
Scientists have discovered 14 new species of "dancing frogs" in the jungle mountains of southern India — just in time, they fear, to watch them fade away. Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic