Compliance report by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated June 12, 2023. The GCZMA report was in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, May 12, 2023, whereby GCZMA was directed …
Sea turtle eggs laid in the sand of beaches in Panama risk getting fried before hatching due to rising temperatures, an environmental protection group in the Central American country is warning. “Global warming sounds a bit apocalyptic, but we’re already seeing the effects on turtle populations,” Gerardo Alvarez, a member …
A national monitoring network will be set up to combat the illegal animal trade. The decision was taken at a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Pakistan) board meeting on Sunday. Addressing the meeting, Director Hammad Naqi said the project would be funded and monitored by the USAID. Naqi said illegal …
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Srikurmam temple in Srikakulam, which is the only temple in south India dedicated to the Kurmam (tortoise) avatar of Lord Vishnu, may have created a record of sorts with the captive breeding of 55 star tortoise hatchlings in 2014, but this year the number of hatchlings has come …
The waters surrounding New Zealand are rich with marine biodiversity, including sea lions, dolphins and turtles New Zealand has revealed plans to turn an area of the South Pacific about the size of France into a marine reserve. The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary lies north of the mainland and includes a …
THE number of fish, turtles and other wildlife in the world’s oceans has halved in decades, conservationists warn. Overfishing, pollution and changing climate are blamed for the ‘potentially catastrophic’ decline in marine life. From the temperate UK waters to tropical coral reefs, the planet’s seas are emptying fast, the World …
SYDNEY, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Rubbish and debris entering into the marine environment is become a more high profile issue after Australian researchers found more than half of the world's sea turtles have swallowed plastic or other rubbish. Researchers from the University of Queensland examined threats to six marine turtle …
KOZHIKODE: Abandoned fishing nets floating freely in the waters off the Kerala coast, referred to as 'ghost nets' for their deadly impact on various marine life, are posing a big threat to the endangered sea turtles. What has aggravated the issue is the widespread practice of a highly destructive form …
A fossil sea turtle from Colombia that is at least 120 million years old is the world's oldest, scientists have determined. The almost completely preserved skeleton from the Cretaceous period, with a length of nearly two metres, shows all of the characteristic traits of modern marine turtles. "Santanachelys gaffneyi is …
Authorities in Mexico will deploy drones on south-western beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching of the threatened Olive Ridley turtle, which return to the countrys coast each year to lay their eggs in the sand. The sale of turtle meat and eggs has …
KOLKATA: The officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seized 76 turtles and tortoises from two traders in Sodepur on Thursday morning. A senior officer said that there were four different species, of which two …
Contemporary sea-level rise will inundate coastal habitats with seawater more frequently, disrupting the life cycles of terrestrial fauna well before permanent habitat loss occurs. Sea turtles are reliant on low-lying coastal habitats worldwide for nesting, where eggs buried in the sand remain vulnerable to inundation until hatching. We show that …
Rising sea levels could decimate sea turtle nesting sites around the world, scientists have warned, with the largest rookery site for green turtles increasingly at risk from being swamped by seawater. Researchers have tested the impact of seawater upon turtle eggs in an attempt to find out why so few …
AHMEDABAD: The state will add three hatcheries to the existing two to give a shot in the arm to the conservation of the endangered green turtle and Olive Ridley turtle in Gujarat. Currently, the state releases over 70,000 hatchlings into the Arabian Sea every year. The forest department runs two …
Pakistan is likely to employ DNA barcodes — a way to identify species to curb illegal wildlife trade as smugglers come up with new techniques to transport endangered species by mislabelling them. The Directorate of Biodiversity at the Ministry of Climate Change said that illegal wildlife trade was on the …
Hyderabad: The poaching of freshwater turtles in Andhra Pradesh is so rampant that they may enter the list of endangered species. Two freshwater turtle species found in AP — the Indian softshell and the Indian flapshell — are poached. The softshell is already listed as a threatened species by the …
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to demolish at least two sides of cemented embankment of Kalyansagar, holy lake of Tripureswari temple, in Udaipur of South Tripura within next two weeks to save aquatic life. The division bench of High Court headed by Chief Justice Deepak …
KANPUR: The spotted pond turtle also known as black pond turtle (geoclemys hamiltonii) seized in the recent past in Mumbai and various other parts of the country, are in demand in local and international pet markets. These aquatic animals, found in Etawah, Auraiya, Kannauj, Mainpuri and neighbouring districts, are smuggled …
Releasing balloons en masse into the sky to mark funerals and other ceremonies is killing birds, say scientists who have called for the practice to be banned. "Balloons are a huge threat, not only to birds, but turtles and other marine life," said Fiona Maxwell, campaigner with the Australian Marine …
Twenty-one rare tortoises were seized by BSF troops while they were being smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday when a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol near the Kalanchi border out post in the North 24 Parganas district detected some …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sunil Shetye Vs. M/s. Leading Hotels Limited & Ors dated 16/04/2015 regarding the establishment of M/S. Leading Hotels Limited, on the ground that, it is in blatant violation of all environmental norms.
