Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Elephants in Botswana, which has more of the animals than any other country in Africa The UN body that oversees trade in endangered species, says it will oppose efforts to increase global protection for elephants. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, known as Cites, begins a key meeting …
Researchers recently completed the first leopard study in Wilpattu National Park after its closure during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Camera traps and scat analysis are helping biologists learn more about the ecology, diet and distribution of leopards across Sri Lanka. Survey results show that the leopard population appears robust …
DEHRADUN: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will assess and monitor eco-restoration of all Coal India Limited (CIL) mines in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed here on Thursday. This is believed to be the first of its kind alliance by CIL …
Two dogs — Jenny, a Belgian Malinois dog, and Dexter, an English springer spaniel — are members of a new team of specially trained dogs and handlers from Tanzanian National Parks (TANAPA), according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Following a tipoff, Jenny and her handler successfully detected four concealed …
A newly deployed team of specially trained dogs have helped authorities in Tanzania seize a haul of elephant tusks, with conservationists hoping the canine allies can help significantly slow rampant poaching in the country. The dogs – Jenny, a Belgian Malinois, and Dexter, an English springer spaniel – discovered the …
An overwhelming majority of the British public polled want new post-Brexit laws protecting wildlife and the countryside to be at least as strong as the EU rules currently in place, according to a opinion poll published on Thursday. Many also want a new farming subsidy regime to emphasise environmental protection …
The first ever Zoohackathon will convene this October 7-9 across six zoos in the US, Europe, Asia and Pacific. Organized by the US Department of State, Association of Zoos and Aquariums and World Wildlife Fund, the hackathon will address the increasingly rampant global challenge of wildlife trafficking. “The idea is …
Research reveals that large areas of 'degraded' forest in Southeast Asia can play an important role in conserving mammal diversity. Mammals can be one of the hardest-hit groups by habitat loss, and a lot of research has been carried out to find the best ways to conserve mammal diversity. Much …
Madagascar's conservationists are working in secrecy to protect one of the world's most beautiful tortoises from poachers, writes journalist Martin Vogl. The villa on the outskirts of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo, has no sign to indicate what goes on there. There is barbed wire on the walls and dogs patrol at …
DADARA, INDIAOn a cloudy day in July, in a remote village in northeastern India, Charu Das excitedly imitates the awkward movements of a stork with her hands. In a few months, the greater adjutant stork—called hargilla, which means "swallower of bones" in Sanskrit—will descend on this hamlet, situated in Assam's …
The Endangered Species Act was enacted by Congress in 1973 to protect species threatened with extinction. To receive protection, a species must first be listed as endangered or threatened. A two-year timeline for the process was established in 1982 by a Congressional amendment to the ESA. Researchers found that many …
AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a new study led by Toni Lyn Morelli, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Northeast Climate Science Center based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, offer a framework for conserving areas she and co-authors dub "climate change refugia," that is, …
The Temaiken Foundation, a non-governmental organization which aims to preserve Argentina's biodiversity, is now working to save the marsh deer, an animal declared to be a national treasure of Buenos Aires. In an interview with Xinhua, Temaiken's coordinator of threatened species rescue programs, Paula Gonzalez Ciccia said "Ten years ago, …
This exclusive look at the new WildSeve project in India shows how human-wildlife conflict can be addressed through technology. Dawn breaks to reveal the elephants’ damage: footprints the size of large woks puddled with rain, a wire fence mangled beyond repair, healthy tomato plants crushed, their ripe fruits oozing juice …
Kenya has taken the war on illegal wildlife trade online, calling for increased training on cyber crime. In a proposal that has already handed to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the country has raised concerns that the trade might wipe out her …
OSAKA, Japan - The world's first penguin conceived through artificial insemination tipped the scales at a healthy 1,210 grams (2.6 lbs) on Wednesday in Japan, where scientists have been working for six years to develop technology to preserve the species. The southern rockhopper penguin was born on June 6, according …
African Parks, in collaboration with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, are helping to preserve this threatened species by moving 500 elephants in one of the biggest events ever to happen to Malawi’s wildlife Tourism. Populations of African elephants are being depleted at concerning rates, with fewer than 450,000 …
Angola is stepping up efforts to fight against poaching and ivory trade in the country. The government intends to implement tough new laws and border controls as the country is a major transit point for illegal ivory trade to world markets. Recently, captured tonnes of tusks were displayed at the …
Kenyan policy makers and experts are rooting for the use of space technology to enhance wildlife and ecosystems management in the country. A conference on Space Technology and Applications for Wildlife Management and Protecting Biodiversity is currently underway in Nairobi, and will mainly focus on the role of space technology …
Wildlife experts in Malawi will next month start moving up to 500 elephants to a sanctuary that they hope could eventually serve as a reservoir to restore some elephant populations in other parts of Africa where the threatened species has been heavily poached. The massive relocation, slated for completion next …
