Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in the Eastern Himalaya region is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. However, development activities are not always compatible with the conservation of this diversity, and the ecosystem requirements of biodiversity are frequently not considered in the development planning …
The Gangetic dolphin, which at one point of time existed in large numbers in the Brahmaputra river and its other tributaries, is facing the threat of extinction owing to alleged government apathy to protect and preserve this aquatic species. The Wildlife Preservation Act of the Government of India has listed …
With just 3,200 left in the wild, tigers could become extinct within a decade unless countries step up efforts to halt poaching and deforestation, wildlife experts told a "tiger summit" in Russia this week. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao join world leaders on Tuesday to …
St Petersburg (Russia): Wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years if countries where they still roam fail to take quick action to protect their habitats and step up the fight against poaching, global wildlife experts told a
Conspicuous global stable carbon isotope excursions that are recorded in marine sedimentary rocks of Phanerozoic age and were associated with major extinctions have generally paralleled global stable oxygen isotope excursions. All of these phenomena are therefore likely to share a common origin through global climate change. Exceptional patterns for carbon …
Bird Sacrificed For Good Luck During Festivals New Delhi: It may be the festival of lights, but Diwali spells doom for these birds in the country. Prompted by superstition, many people rely heavily on battling illluck with totems, many of which are derived from birds and animals. The owl, for …
Lost wealth: A logged-over area in the mountains of Jambi province in Indonesia's Sumatra island in this August 2010 file photo. TOKYO: The world must act immediately to stop the rapid loss of animal and plant species and the habitats they live in, the United Nations warned on Monday at …
The future of the world's biodiversity hangs in the balance as countries convene for crucial negotiations in Nagoya, Japan. The 193 signatory nations to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) pledged eight years ago to cut species loss "significantly" by this year. But studies show that the health of global …
In line with the request of the Twelfth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, this report follows the outline set out in the document Format and content of future status and trends reports on animal genetic resources. The analysis is based on FAO
The death knell was sounded only five years ago when environmentalists found that the vulture was vanishing faster than the dodo before its extinction. Twenty years ago, Indian vultures numbered 40 million; today, they add up to a measly 60,000. The bad news is that if immediate steps are not …
KOLKATA, 16 JULY: While wildlife wing officials of the Forest Department are unsure of the status of threatened wildlife species, hundreds of rare birds are being sold at a fair, currently in progress at the Ramleela Maidan in Moulali (in SNS photo). Several makeshift stalls along the footpath sell birds …
DEHRA DUN, JUNE 20: All those national and international tourists who come to Nainital, attracted by the enchanting beauty of Naini Lake, would be least aware of the fact that it is facing threat from some harmful species of fish. The Lake Development Authority of Nainital is again gearing up …
As Haryana Forest Department Tries To Get Rid Of Predatory Fish, Sultanpur National Park Is Fighting For Survival Walk down a Sultanpur National Park trail and the dead fish you see are a terrifying sight. Tread farther and you can
The ring-necked pheasant, an exotic bird, has become a major cause of headache for Kanpur zoo authorities. The zoo has bred such a large number of pheasants that they are being unable to handle pugnacious birds that keep fighting amongst themselves. The zoo director says that there are 78 pheasants …
Many large mammals became extinct worldwide at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, around 12,000 years ago. Here, it is shown that smaller mammals, which often provide much more comprehensive fossil records than large mammals, were much less likely to respond to the Pleistocene
