The global Living Planet Index continues to decline. It shows an average 68% decrease in population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish between 1970 and 2016. A 94% decline in the LPI for the tropical sub regions of the Americas is the largest fall observed in any part …
The government has honoured Baban Prasad Kayastha of Rautahat district with the National Conservation Award for his contributions to biodiversity conservation spanning more than 50 years on Tuesday. On the occasion of 8th National Conservation Day, the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation awarded Kayastha with the award that carries …
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepal on Monday announced its annual Abraham Conservation Awards, Matthew Preece and Yeshi Choden Lama Young Conservation Leader Award and WWF Media in Conservation Award. WWF Nepal has announced Abraham Conservation Awards for Shankarnagar Ban Bihar and Research Centre from Butwal and Community Forest Coordination Committee …
The enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972 safeguarded Nilgiri tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, from extinction. Yet, there remains a serious threat to their habitat, which prevents the population of mountain goats from increasing, wildlife enthusiasts say. “The habitats of Nilgiri tahr are under tremendous pressure …
The Sunderbans tiger population may have reached its carrying capacity . The scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), who are compiling data as part of the all-India tiger census, have revealed this. The carrying capacity of a population is the maximum number of individuals that can live in …
A report titled "Tigers of the Trans-boundary Terai Arc Landscape" was released on Wednesday at the second stocktaking meet of the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP), being held in Dhaka from 13-16 September 2014. A culmination of collaborative action between the governments and forest officials of India and Nepal with …
COIMBATORE: With increasing human-wildlife conflicts, Nature Conservation Society along with NGOs that work towards wildlife conservation and preservation of nature screened a documentary on human wildlife conflicts: causes, solutions and mitigation. The documentary was screened to create awareness among the public at Forest College, Mettupalayam on Wedenesday. The students of …
A total of 239 individual adult tigers have been identified from camera-trap photos in a study on the status of tiger and population of ungulate prey species in around 5300 sq km trans-boundary Terai Arc Landscape (TAL). It documents the movement of tigers between forests in India and Nepal. Predominant …
KARACHI: World Wildlife Fund Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan)in collaboration with Friends of Indus Forum launched first dictionary on environment and climate change in Sindhi language at Hyderabad. First dictionary ‘Building Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Areas of Pakistan’ (CCAP) projectwas need of the hour, which would help academia, media, scientific …
The forest department on Tuesday unveiled a scientifically-improved cage to trap tigers in the Sunderbans and leopards in north Bengal. The new cages are much lighter than those being used now and the officials said it would be safe for both the animals and department staff who use it. “The …
KARACHI: Speakers at a one-day workshop held here on Monday underlined the need for a national action plan for the conservation of sharks whose numbers have declined by 80 per cent over 15 years. Shark population, they said, was essential to the prevention of the breakdown of the marine ecosystem. …
Heavily-polluting industries are in line for a €5bn (£4bn) handout from Europe’s taxpayers because of the way the EU is measuring their exposure to unregulated competitors outside the bloc, according to an unpublished report prepared for the European commission. Steel-making, cement and power plants have their greenhouse gas emissions capped …
LAHORE: Though turtles are resilient specie and they are considered living fossils for their adaptability to their environment, they are facing imminent threat to their survival in Pakistan because of human activity and their mass killing and smuggling. This transpired during a media trip to Sukkur, organised by the World …
The wild Chinese sturgeon is at risk of extinction after none of the rare fish were detected reproducing naturally in the polluted and crowded Yangtze river last year. One of the world’s oldest living species, the wild Chinese sturgeon is thought to have existed for more than 140m years but …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court last week reconstituting the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) after the apex court had earlier stayed all the decisions of the standing Committee. In the affidavit the government has retained the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research …
Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to push for a global countdown to zero emissions ahead of his expected attendance at the New York climate summit later this month. A coalition of five leading environmental groups - Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Green Alliance, RSPB and WWF - have set out …
The Supreme Court has restrained West Bengal from taking steps to administer “any kind of contraceptives” or methods of sterilisation to curb the rising elephant population in the state. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Vikramjit Sen said the government’s attempt is “regressive, absolutely impermissible and also condemnable”. The …
The authorities in Brazil say they have dismantled a criminal organisation they believe was the "biggest destroyer" of the Amazon rainforest. The gang is accused of invading, logging and burning large areas of public land and selling these illegally for farming and grazing. In a statement, Brazilian Federal Police said …
Wildlife census began in Sathyamangalam reserve forest on Monday with more than 350 people participating in the activity. "The census would be carried out over seven days. We have formed 70 teams comprising five members each. Each team will cover a distance of 8km," said K Rajkumar, district forest officer, …
In what could be a major boost to technologically-empowered wildlife surveillance and research in India, plans are afoot to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in 10 biodiversity-rich sites across India by January 2015. Following successful pilot runs in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) earlier this year, use …
Global conservation organization WWF today sounded an alarm over poaching of tigers and said that on average, two wild cats are killed per week due to high demand of their body parts in Asian countries. It also said wild tigers were facing the risk of extinction in some countries due …
