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 Educators signed an MOU with World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) on Thursday to spread environmental education through WWF-Pakistan’s Spellathon and Eco Internship programmes. Ali Raza, Project Director, The Educators and Anwar Naseem, Director Corporate Relations, WWF-Pakistan signed the MOU. Spellathon is a nation-wide environment spelling competition for students …
Another case of fish mortality, mainly consisting of grey mullets surfaced within Karachi Port extending between Bab Island and Chinna Creek. This is the second such case in the month of August 2013, in which a huge quantity fish have died. This mortality was attributed to pollution brought in by …
There has been a 70 per cent decline in the catch of large-sized shrimp over the past four decades while the landing of colossal-sized shrimp has reduced to almost zero, says a recent report which strongly recommends imposition of the official two-month fishing ban on the catch of shrimp from …
Pledging to increase the state's green cover from 9% to 15% by 2017, CM Nitish Kumar said here on Wednesday that environmental imbalance is causing havoc, resulting in heavy or less rainfall and fluctuations in weather, leading to great hardships to people. He was addressing a HariyaliSamagam (green convergence) organized …
Unregulated tourism and development activity along beaches like Mandarmani and Digha in West Bengal is killing turtles including the vulnerable Olive Ridleys, say researchers. "In Digha intense tourism pressure has resulted in the decline of turtles and based on information revealed by local people, no nesting population of Olive Ridley …
Tonnes of fish were found dead floating on a large Karachi Port Trust area on Monday morning. People were seen collecting the dead fish mainly comprising mullets (called boi in local parlance), in the Karachi harbour, Manora channel and Chinna Creek early morning. A large quantity of fish was reportedly …
While the recent torrential monsoon rains led to the death of about 50 people in different incidents of electrocution and drowning in the city, it has also brought disaster for the marine life along Karachi coast. The local fishermen and citizens found thousands of dead fish of different sizes floating …
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - India, an NGO, has contributed its mite to initiatives aimed at strengthening conservation at the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) by providing patrolling and wireless equipment to the frontline staff of the sanctuary. Addressing a meet held in connection with giving away the equipment …
WWF warns of environmental disaster and permanent conflict if British firm begins drilling for oil inside Virunga national park The Virunga national park, home to rare mountain gorillas but targeted for oil exploration by a British company, could earn strife-torn DR Congo $400m (£263m) a year from tourism, hydropower and …
The number of wild Royal Bengal tigers in Nepal has increased to 198, a 63.6 per cent rise in five years, a government survey of the big cats showed. The findings are crucial for the protection of endangered tigers facing the threat of extinction from poachers for the lucrative trade …
A recent study has shown that there has been a 43 per cent reduction over the past five years in the population of Indus River dolphin inhabiting the area between the Guddu and Sukkur barrages. However, there has also been a 44pc increase in the number of dolphins dwelling the …
Under attack for not cracking down on the use of tiger body parts in traditional medicine, China has finalized two separate agreements with India and Russia to step up protection of tigers and other endangered species, the state-media reported on Tuesday. China reached an agreement with India at a meeting …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat may be not willing to part with its lions for the Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, but Madhya Pradesh is getting ready in a big way to welcome the big cats from Gir. The forest department of MP has roped in trainers from World Wildlife Fund …
Nepal's number of Royal Bengal tigers in the wild has soared 64 percent to 198 in just four years, according to a government survey released Monday. Experts attributed the rise to a crackdown on poaching as the government vowed to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022. …
Nepal witnessed a record 63 percent growth in the tiger population in the last four years. A ‘scientific’ census conducted by the government in the last five moths shows the population of the endangered animals in Nepal shoot up from the 121 in 2009 to 198 this year. Experts attribute …
A recent tiger census at two organic roads has confirmed the extinction of striped-tigers in the far-west. The incident came to light after cameras installed in Kanchanpur’s Laljhadi and Kailali’s Basanta organic roads showed no footage of big cats this year. Meanwhile, cheetahs, bears and hyenas were captured in the …
NAGPUR: With 46 tiger deaths in just 7 months this year in the country, most of them due to poaching and several shrouded in mystery, the Global Tiger Day on Monday will be celebrated under a dark shadow. Looking at the startling revelations by organized tiger poachers, arrested recently near …
Almost two in three Australians support making big companies pay to emit carbon pollution, a new poll commissioned by an environmental group shows. The ReachTEL poll conducted for WWF-Australia also found more people supported a move to an emissions trading scheme (41 per cent) than opposed it (33 per cent). …
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) has been bestowed the Gold Panda Award by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) at the WWF’s annual conference. The Award recognises Coca-Cola’s global conservation efforts and is regarded as one of the highest-level conservation honors in the world, recognising both individuals and companies, for supporting …
Kaliyawaka Ananda Bodhi Cultural Foundation will compile a project report which includes all aspects in the human-elephant conflict. The project will analyze the pros and cons of the natural biological fencing introduced in Africa by the World Wild Fund (WWF). It will examine the viability of implementing this in Sri …
