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 …
ITANAGAR: In keeping with the new policy to conduct tiger census annually instead of every four years, the National Tiger Conservation Authority will start the exercise in the two tiger reserves of Arunachal Pradesh along with 37 others in the country this month. The number of tigers in the two …
More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past 10 months than were killed in all of 2010, new poaching numbers reveal. Statistics from South Africa National Parks show that 341 animals have been lost to poaching so far in 2011, compared to a record total of 333 …
A revised version of the decades-old forest act suggests critical changes in key government powers to protect what little is left of forests, including the establishment of a settlement committee to determine the status of land, measures to ensure community participation, increase in the number of acts prohibited and enhancement …
Interpol on Wednesday launched a new campaign to coordinate the global fight against tiger poaching, warning that failure to protect the endangered cats would have economic and social repercussions. The international police organisation said it was imperative that the 13 nations where tigers can still be found work together to …
The holy city of Amritsar will join the Green Pilgrim Cities Network, the first global network aimed at greening pilgrimage to be launched in Assisi, Italy, from October 31 to November 2. The Green Pilgrimage Network will help the faiths make their holy cities and sacred sites as environmentally sustainable …
WWF made the announcement of the 'Abraham Conservation Awards' in organisation and individual category, WWF Media in Conservation Awards in Organization and Individual category and Matthew Preece & Yeshi Choden Lama Young Conservation Leader Award. In the organisation category of 'Abraham Conservation Awards', Shiva Community Forest in Bardiya district, Alternative …
Guwahati, Sept. 21: WWF India will begin its tiger estimation effort in the picturesque Tale wildlife sanctuary of Arunachal Pradesh with camera traps in the first week of October. The area in the Nameri-Pakke landscape has the largest tiger population in Arunachal Pradesh, said the 2010 report on Status of …
Have you heard of the Yangtze River Dolphin? For the longest time, it used to be found along 1,700 kilometres of the middle and lower reaches of the mighty Chinese river. The Baiji, as it is known, was white finned, a little over two metres long, had poor eyesight and …
KAZIRANGA, Sept 12 – An issue intrinsically linked to Kaziranga National Park’s long-term conservation interests has been left unaddressed by the forest authorities and the State Government with the result that the situation is deteriorating every passing year. Animal corridors connecting Kaziranga with the hills of Karbi Anglong are rapidly …
There is a need to make efforts to protect white back vultures, which have decreased to 50 to 70 in number according to a recent survey of the World Wide Fund for Nature. September 3 is the International Vulture Awareness Day and its aim is to highlight vulture conservation and …
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed an order of the Madras High Court, asking resort owners near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu to vacate the land. In April, the high court had given resort owners three months to hand over the land with them to the state to pave …
THE Supreme Court has temporarily stayed an order of the Madras High Court, asking resort owners near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu to vacate the land. In April, the high court had given resort owners three months to hand over the land with them to the state to pave …
The growth of the world's urban population is posing an ever growing challenge to provide city dwellers access to clean water and sanitation, a study released Sunday said. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report - titled Big Cities, Big Water, Big Challenges - was published as delegates assembled for the …
‘Cities for Forests,' a nation-wide campaign undertaken by the WWF-India to create awareness among city-dwellers and urban youth about the intrinsic link between forests and human well-being, will be launched in the city on Saturday. Thiruvananthapuram is among the 20-odd cities selected for the campaign that aims to build environmental …
Bangalore :World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India has launched a campaign in the City urging people to support forest conservation. The national youth-level campaign, known as ‘Cities for Forests’, focuses on creating awareness about the link between forests and human wellbeing. Students from the Army Public School, Poorna Prajna Vidyaniketan, Jayanagar, …
Its remarkable fight for survival however has pushed many of the big cats closer to villages and into conflict with humans. There has been an increase in reported cases of tiger attacks on villagers in recent years. According to India's Environment and Forests Ministry, there are now 1,706 tigers living …
Forcing companies to publish their carbon emissions – a pre-election promise by both coalition partners – could cost British business up to £6bn over the next decade, the government has claimed in an impact assessment study. But the calculation has been questioned in a report by independent consultants working for …
The number of critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangetics) has increased to 102 from 81 in 2008, according to a recent census. Gharial was listed as a critically endangered species in the Red Data Book of the World Conservation Union in 2007. A critically endangered species faces an extremely high risk …
Polar bear cubs forced to swim long distances with their mothers as their icy Arctic habitat melts appear to have a higher mortality rate than cubs that didn't have to swim as far, a new study reports. Polar bears hunt, feed and give birth on ice or on land, and …
There is an imperative need to use technology for better wildlife management and effective conflict resolution methodologies, Consultant and expert of the World Wildlife Fund Ajay A. Desai tells V.S. Palaniappan. Mr. Desai is in Coimbatore to radio-collar two problematic elephants in Coimbatore division that indulged in crop raids and …
