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 …
A 20-year-old male elephant that was shot with a tranquillising dart by Forest and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) experts for fixing the radio collar in the small hours of Sunday was later found dead. The elephant's carcass was traced by officials at the foot of the Anubavi Subramaniar …
Will identify herd and fix it on one of the animals CHENNAI: In an attempt to reduce man-animal conflict and warn farmers about the movement of crop raiding elephants in Coimbatore Forest Circle, the State Forest Department has proposed to radio collar an elephant from a herd, which will be …
SEVENTY-five per cent of the Himalayan glaciers are thinning, states a recent analysis of satellite pictures taken by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). But before the alarm button is pressed, more detailed studies must be conducted, say scientists. Of the 10,000 glaciers present in the Himalayan ecosystem, ISRO studied …
A recent survey conducted by the Sikkim forest department and the World Wildlife Fund has revealed that there are around 300 red pandas in the state. The project, that started in 2008, was conducted in Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary in East Sikkim and Barsey rhododendron sanctuary in the West district and …
" J&K; Events Centre" goes online on "World Environment Day" SRINAGAR, : Minister for Forest and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed today called for initiating both long term and short term measures to conserve environment which he said was imperative to protect the posterity from the hazards of pollution and global …
If the one-time dacoit-ravaged, poacher-infested Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh gives a complex to Rajasthan wildlife authorities and conservationists alike, that is all because of female fecundity. By pioneering the conservationist act of re-introducing the tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan had blazed the trail in 2008 which the …
KALPETTA: A wildlife census in the Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary (WWLS) and the two forest divisions of Wayanad district began on Wednesday. The census is being held as part of a State-wide exercise. The three-day census is being organised by the Forest and Wildlife Department in association with the Periyar …
Motion-sensing cameras on the island of Sumatra captured video of two families of endangered tigers in a lowland forest scheduled for destruction, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday. Twelve tigers, including two adult females with cubs, passed in front of the cameras over two months between the Bukit Tigapuluh National …
Conservation group WWF Monday urged companies to drop plans to clear Indonesian forest areas where infra-red cameras have captured footage of rare Sumatran tigers and their cubs. The video recorded in March and April shows two mothers with four cubs and another six of the critically endangered big cats in …
A common Bible story says Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish, which scholars surmise were tilapia. But at the Aquafinca fish farm here, a modern miracle takes place daily: Tens of thousands of beefy, flapping tilapia are hauled out of teeming cages on Lake Yojoa, converted …
Surajpur Bird Sanctuary in Greater Noida, spread over 330 hectares, will soon have 52,000 additional plants of new varieties. Efforts are afoot to develop large green belts in the sanctuary. All the new plants would be bird-friendly, sanctuary officials say. The Greater Noida Authority (GNA) would spend Rs 60 crore …
KOCHI: A comprehensive wildlife census covering all the forest areas in the State will be carried out soon. The census, which is likely to begin next month, is expected to give a clear indication regarding the wildlife wealth of the State. The latest survey comes after a gap of nine …
The science is suspect, logistics inadequate and equipment faulty. But even if taken at face value, the results of the second all-India tiger estimation only signal how our conservation efforts are rapidly slipping on the ground, says Jay Mazoomdaar It is never easy counting secretive, solitary predators. For decades, foresters …
The Satluj Jal Vitaran Nigam (SJVN) Limited is set to generate 6,900 million units of power during the financial year 2011-12, which is beyond all the targets set and achieved in the past. The SJVNL has signed an MoU with the Government of India for generation of 6,900 MU power …
New Delhi: India will take part in its third Earth Hour this Saturday with over 50 cities having volunteered to be a part of the global event. This year, on March 26, millions of people across the globe will switch off the lights between 8.30pm and 9.30pm to pledge their …
Data to be compiled within a week Udhagamandalam: A census operation to update data relating to the population of wild animals in the Nilgiris North and South divisions and Gudalur got underway here on Friday with a training session for volunteers organised by the Forest Department with the help of …
Despite a dramatic growth in certified fisheries, the Marine Stewardship Council has not been able to convincingly prove that it has reversed the overexploitation of global fisheries. http://icsf.net/icsf2006/uploads/publications/samudra/pdf/english/issue_58/art09.pdf
