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 …
A RECENT series of studies on conservation in Russia revealed that the country's vast network of zapovedniki (wildlife sanctuaries), once the strictest and most extensive in the world, is now on the brink of collapse. Funding for the zapovedniki>/I> is scarce owing to the fact that despite its vast size, …
PLANTS can be cultivated in test-tubes that contain the appropriate nutrient medium. Any part of the plant can be inoculated into the medium to produce a large number of plants. This system is far more efficient and cost-effective as compared to conventional methods of multiplication. Tissue culture, to begin with, …
A UNIQUE solution for the conservation of the greatly-endangered whooping crane (Grus americana) is currently under trial in the us. Kent Clegg, a biologist and rancher, belonging to south-eastern Idaho hit upon the idea of teaching cranes to migrate to areas where their lot would not be threatened, by following …
ONE of the rarest of the species, the golden langur is facing extinction. Increasing encroachment on their habitat and smuggling have led to a sharp decline in the number of these dazzling creatures. The langur, found in the forests of Assam, stands out for its golden coat, black face and …
According to the latest red list of endangered species brought out by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), mammals top the list of animals facing extinction. This runs contrary to the generally held assumption that birds are the most threatened class of creatures. Interestingly, the new list suggests that 11 per …
the future of the sockeye salmon, which return every year to the Adams, one of North America's most important salmon rivers, remains uncertain despite efforts by the Canadian Federal government to cut the large commercial fishing fleet to half. The number of salmon returning to the river has dramatically decreased …
nearly one-fourth of the world's species of mammals are threatened with extinction, and about half of those may be gone in as little as a decade, according to the most complete global analysis of endangered animal species ever compiled. The report, which several conservationists described as surprising and frightening, was …
scientists from the University of Miami in Florida, us, have concluded that it is a toxin secreted from red tide which has caused a record number of deaths among manatees (sirenian mammals belonging to the genus Trichechus , found in the waters of the Atlantic and adjacent rivers) in Florida …
the last of the Bactrian camels - between 730 to 880 - living in the sparse deserts of Gashun Gobi and Taklimakan along the Sino-Mongolian border, may soon have a sanctuary for themselves. A hairy creature with bald knees, large feet and two small humps, the Camelus bactrianus ferus is …
the Chinese giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), has become a symbol of international efforts at protecting endangered species. There are around a 1,000 of these 10 million-year-old 'living fossils' living in the wild, and about 100 more in 29 zoos and research centres within China. A five-year-project to produce the world's …
The days are certainly numbered for the northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita), one of the world's rarest birds. Their numbers dropped sharply by 17 per cent when 38 of them were struck down by a mysterious disease. The bald ibis once occupied the grasslands of North Africa and the Middle …
the Western Ghats, which bear the brunt of the monsoon rains, are blessed with an almost unbroken stretch of evergreen forest cover from the southern extremity of India up to the hills of Goa. The forests further north are smaller and gradually lose their evergreen character and become deciduous. In …
The much-hyped project to export natural gas from Burma's Yadana field to Thailand is under fire from Thai environmentalists. They are concerned about the negative impact of the project on wildlife in Thailand's already depleted forests. According to an environmental impact assessment undertaken on behalf of the project's Thai operators, …
Sri Lanka will play host to an international conference on the biology and conservation of south Asian amphibians and reptiles. The conference is to be jointly organised by the Amphibia and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka and the University of Peradeniya, Kandy, from August 1 to 5. Participants will …
THE latest addition to the endangered species list is not an exotic animal or bird, but the humble frog, albeit with red legs. After a year-long legal battle, the Californian red-legged frog (Rana aurora) has won a victory of sorts. It will enjoy 'the protection given to rare endangered species. …
The Save Coast Movement (SCM) of Orissa scored a major victory in its campaign to protect the habitat of the olive ridley turtles. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), bowing to pressure from the movement's leaders agreed to adopt measures to protect the endangered turtle. The DRDO is setting …
IN A move that has raised eyebrows among animal rights activists, Canada called off the seal hunt on its east coast a few weeks ago. The opponents of the hunt suspect that the decision was taken because hunters had exceeded their quotas. The official explanation is that hunters had shot …
FOR the past 10 years, a large number of moose are dying in southwest Sweden. The cause for this is acid rain. Acidification and the declining numbers of this warm-blooded animal are being linked because of a complex chain of events, arising from the occurrence of the former. According to …
Threatened with a crushing blow to its us $2 billion shrimp industry, Thailand is making belated efforts to save sea turtles which are fast disappearing from its waters. The Phuket Marine Biology Centre recently released 200 baby sea turtles into the Andaman Sea, though experts believe they would not survive …
