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 …
there is a new danger to the marine ecosystem: the occurrence of phytoplankton blooms that threatens the lives of molluscs, fish species, shrimps and whales. Phytoplankton are unicellular, microscopic, free-floating marine plants. Their growth is influenced by sunlight, ocean currents, salinity, temperature and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. A …
Conservationists welcomed a 20-year jail term handed to an elephant poacher, saying stiff sentences were needed to protect the continent's endangered wildlife. "We can only applaud the fact the court has handed down a harsh sentence... we welcome any deterrent to would-be poachers,' Sarah Scarth, director of the South African …
the spectre of extinction is haunting wild buffaloes and experts say the threat is much greater than faced by tigers in the country. The magnificent beast, venerated in folklore as the van bhainsa, loves to move around in swamplands and prefers grazing only at night
australia's Christmas Island is witness to a spectacular event every year. Millions of red crabs from this 134-sq km island's rainforest migrate to the sea to spawn, and then crawl back into their burrows. But now these crabs are being attacked by alien invaders. The threat is from supercolonies of …
Nearly 4,900 types of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including 150 rare ones, found in Hainan province of China are under immediate threat. Long regarded as China's largest botanical garden, the island is home to various plant and animal species. Major damage to rainforests in the province has already affected the …
according to a new study by a group of scientists from the Canadian Wildlife Service, polar bears are under threat of starvation from climate change due to melting sea ice. This trend, they say, is due to a decline in the main food source of the bears
The hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) was once secure in its dense tropical monsoon forest habitat extending from the south of the Brahmaputra river in Assam to the Chindwin river in Myanmar. Not very long ago, these forests would have echoed with its spectacular call, the music to an awesome war …
it is a fight for survival for Southeast Asia's coral fish like groupers and wrasses. With plenty of people more than willing to pay a handsome price for these fish, Chinese restaurants are encouraging fishing to the point of endangering marine life. The World Wide Fund for Nature (wwf) in …
In a country like the us , laws once framed are supposed to be implemented. An excellent example is the Endangered Species Act ( esa ). Adopted in 1973, the law was framed with the sole intention of saving species on the brink of extinction
Despite the opposition from political heads and hydropower companies against dam destruction, the emphasis in usa is firmly on restoration of salmon population, even if it means razing the dams. Environmental degradation by dams is also kept in check by monitoring the renewal of dam licenses and also by refusing …
apart from the signboards directing the way to Son Chirya Sanctuary in Ghategaon, it is quite impossible to tell whether your destination has arrived. A railway line goes past the protected area, situated 60 km from the historic town of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. There is an irrigation dam, too, …
Extinct species: Not only have salmon populations been decimated, but entire stocks have disappeared. Prior to the 20th century, the Columbia River in the us Pacific Northwest supported some 200 distinct stocks of the fish. Today, 69 stocks have disappeared with another 75 on the brink of total extinction. Moreover, …
The World Conservation Union (iucn) has warned that some of the most ancient trees on Earth face extinction. In a report titled Action Plan for Conifers, IUCN says a quarter of the world's conifer species are threated. Among these conifers, many are survivors from the dinosaur age. Only three specimens …
nothing in science can account for the way people feel about orchids. Orchids seem to drive people crazy. Those who love them, love them madly, wrote Susan Orlean in Orchid Thief: A true story of beauty and obsession. However, sadly these beautiful flowers are becoming a rarity day by day, …
The South Korean environment ministry announced recently that it has discovered several near-extinct species of plants and animals along the Tong River in Kangwon province and also in the coastal regions of the country, according to a report published in the Korea Herald . The ministry said these endangered species …
the one-horned rhinoceros at the Kaziranga National Park is facing a serious threat not only from floods in the Brahmaputra river but also from poachers who are hunting down animals trying to escape the deluge. The park is home to 1,500 one-horned rhinos. More than a quarter of the 430 …
Forests are the planet's largest and most important ecosystems. They exert a profound influence on the structure and function of the human habitat locally and globally
the us government has disclosed its intention to remove some bird and animal species that were on the endangered list. The bald eagle, Aleutian Canada goose and the peregrine falcon have been removed from the list, pending a brief period of public comment. The White House has also announced that …
Losing colourFrom central America to Austrelia, from the 2,000-km Great Barrier Ref to the small, reefs in Pacific islets, bleaching takes the life out of corals the world over Corals, the rainforests of the oceans, are dying. Victims of global warming, scientists say 10 per cent of the Earth's coral …
