Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 20/09/2023. The issue relates to the damage caused to 21 structures in Doda district of Chenab Valley …
A decline in wildlife is threatening core functions of the ecosystem that are vital for human wellbeing, researchers behind an unprecedented study of biodiversity in the UK have warned. Climate change and habitat loss are leading to a reduction in biodiversity, with species that act as pollinators and natural pest …
Habitat destruction along routes taken by the world's migratory birds poses an increasing peril to these long-distance fliers, with a vast majority crossing terrain that nations are inadequately protecting, according to scientists. The researchers said on Thursday they tracked the migratory routes, stopover locations, breeding grounds and wintering locations of …
Experts highlight threat to lesser-known apes and monkeys from large-scale habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade More than half the world’s primates, including apes, lemurs and monkeys, are facing extinction, international experts warned on Tuesday. The population crunch is the result of large-scale habitat destruction – particularly the burning and …
Scientists have long known that birds are feeling the heat due to climate change. However, a new study of a dozen affected species in the Western Cape suggests their decline is more complex than previously thought -- and in some cases more serious. According to the study, published in Conservation …
The lion is among Africa’s most iconic wildlife — right up there with elephants, rhinos and giraffes — and also one of the continent’s top predators. But despite its status as one of the world’s most recognizable animals, the lion has lately been losing its grip on its historic domain. …
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Dar es Salaam on Friday evening, President Jakaya Kikwete directed TAWA to go the extra mile beyond conservation and protection, stressing that efforts should also focus on improved security of wild animals and increasing their numbers. "You (TAWA) have the powers to hire competent …
Florida would allow hunters to kill up to a total of 320 bears in October during the state's first bear hunt season in 20 years, according to a recommendation from the state's wildlife agency presented at a public hearing on Wednesday. The bear hunt was approved in June by the …
MEXICO CITY — Illegal logging more than tripled in the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds In central Mexico, reversing several years of steady improvements, investigators announced Tuesday. Almost all of the loss occurred in just one rural hamlet in the state of Michoacan. Loggers cut down 47 acres (19 hectares) of …
Conservation researchers have increasingly begun to use drones to conduct population counts of animals or study changing habitats. But new research suggests that wild black bears may be disturbed by a drone’s presence, prompting questions about the appropriate use of these devices in the field. Here, a brown-coated cub born …
Africa has half as many lions as 20 years ago - but don't blame trophy hunting The killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the Lion has put a welcome spotlight on the alarming decline of Africa's lions, write Lochran Traill & Norman Owen-Smith. But to save the species, we should not obsess …
EL PINO, Honduras — The jaguar roams jungles and riverbanks from the Amazon to Mexico, and even into the southwestern United States. It’s a powerful and cunning hunter, and a single cat’s territory can stretch hundreds of miles. The Aztecs called their most fearsome warriors “ocelotl” — jaguar soldiers. But …
As the climate changes and as humans push in on habitat, global wildlife is declining. Now, scientists have called for urgent cooperation between conservation scientists and space agencies to help preserve ecosystems. "With global wildlife populations halved in just 40 years, there is a real urgency to identify variables that …
South Sudan’s wildlife has been forced to relocate to neighboring countries due to rampant poaching and their habitats being used as battlegrounds during the ongoing crisis. Many animals flee their homes for safety in neighboring countries, as their habitats have become the epicenter for fierce clashes between warring factions, says …
Australia's iconic marsupial the koala will be listed as a "vulnerable species" in Queensland state. Residential and resource development has destroyed many habitats, and the state government has accepted a recommendation by an independent panel of scientists increase the conservation status of the koala. Its numbers have dropped by 80 …
Around half of wild birds have a secure status as EU programs to protect endangered species have boosted numbers, but some of their habitats are cause for major concern largely because of intensive farming, an EU report found on Wednesday. The State of Nature in the European Union report for …
One hundred British conservationist groups have launched a campaign to oppose a review of key wildlife protection laws which they say presents the single biggest threat to UK and European nature in a generation. Last week, the EU began an eight-week public consultation to look at the cost-effectiveness of the …
Now you can find rare butterflies and gather all the information regarding local and migrant ones at a single click. The Department of Science & Technology in the Ministry of Science & Technology, in course of a project, reached out to the Bengaluru-based biodiversity lab in the National Centre for …
Decision to scrap habitat conservation plans sparks outrage as regulators and water contractors push forward with multi-billion dollar engineering project For the past eight years, California politicians, utility companies, farmers and environmentalists have been arguing over the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Environmental groups are now speaking out after recent …
Scientists say clearing the largest remaining habitat of the black-throated finch to make way for coalmines will have ‘irreversible consequences’ The creation of Australia’s largest mine will have “serious detrimental and irreversible consequences” for the endangered black-throated finch and may even push it to extinction, a recovery team for the …
Victoria’s faunal emblem, the Leadbeater’s possum, has officially been listed as critically endangered, with the federal government’s scientific advisers calling for an end to logging in the species’s habitat in the Victorian central highlands. Greg Hunt, the federal environment minister, has accepted a recommendation from his department’s threatened species scientific …
