Amphibians see steep global decline: Study finds 788 species in decline over four decades

India, Nov. 27 -- A global study has found that 788 amphibian species have declined in conservation status in the last 40 years, compared with just 121 that improved. Habitat loss, agriculture, clima... Read More

Northeast India yields 13 newly described bush frog species

India, Nov. 26 -- Thirteen new bush frog species have been identified in northeast India, in what researchers say is the region's biggest amphibian discovery in over ten years. Researchers from the W... Read More

'Unprecedented' heatwave kills nearly two-thirds of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef

India, Nov. 24 -- New survey finds nearly 70% of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef have died. Australia's most intense and prolonged marine heatwave on record blamed for mass bleaching. Mortalit... Read More

Kenya, Switzerland and Somalia rank high in integrating food systems with climate goals

India, Nov. 19 -- New scorecard finds Kenya, Switzerland and Somalia leading on climate-food system integration Brazil and New Zealand ranked weak, with Brazil's food systems responsible for nearly 7... Read More

US reports first human bird flu case since February, source of infection undetermined so far

India, Nov. 17 -- Washington state has reported the first suspected human case of H5N1 bird flu in the US since February. The patient, an older adult with underlying conditions, remains in hospital a... Read More

Declare Saranda Forest as wildlife sanctuary within 90 days, SC directs Jharkhand

India, Nov. 14 -- The Supreme Court on November 13 directed the Government of Jharkhand to notify 31,468.25 hectares of the Saranda Game Sanctuary as Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary. It emphasised on the n... Read More

Conservation abandonment threatens global biodiversity goals, study warns

India, Nov. 10 -- Global efforts to meet biodiversity goals are being undermined by widespread 'conservation abandonment' New paper warns abandoned or reversed projects equal the size of Greenland T... Read More

In a first, 913 blackbuck and Nilgai herded from the air into 'bomas' in MP's Shajapaur

India, Nov. 9 -- The forest department of Madhya Pradesh has spent 11 days in herding out 913 blackbuck and Nilgai from revenue lands in Shajapur district of the state in order to mitigate human-wildl... Read More

Move free-ranging dogs from hospitals, schools, and cattle from highways: Supreme Court

India, Nov. 7 -- The Supreme Court has directed that free-ranging dogs be removed from schools, hospitals and other institutional areas. Local bodies must capture, sterilise and shelter the dogs, and... Read More

Conservation, digitally

India, Nov. 3 -- In the drought-scorched heart of Karnataka's Kolar district, residents of Keeluholali village once lived at the mercy of unreliable rains. Year after year, they watched crops wither a... Read More

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