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2019 में टिड्डियों को अपना भोजन बनाने वाली सोनचिरैया पक्ष�…

What locust attack? Great Indian Bustards make a meal of pests, reproduce more

However, the population could drop again after the locust invasion gets over, experts say  

Tracking locust attack: Jaipur firemen go the extra mile to resist invasion

Officials destroy huge swarm of locusts that had taken residence at Mahar Kalan in Karanpur village

गुजरात के गिर में 5 माह में 92 शेरों की मौत

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 10 जून को ही एशियाई शेरों की…

92 lions already dead in Gir this year, report flags

Union govt was aware of high mortality even as PM Modi played up rise in count 

Rajasthan Locust Attack: Both state, Centre need to shed complacency

Between 1993 and 2020, the governments hardly invested in locust control departments

Environment ministry issues advisory to import live exotic animals 

Document fails to address issues such as invasive species and zoonotic disease, experts say

Rajasthan Locust Attack: Pests plus lockdown leave farmers in a soup

Destruction of the cotton crop, unsold rabi crops like wheat and barley and lack of help from the government making things worse for farmers

Chhattisgarh village under demolition for Hindalco mine, villagers claim foul play

At least 50 families have been relocated, claims official. A house was razed on June 2  

Drugs standard body proposes banning animal test for human vaccines

The proposal has been put in public domain for comments    

Tracking locust attack: Cotton crop spread over 700 hectares destroyed in Bikaner

Farmers in a dilemma with no income to pay for living expenses as well as debt

India in danger zone as locusts breed 400 times than usual

Attacks by desert locusts are threatening India, Iran and Pakistan, as well as the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region

Insect attacks affected 142 mn ha forest between 2003 and 2012: Report

The State of the World’s Forests report warned climate change will exacerbate wildfires and pest attacks in the future

Understanding zoonotic diseases: How viruses break the nature-human divide

Their novel nature and unpredictability make diseases that jump from animals to humans extremely dangerous

जूनोटिक बीमारियां: पर्यावरण के साथ हमारा व्यवहार और बीमारियों का प्रसार

स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ प्रशांत एनपी का कहना है कि वनों की क�…

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Global human interaction has eased transmission’

Globalisation and population explosion have led to increase in human-to-human transmission of viruses, says Sanath Krishna Muliya, project …

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘How we interact with environment drives spillovers’

The scope and scale of deforestation and opening of new interfaces with forests and wildlife increases the chances of spillovers, says …

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Humans tend to be naive to emerging viruses’

Population growth, rapid urbanisation and climate change are leading to the increase in new viruses, says Pranav Pandit, veterinary epidemiologist,…

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Humans are changing disease ecosystem’

Burden of neglected zoonotic diseases is vastly under-reported, says Bethan Purse, ecologist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Enthusiasm for game meat to have prime impact on human health’

Human encounters with new viruses have increased significantly in the past decade, says Nirmal Kumar Gali from Hong Kong University of Science …

COVID-19: Tribal handicraft worth Rs 100 cr unsold

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India to intervene, buy unsold items 

COVID-19: Experts raise concerns over China's measures to prevent illegal wildlife trade

China asks public for comments on a list of animals that can be traded legally

COVID-19: Gujarat forest dept officials allegedly torched huts, fields

The state’s forest officials told villagers to evict land or face consequences

COVID-19: Odisha allows collection of non-timber forest produce

Experts had been demanding NTFPs’ exemption from the lockdown as they are a vital part of India’s tribal economy

COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM

The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China