Wildlife & Biodiversity

Lobsters versus right whales: The latest chapter in a long quest to make fishing more sustainable

Disputes over fishing gear and bycatch have involved consumers, commercial fishermen, recreational anglers and environmentalists; more often than not, ...

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Penguin feathers help inspire new de-icing techniques

De-icing techniques that mimic penguin feather structures can be used alongside heating systems to prevent icicle formation on house ...

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Are stingrays actually dangerous? 3 reasons you shouldn’t fear these sea pancakes

Despite their reputation as being dangerous, stingray-caused deaths are actually rare

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Following Alfred Russel Wallace’s footsteps to Borneo, where he penned his pioneering evolution paper

Wallace, born 200 years ago on January 8, wrote the Sarawak Law paper in a remote jungle far from ...

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Snake slides: ‘Python Day’ and raising awareness on serpent conservation at Colonel Sher Jung National Park

Wildlife Institute of India fellow Nidhi Singh chronicles her survey of the park and her first encounters with creatures ...

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Snake slides: Inside Colonel Sher Jung National Park with a herpetologist

Wildlife Institute of India fellow Nidhi Singh chronicles her survey of the park and her first encounters with creatures ...

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Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence — here’s what this means for animal welfare laws

Animal welfare debates ignore insects as they are often viewed as too simple with too short a lifespan

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Are millets safe from biopiracy?

2023 is the International Year of the Millets and during the year, efforts would be made to promote this ...

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What risks could pet hamsters and gerbils pose in Australia?

If they are released or escape into the wild, hamsters and gerbils would compete with our native rodents for ...

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The forgotten tigons and litigons of Alipore Zoo and other hybrids: Part 4

In the spirit of open mindedness and reason, let us hope that a better and more nuanced understanding of ...

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The forgotten tigons and litigons of Alipore Zoo and other hybrids: Part 3

Today, with rapid strides in science, it may be worthwhile to reconsider the biological importance of hybridisation, a naturally ...

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Cuetlaxochitl: The story of America’s Christmas Eve shrub has lessons for free trade, patents  

Poinsettia can be an example of intellectual property rights or biopiracy; it depends on whose interests one wants to ...

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Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse

However, if we manage to achieve a lower carbon-emissions pathway that limits global warming to less than 3℃ by ...

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The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas

Winter solstice has been a notable day of celebration in agrarian societies throughout human history

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Food supply, protection determine denning habits of striped hyenas

Denning behaviour in a species helps to maximise its overall survival fitness in its habitat by securing a foothold ...

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Madho Rao Scindia’s experiment with African lions in Kuno has lessons for the cheetah project

The Maharaja of Gwalior decided to bring the animals to his princely state solely for the purpose of hunting; it ended ...

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Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s new book takes hard positions on animal rights, predation

In an interview with the New York Times (NYT) December 6, 2022, Nussbaum made an implicit equivalence of predation with rape

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The Himalayas need springs rather than extravagant temples

Mega-reconstruction of Kedarnath Dham raised concerns among scientists, environmentalists and religious experts

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Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver?

COP15 brings together parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a goal of negotiating this decade’s biodiversity ...

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Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants

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A dangerous pesticide isn’t being monitored in key bird of prey populations — we’re shedding light on that gap

DDT monitoring in raptors is heavily biased toward the global north