Existing practice disallows wider participation and use of researcher knowledge, defeating purpose of conservation
Can the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund make a difference?
Threatened species up by 25% in Queensland’s Wet Tropics due to climate change
New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead
Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones
Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species
CBD’s Geneva meetings: Benefit sharing on traditional knowledge & digital sequence information on agenda
Recommendations to be presented at upcoming meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice as well as ...
60% increase in overall tiger population, but habitat & biodiversity loss threatening Southeast Asian big cats
Countries submit population numbers from 2010-2022 to Global Tiger Recovery Program, CITES
Parties to CITES urged to take stringent steps on jaguar, big cat conservation
The decisions were proposed and recommended at the CITES standing committee meeting
Elephant corridor report plagued with inconsistencies, could escalate conflict with humans, says expert
IISc professor Raman Sukumar stressed on effective management of jumbos in National Board for Wildlife meeting in August
Wildlife trafficking, organised crime linked: Nonprofit’s report sheds new light
Wildlife Justice Commission Report also includes illegal sand mining as environmental crime
Bhutan becomes first country to sterilise all stray dogs after 14-year-long project
New report by WHO, FAO & WOAH recommends oral rabies vaccination
First cases of avian flu found in Antarctic region
Researchers identify species and areas most vulnerable to spread of infection
Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants
The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000
SBSTTA-25: Delegates move forward on recommendations to implement Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Synergy between climate change & biodiversity recognised; work on indicators to continue till next meeting
Cautious cats: Africa’s lions changing behaviour, skipping high density human areas to avoid conflict
Human-lion conflicts may increase due to shrinking lion habitat, lack of food availability, warns study
Human-leopard coexistence narrative not based on evidence
Leopard-human conflicts cannot be effectively reduced without focus on conserving the animal's natural habitat
Biodiversity technical body meets in Nairobi to gauge progress on Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
SBSTTA-25 meeting till October 19; Indicators for monitoring progress to be discussed
‘Dhib’ & ‘Nimr’: Can Israel-Palestine’s Negev, Judaean deserts ever revive populations of world’s smallest wolf, leopard?
The last Arabian leopards were sighted in the area in the noughties; the Arabian wolf hangs on tenaciously; but ...
Dancing frogs of Western Ghats among most threatened amphibians globally
Like many other amphibians in the region, the genus is threatened by anthopogenic factors like land-use change, pollution
Invasive plant species threaten 66% of India’s natural systems
Western Ghats, South Eastern Ghats & Central Indian Highlands among widely and densely invaded regions
Two of five amphibians threatened with extinction; climate change emerging as primary driver: Study
Habitat loss, diseases and climate change are majorly deteriorating the status of vertebrates
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires — a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Platypuses are disappearing from waterways after fire
This newly discovered fish can change its colour like a chameleon
The species was found from Nagaland; rivers here are unexplored compared to other Northeastern states, say researchers
Study finds most Himalayan birds migrate downslope, but climate impact may affect it
Researchers studied 302 Himalayan species over the span of 10 years to analyse migrational patterns
Damselfly species found in Western Ghats named after climate impact on insects
Named Armageddon reedtail after ecological armageddon or insect apocalypse brought on by rampant habitat loss, global warming