Wildlife & Biodiversity

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (August 5 – August 11)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

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Centre interviews official named in tiger poaching probe for WII directorship

Samir Sinha, former director of Jim Corbett National Park, is one of the eight officials the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change interviewed for the position on August 8

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3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

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Gogabeel is Bihar's first community reserve

Notified on August 2, it is also Bihar’s fifteenth Protected Area

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Buffet buddies: Footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu

A film crew working on Netflix documentary series Our Planet in South Georgia saw wild leopard seals floating alongside one another dining together on a king penguin carcass

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Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 29 – August 4)

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India's tiger census 2018 may set a Guinness record

There is an application in with the Guinness Book of World Records to see if this is the largest wildlife survey ever conducted anywhere in the world

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We tracked South Africa’s sardine run over 66 years: here’s what we found

The sardine run is of great economic importance because it provides prime fishing opportunities and attracts large numbers of tourists 

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Tiger Census 2018: None found in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa reserves

The presence of tigers in these reserves was scarce in 2014 too; nation-wide population up 30 per cent

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Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 22 – July 28)

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New glanders action plan: Equine fairs won’t be allowed near infected zone

The plan released by the government on July 26, 2019 has updated existing guidelines related to the deadly equine disease

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Shark Week looms, but don’t panic

Not all sharks are the same. Only a dozen or so of the roughly 520 shark species pose any risk to people.

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This Indian Ocean snail species may be first victim of deep-sea mining

The scaly-foot snail, found at only three spots on the Indian Ocean floor near Madagascar, has been included in the updated IUCN Red List

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It’s Sarabi’s pride, Mufasa just lives there: a biologist on The Lion King

The real-life dynamics of a lion pride in Uganda or Tanzania’s national parks can be far more Game of Thrones than The Circle of Life

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Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 15 – July 21)

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IUCN's new Red List reports alarming decline in global freshwater fish species

According to the body, the world's freshwater fish species are undergoing a silent decline

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Survival of rarest birds found in eastern Himalayas at risk

Deforestation, shifting cultivation and conversion of forests for plantations have led to massive loss of forests

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Challenges galore for Monarch of the Glen: Hangul fawn-hind ratio touches lowest-ever level

The latest census also reveals that the stag-hind ratio is very poor for the embattled cervid species

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List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target

International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction

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Researchers discover new tree species in Tanzania mountains

Mischogyne iddi trees have larger leaves and range between 13 and 45 centimetre in diametre 

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Forest elephants are our allies in the fight against climate change, finds research

African forest elephants – smaller and more vulnerable relatives of the better known African bush elephant – are fast going extinct. If we allow their ongoing extermination to continue, we will be also worsening climate change