News (Wildlife & Biodiversity)

Maharashtra’s downgrading of legal protection for leopards symbolic, aims to facilitate Vantara: experts
Researchers have found frogs belonging to the Indirana genus taking refuge inside caves to cope with rising temperatures. Seen here is a frog from the Indirana genus. (Representative image)
Did you know about the bull sharks of the Karun river in Iran’s Ahvaz?
The spotted hyenas of Mekelle: Meet the accidental eco-warriors of Ethiopia’s second-largest city
Mangala: The tigress who could not return to the forest
Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study
The Black Death did not increase plant biodiversity in medieval Europe: Study
Portugal fined €10m by the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with laws to protect biodiversity
Bird flu emerges as significant threat to migratory wildlife, as species see decline of 5% in just 2 years: Report
In run-up to CMS COP15, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan urge inclusion of striped hyena in Appendix I and II of the Convention of Migratory Species
The report highlights well-known conservation successes such as India’s tiger population reaching 3,167, but provides limited data on lesser-known species and other taxa.
Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan launches ambitious Project HANUMAN to tackle human-wildlife conflict
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