News (Wildlife & Biodiversity)

Among the newly discovered species is a snake found in Himachal Pradesh, Anguiculus dicaprioi, named in honour of actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Kerala emerges as India’s top biodiversity discovery hotspot

Jayanta Basu
3 min read
ZSI scientists discover 683 animal species in 2024, the highest ever in a single year
Ground prepared for important discussions but no final agreement yet on Seed Treaty reforms
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Ground prepared for important discussions but no final agreement yet on Seed Treaty reforms

Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
Countries have made some technical progress but still disagree on most important points, November meeting will decide outcomes
Keta Lagoon, also known as Anlo-Keta lagoon, is the largest of over 90 lagoons that stretch along Ghana's 550-kilometre coastline.
Africa

Ghana study flags heavy metal contamination in Keta Lagoon fish, high cancer risk for children

Susan Chacko
2 min read
Three-quarters of fish samples exceed WHO arsenic limits, mercury levels unsafe in all
By 2050, climate change could break 90% of wild vanilla’s natural link with its pollinators
Coal mining approved in Maharashtra tiger corridor
Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka is home to approximately 700 endangered lion-tailed macaques.
Warming planet opening Pandora’s Box of microbial dangers long frozen: UN Frontier report
Gir, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat, was the only place in the world where Asiatic lions roam freely in the wild.
Senior Bengal botanist attacked for trying to protect biodiversity hotspot
Entrepeñas Reservoir, Guadalajara.
Despite NGT orders, illegal salt pans and encroachment of creeks continue to threaten Kachchh’s Kharai camels
Over 50% of sea turtle habitats are expected to disappear by 2050 due to climate change
Webinar by Down To Earth on June 25 to highlight India’s ‘pollinator apocalypse’
IBAT Alliance, formed by four largest global conservation organisations, doubled its investment in biodiversity data from 2023 to 2024
Crossing continents: Oxford study reveals how pre-Columbian dogs moved slowly across the Americas, alongside farming societies
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