Pune Court orders four rescued circus elephants to be sent back to where they came from
The foundation for the court decision rests on procedural flaws committed by the enforcement authorities during …
Mammals in wildlife trade host 75% of known zoonotic viruses
The researchers surveyed the association of 226 viruses responsible for zoonotic diseases with more than 800 mammal species
More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF report
A new report on snow leopards says just 23 per cent of the species’ 1.7 million sq km habitat had been explored by researchers
State of India’s environment: Environmental crime cases piling up, disposal slow
Over 50,000 environment-related cases pending trial. To clear the backlog, courts will have to dispose of 137 cases every day
Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act
Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April
Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019
जंगल में आग के लिए कौन जिम्मेवार
जंगलों में आग की वजह और समाधान जानने के लिए डाउन टू अर्थ ने स्थानीय जनप्रतिनिधियों से बात की
Survey of global species' distribution data shows gaps in emerging economies
As part of the survey, scientists investigated millions of records about the distribution of known species of mammals, birds and amphibians
Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study
A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US
Amazon river dolphins now listed as ‘Endangered’ by IUCN
The update is part of assessments or reassessments of 35 cetacean species, subspecies or populations published on the IUCN Red List in November 2018
Climate change affecting the flora and fauna of the high Himalayas: study
Research by the Wildlife Institute of India indicates that the upper reaches are warming, putting the very survival of plants, insects, birds, …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 6-12)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 22-28)
गधे कब और कैसे गधे बने, जानें एक रोचक इतिहास
विश्व गधा दिवस : मिस्र के एक शाही कब्रिस्तान में मिले थे पांच हजार साल पहले गधों से ढुलाई के प्रमाण
Half of Africa’s savanna elephants may disappear in less than a decade
Around 144,000 animals were lost over a seven-year period in 18 African countries
Saiga antelope numbers rise in Kazakhstan after mass die-off last year
Aerial census conducted by Kazakh government brings encouraging news
Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia
Iman, the last Sumatran rhino in the country, passed away on November 23, 2019
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 8 – July 14)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 1 – July 7)
Global Eco Watch: Wolf spiders reproducing more in warming Arctic
Global Eco Watch: Two giant pandas mate at empty Hong Kong zoo
‘Two-thirds of the world’s five rhino species could be lost in our lifetime’
Ahead of World Rhino Day, International Rhino Foundation sounds alarm
Global Eco Watch: Will burbot return to UK after half a century?
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 10 – 16, 2020)
Railway gauge conversion threatens Maharashtra's Melghat Tiger Reserve
Petition filed against proposed broad gauge conversion through Melghat