CITES CoP 2019: Resolution seeking closure of domestic ivory markets not adopted
30 African countries panned EU, Japan for not closing legal ivory markets
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 15 – July 21)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 3 - June 9)
Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino dies
Tam died on the afternoon of May 27 local time of old age illnesses
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 20-26)
In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic
Ecosystems in polar regions are particularly vulnerable to bird flu because they contain many animals found nowhere else in the world and never …
Free-ranging domestic cats eat 2,084 species globally & are pushing some to extinction
Researchers use a method called ‘observed predation’ to learn what free-ranging cats prey upon using the application of camera traps …
WWF report sounds alarm over China's state of biodiversity
Notes that country’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half
Zimbabwe lifts ban on lion hunting
Ban was imposed recently, in the wake of Cecil the lion’s death
Palaeontologist discovers ancient, enormous Caelocanth species by accident
It grew to be as big as a great white shark
Camera trap captures snow leopard in high altitude region of Arunachal Pradesh
Trap set up as part of state-wide survey carried out by state government and WWF-India
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 1 – 6)
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 23-30)
Zimbabwe sold 97 sub-adult elephants to China, UAE
Cash-strapped southern African country earned $2.7 million
These Indian animals may become extinct within your lifetime
Know the most likely animals in India to become extinct soon
CMS COP14: Why are migratory species at risk of disappearing?
The decline in migratory species is driven by human activity — excessive hunting, habitat destruction, climate change and the …
Antarctic wildlife susceptible to human diseases, says study
Researchers found widespread evidence of human-linked pathogens found in the faeces of Antarctic seabirds for the first time
Why 'hybridisation' should not be a dirty word
A series of four articles published by Down To Earth on the concept of hybridisation and why it needs a rethink today
New boundaries: How village limits are demarcated for community forest rights
Forest Rights Act recognises community forest resource rights over an area that is traditionally used by the local communities. This is …
IN PHOTOS | India’s vultures again on the edge
The use of dicofenac in animals again threatens vultures besides three new drugs — aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide
Meet Kofi, a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Sydney Zoo
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos are herbivores and sadly, due to hunting and rapid habitat loss, their numbers are dwindling
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, …
Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act
Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered