Kerala HC upholds ban on export of shark fin
India may not have killed sharks in a “genocidal proportion” ever, but ecological balance demands zero tolerance, says the court
2022 too short, too far: A sixth mass extinction is unfolding
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
‘Nearly 200 Asiatic lions died in and around Gir in 2016 & 2017’
Gujarat government reveals figures on the floor of the state Assembly
New study shows over a third of protected areas in Asia are severely at risk of losing tigers
Southeast Asia more likely to lose tigers than South or East Asia, it says
Africa losing $25-million tourism revenue each year due to elephant poaching
Poachers kill between 20,000-30,000 African elephants each year for illegal ivory trade
Sturgeon poaching for meat, caviar rampant in lower Danube: WWF report
The report is the first market survey that quantifies the scale of the illegal trade
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 2-8)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 27- June 2)
Global Eco Watch: Tree frogs create auditory illusion to find mate without being eaten
Odisha lost 179 elephants to electrocution since 2000
The state lost 102 pachyderms over the last 8 years alone, data shows
All wild Asiatic lions in Gujarat to be screened for disease
The move comes after 11 lions died in just 8 days
Mountain chicken frog vanishes from Dominica
This species is facing imminent extinction in the wild, yet it was in a healthy state only a couple of decades ago. Its fate sends us a very …
Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil
27 oil and three gas fields up for sale from July 28
Does your pet need a jab against COVID-19?
Animals are being administered experimental vaccines. But what do experts have to say?
Beluga whale spotted in September, still in the Thames
The marine mammal is spending its time in Gravesend, near the river mouth
What is the exact procedure to remove a man eater?
The killing of Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, has raised this question. Here are the answers
Two United States cities declare support for orcas’ legal rights
Only 73 Southern Resident Orcas left in the wild; Current legislations ineffective, say city residents
Can Montreal help communities: DTE’s coverage on access and benefit-sharing in the run-up to COP15
Benefits arising from the use of biodiversity have not been shared equitably with communities who have protected it for centuries
Brazilian scientists warn that the Pantanal is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most …
UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in ‘Amazon of Europe’
The 1-million hectare Mura-Drava-Danube is the now the largest riverine protected area in Europe
Efforts to conserve marine mammals threaten poorer communities. A study examines how
Conflict between seal, sea lion populations and fishing communities has been on the rise in west coast of South America; fishers say …
US activists, politicians demand FDA reclassify ‘Toxic 3 Os’ used in sunscreen
Oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene pose a threat to public health, marine life and coral reefs, according to latest research
‘76% of Lake Victoria’s endemic biodiversity at risk of extinction’
IUCN report cites pollution, over-harvesting of resources and land clearance among primary threats
Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
Cheetahs disappearing faster than you thought; population in Asia hardest hit
Just 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild, occupying only nine per cent of the territory they once lived in