Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 27- June 2)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
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
Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil
27 oil and three gas fields up for sale from July 28
2022 too short, too far: A sixth mass extinction is unfolding
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
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)
Does your pet need a jab against COVID-19?
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Global Eco Watch: Tree frogs create auditory illusion to find mate without being eaten
‘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
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
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
One of the first Great Indian Bustard chicks of this year’s breeding season spotted
The chick has been spotted in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district, the last major stronghold of the imperiled bird
Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems: study
Research reveals plants and insects exposed to high levels of nitrogen dioxide–a major component of smog–produce more defensive …
IPBES9: Bonn to host major global biodiversity seminar from July 3
140 governments will meet in German city to consider 2 new scientific reports on sustainable use of wild species and values and valuation of …
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 …
Why is India considering translocating tigers to Cambodia?
Successful reintroduction will increase tourism income and restore ecological balance for Cambodia
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
Rare bee found after 100 years, but under pressure to survive: Study
Land fragmentation, climate change and wildfires pose threat to the remaining invertebrate species
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