Global Eco Watch: Leopard killed, eaten in Idukki as revenge for sheep-killing

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Alien invasion

Mini Nilgiri reserve

Unquiet soundscapes: Shipping noise impacts rivers, marine ecosystem

Noise makes it hard for the dolphins to communicate and use echolocation to navigate in shallow water, increasing the risk of getting stranded

COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM

The animal rights organisation said that both SARS and COVID-19 were caused by viruses linked to wildlife markets in China  

Biodiversity Asia

What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study

Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life

Green campus done right: This Assam university sets an example

How Assam Don Bosco University weaves climate action, preservation of flora and fauna, management of water resources in its green initiatives …

Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration

Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …

Global Eco Watch: Drifting iceberg threatens seals, penguins on British Antarctic island

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Kerala Knowledge Inc

Kerala shows the way by going for a decentralised method to protect its unique biodiversity

Forests: lost in the wild

Unholy deeds in the woods

Human greed is putting an end to the traditional sacred groves in Kerala

Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report

Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains

Limited laws

Melting to extinction

Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to climate changes

Disengaging with WII should be given rethink, MoEF&CC tells PMO: RTI

In a letter to the PMO, ministry agrees ‘in principle’ to disengage with IIFM

As we fight to protect species on the brink of extinction, let’s not forget the familiar ones

To conserve nature, we must maintain our focus on the familiar

Missing the grass for the trees

Overprotection of grasslands in India is leading to its decline

Park may be denotified

UNITED NATIONS

Polluting plants

Adrift and Isolated

A proposed blanket ban on scientific prawn culture in Chilika lake is a total let-down for the fiskerfolk

Wherever they may roam

Discovering new bird and animal species just became easier

Colouring plants

Mythila painting is an innovative media that contain powerful messages of conservation