Global Eco Watch: Reliance plans ‘largest zoo’ in Jamnagar
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Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur
Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers
Worldwide legal wildlife trade increased by 2,000% since 1980
The trade has become highly unsustainable, a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …
Sustainable peatland management can prevent future pandemics: Study
Peatlands harbour a variety of disease-spreading hosts; flora and fauna in them are also being harvested, increasing contact with humans
Simply Put: Wildlife trade at G20
वन्यजीव व्यापार से कोविड-19 जैसी महामारियों में हो सकता है इजाफा
शोधकर्ताओं ने कहा कि महामारियों से निपटने के लिए सरकारों को वन्यजीवों के व्यापार, आवासों की सुरक्षा, वन्यजीवों और घरेलू पशुओं के बीच संपर्क ...
Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet
The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally
जानवरों में पाए जाने वाले 8.5 लाख वायरस कर सकते हैं मानवों को संक्रमित: रिपोर्ट
रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि भूमि उपयोग में परिवर्तन कोविड-19 महामारी का मुख्य कारण है, यह 1960 से 30% नई बीमारियों के लिए ...
नए युग में धरती: कुछ दशकों में खत्म हो जाएंगे अफ्रीकी हाथी
नया अध्ययन बताता है कि अवैध शिकारियों ने 2010 से 2012 के बीच पूरे अफ्रीका में अनुमानतः एक लाख हाथी (लोक्सोडोंटा अफ्रीकाना) मार दिए
Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff
Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report
Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them
Climbing the machan: Poverty and animal conflict in Karnataka
Human-wildlife conflict is a monumental issue for farmers living in subsistence, conflict with wild animals disproportionately impacts the poor
अवैध शिकार के कारण कई बड़े स्तनधारी जीवों पर मंडरा रहा है विलुप्ति का खतरा
दुनिया के अन्य हिस्सों की तुलना में एशिया और अफ्रीका में कहीं ज्यादा तेजी से इन जीवों का शिकार किया जा रहा है
Elephant Task Force report: 10 years of a progressive policy that nobody talks about now
The report laid out a solid, actionable and progressive framework for elephant conservation, with innovative changes in governance, increased …
World Elephant Day: The trials of India’s national heritage animal
Of 21 venues housing 509 elephants, 45% were kept in severely inadequate conditions
Global Eco Watch: Polar bears could become extinct by 2100, says study
Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them
The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again
Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report
Pangolins have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes …
COVID-19: Experts raise concerns over China's measures to prevent illegal wildlife trade
China asks public for comments on a list of animals that can be traded legally
COVID-19: Surge in illegal wildlife trading amid nationwide lockdown
Poaching incidents reported in Karnataka and Maharashtra
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
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 24 – March 1, 2020)
COVID-19: Beijing proposes to permanently ban harvesting of wild animals
Experts say an all-out ban may not be the right solution for China's woes of wildlife trade
Elephant memories apart
Tania James offers an insight into the elephant's mind, while exploring the human-animal conflict through a range of narrative techniques