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Activists protest against Sri Lankan authorities' plan to export 100,000 m
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After the Sri Lankan Agriculture minister announced that the authorities are planning to export 100,000 endangered toque macaque monkeys to a private Chinese company, animal rights activists staged a protest, Voice of America reported.
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Australian Parliamentary delegation assures continued support for Tibetan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The four-member delegation of the Australian All Parliamentary Group for Tibet, who were visiting Dharamshala on the invitation of the Tibet Information Office in Canberra, held a press conference to express their support for the Tibetan people and their interest in preserving Tibet's unique
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STF recovers 2 pangolins in Odisha's Boudh, two arrested
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"During the search, two live pangolins weighing 13kg and 10kg respectively along with other incriminating materials were recovered and the accused were arrested after they could not prove any authority in support of the possession of the endangered species," added IG Pankaj.
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Endangered Bahamas bird may be lost from island following hurricane: Resea
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia. A new study shows the bird's distribution and ecology in Grand Bahama before the hurricane struck.
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Eternal Sounds' Manmarzee saves the rich legacy of Indian music with Live
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI/ATK): We are all surrounded by music in every way. Be it the sound of the sea or the dance of the waves or the whisper of the wind, the peacock's grace to gazelle's pace, Music is everywhere. Eternal Sounds promises to bring back the glory of the myriad mo
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Motorola and Lenovo Foundation announces the next phase of indigenous lang
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Motorola, in partnership with the Lenovo Foundation, announces the next phase of indigenous language's digital inclusion project with the addition of two new endangered languages - Kuvi and Kangri - spoken in regions of India. This ini
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Research suggests watching TV is good for planet
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Watching nature documentaries, according to recent research published in the Annals of Botany by Oxford University Press, boosts people's interest in plants, perhaps leading to involvement in botany and ecology.
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Watching TV good for planet: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research published in the Annals of Botany by Oxford University Press, watching nature documentaries increases people's interest in plants, potentially leading to involvement in botany and ecology.
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J-K: Indian Army rescues pregnant woman; jawans carry her on shoulders for
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The family was in tears seeing the commitment and zeal of soldiers through laborious evacuation for 5 km. Any delay would have endangered the lives of both mother and baby. The selfless act was widely appreciated by locals, and doctors.
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DRI recovers smuggled rare 139 animals from Bengaluru farmhouse
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Karnataka Forest Department have recovered 139 animals belonging to 48 different species, including 34 that were listed species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (C
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Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmosp
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric carbon and maintaining the biodiversity of forests in Africa. If the already critically endangered elephants become extinct, rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest rainforest
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Social reformist Wangchuk urges PM Modi for climate mitigation, says 2/3rd
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Sonam Wangchuk, the engineer from Ladakh whose life story inspired the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the safety and protection of Ladakh as studies suggested the extinction of nearly 2/3rd of the glaciers in the Union Territory.
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