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Tamil Nadu: Rare Little Stint arrive in Thoothukudi, Environmentalists fla
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Flocks of the rare Little Stint, a migratory bird species that travels vast distances from Siberia, have arrived in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday.
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Indonesia engages Vantara's expertise to curb elephant deaths from EEHV
Updated : 3 months ago IST
EEHV is a serious and often fatal disease affecting young elephants and poses an additional threat to the Sumatran elephant, alongside ongoing habitat loss,
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Kedis Mewali to Bali: The Homecoming of the Red-breasted Parakeet Revives
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Denpasar [Indonesia], October 27: The skies of Bali once again hold hope. After years of silence in its tropical forests, the distinctive calls of the Red-breasted Parakeet (Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii) may soon echo once more across its native land. This brightly colored parrot specie
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Haathi is indeed our saathi: Jairam Ramesh raises alarm over decline in el
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The elephant faces a crisis, perhaps not of extinction but of attrition. The threats come from changing land use, loss of traditional habitats, fragmentation of elephant movement pathways & corridors both within and outside protected areas, pressures from mining and infrastructure pr
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Golden Langurs in Assam face population decline amid loss of habitat
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The golden langur species are facing serious habitat loss and population decline due to deforestation in Assam.
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Vanishing glaciers pose threat to Alpine Biodiversity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers warned that with glaciers melting at unprecedented rates due to climate change, invertebrates that live in the cold meltwater rivers of the European Alps will face widespread habitat loss.
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Most Asian countries far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Protected areas are one of the most effective tools for safeguarding biodiversity, but new research published today has found that most Asian countries failed to achieve a global minimum target of protecting at least 17 per cent of land by 2020. Under current trends, the outlook for achievin
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Researchers reveal stem cells used to generate mini-brains of last male Su
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and cerebral organoids from the last male Malaysian Sumatran rhino, according to a study published in the journal iScience on October 20. As noted by the authors, the organoids could contribute to knowledge about the evolutionary p
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Here's why honey bee colonies are in danger
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Pesticides, diseases, poor nutrition and habitat loss are threatening honey bee colonies around the world. But according to a recent study, one threat stands well above the others, a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, which specialises in attacking honey
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