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Scientists discover 10 new bird taxa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore [Malaysia], Jan 12(ANI): A research team has found five new species of birds and five more subspecies in Wallacea, in what can be considered a big leap in terms of finding new bird species in the past 20 years.
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Fishing practices can majorly affect coral reef health, states recent stud
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): Fishing selective larger sea species, especially parrotfishes, can affect the coral health, states a recent study. This fishing practice can hamper the easily disruptive balance between algae and corals in Caribbean coral reefs.
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Madagascar's eastern rainforests might disappear by 2070: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 3 (ANI): The island country of Madagascar is a safe haven to thousands of endemic plant and animal species, but going by latest scientific predictions, all this could potentially change in the near future.
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Climate Change may not be only threat to vulnerable species: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 25 (ANI): Climate change may not be the only threat to species of the planet in the present scenario, says a study conducted by researchers who studied the effects of deforestation on two species of Lemur.
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Pakistan grants special rights to Qatari Emir, 9 others to hunt endangered
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): Pakistan has issued special permits to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and nine other members of the royal family to hunt endangered birds Houbara Bustard during the 2019-20 hunting season, the media reported after quoting sources
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Study reveals lights on fishnets save turtles, dolphins
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec 8 (ANI): Flora and fauna form the essential components of the environment. While underwater species from an indistinctive section of the ecosystem including dolphins and turtles and other sea creatures. Researchers have now come up with a study to save turtles and d
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Populations of parrotfish thrive more in contrast with other aquatic speci
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): A fresh study on corals has revealed that in comparison to other species, the populations of reef-dwelling parrotfish are dwelling more in the aquatic environment.
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Punjab: SGPC recreates 'Guru Ka Bagh' near Golden Temple
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has initiated work to recreate the Guru Ka Bagh near the Golden Temple here, which will have 400 species of plants including medicinal, mostly native.
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Study predicts when reefs die, parrotfish thrive
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): In the wake of severe coral bleaching, new study finds that in contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrot fish populations are booming.
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Alarming decline in insect populations, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 1 (ANI): Various studies have earlier demonstrated that there are fewer creatures chirping, buzzing, creeping and fluttering in German meadows. And now a recent study reveals many insect species have decreased by one third, affecting the grasslands.
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Study suggests animals could help humans monitor oceans
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Sea animals including sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags, suggests a study.
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Tamil Nadu: DRI intercepts man at Trichy International Airport, recovers 2
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted one person who had arrived at Trichy International Airport on November 24 from Guangzhou (China) via Colombo (Sri Lanka), while he was attempting to smuggle live species viz. China Pond tortoise
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