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IUCN lists Tamil Nadu mangroves 'critically endangered'
The assessment was done under the Red List of Ecosystems initiative that aims to evaluate ecosystem risks.
Editorial: A jumbo protection policy needed
Last week, a video of yoga guru Baba Ramdev performing asanas atop an elephant in Mathura, losing his footing and tumbling down the elephant, went...
Fewer migratory birds seen at Kumari wetlands
The coastal wetlands of Kanniyakumari have registered poor arrival of migratory birds this year. Blessed with three bird reserves in Manakudy,...
Dangerous Precedent: Vulnerable jumbos in Africa in earshot of...
While some African elephants parade across the savanna and thrill tourists on safari, others are more discreet. They stay hidden in the forests,...
Witness to world’s sixth mass extinction
Humans are witnessing the start of the first mass extinction in 65 mn years. What does biodiversity loss mean for us and the environment?
Tahr makes gradual comeback in several pockets of Nilgiris district
Further, he said that slopes and cliffs of Glenmorgan, which run up to Kodanad, except some barriers like Kalhatty, could be an ideal habitat with up...
Aus zoo welcomes 1st southern white rhino calf born in decade
The zoo said in a statement on Thursday that following a 16-month pregnancy, first-time mother Kipenzi gave birth just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday to the...
SL mulls sending 1L monkeys to China
The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and is classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
