Pangolins being smuggled through ivory trade routes: Study
The researchers found that local hunters in Gabon are selling increasing numbers of Pangolins to Asian workers stationed on the continent for major logging, oil exploration, and agro-industry projects.
Feb 19, 2018, 16:24 PM IST
Polar bears can't find enough seals to eat, warming may make it worse: Researchers
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and melting ice forces polar bears to travel greater distances to catch their main meal – young seals.
Feb 02, 2018, 13:26 PM IST
The face of extinction: Image of world's last-of-its-kind male white rhino goes viral
Scientists are trying to develop IVF techniques that might keep the white rhino species alive.
Nov 10, 2017, 11:52 AM IST
Tasmanian tiger extinction a result of climate change, says study
Tasmanian tigers, about the size of a large dog, became extinct 81 years ago when the last one died in captivity at the Hobart zoo on September 7, 1936.
Sep 28, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Size matters? Biggest and smallest animal species at greater risk of extinction, says study
Large vertebrates – or animals with a backbone – are often fished, hunted, trapped, poached or killed as unintentional bycatch.
Sep 19, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
2 million-year-old mass extinction event wiped out a third of marine life!
As many as 43 percent of sea turtle species were lost, along with 35 percent of sea birds and nine percent of sharks.
Jun 27, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
Climate change may claim sea turtle population; scientists sound warning!
Researchers recorded sand temperatures at a globally important loggerhead sea turtle nesting site in Cape Verde off the northwest coast of Africa over six years.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
Yellow-eyed penguins could be wiped out in 25 years: Study
The study highlights where conservation efforts could be most effective in building penguins' resilience against climate change, researchers said.
May 16, 2017, 21:22 PM IST
African Leopard inching toward extinction; experts list poaching and trophy hunting as reasons
Studies show that poorly managed trophy hunting was a key driver of leopard population decrease.
Dec 03, 2016, 23:07 PM IST
Humans are eating wild animals to extinction, says study!
This decline in animal population is drastically affecting the environment, as well as undermining food security of millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America.
Oct 19, 2016, 23:54 PM IST
Inching toward extinction: Only 5000 of the world's largest gorillas left on Earth!
Officials at the International Union for Conservation of Nature's global conference in Honolulu confirmed that the majestic species of Eastern Gorillas (Gorilla beringei) now faces the risk of disappearing completely, with just 5,000 left on Earth.
Sep 07, 2016, 19:45 PM IST
Bramble Cay melomys becomes first victim of human-induced climate change; goes extinct!
As per reports, the Bramble Cay melomys, a mammal native to the Great Barrier Reef, is nowhere to be found anymore.
Jun 14, 2016, 20:00 PM IST
World Environment Day, 2016: How animal extinction influences our health!
We all are aware how animal extinction alters the environment, but, what many are seemingly clueless about is, how this affects human health.
Jun 05, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
World Wildlife Day: Poaching dragging animals to verge of extinction
In the last four decades, nearly 50% of the wildlife has been wiped off because of poaching only in India.
Mar 03, 2016, 13:45 PM IST
Decline in large animals could worsen climate change
The research team studied data from more than 2,000 tree species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, and more than 800 animal species.
Dec 21, 2015, 12:49 PM IST
