Overcrowding and inbreeding are responsible for rising wildlife deaths in Indian zoological gardens

Was the real killer an infection or negligence?

in the 1970s, crocodiles in India were on the verge of extinction. Surveys conducted with the support of the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf) , Bombay Natural History Society and the New York

Domestic cat gives birth to a wild one, raises hopes of bringing back extinct species

The double humped Yarkandi camels in Ladakh are on the route to extinction after the closure of the 'silk route'

after three seasons of captive breeding, the endangered species of pygmy hogs have risen from six to 51 at the research centre in Basishta, on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. The centre was

Defence officials postpone missile testing to encourage nesting of the Olive Ridley turtles in Orissa

Over 90,000 people residing in several low-lying districts of Gujarat were evacuated due to heavy rainfall which lashed the state this rainy season. Relief Commissioner B P Meena said that the water

While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of domesticated animals is disappearing because of lack of attention. Indira Khurana of the

Local animal breeds are better adapted to their specific environment than foreign imports, but today in India they are under threat

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