Wildlife

Biochemical pedomorphosis and genetic assimilation in the hypoxia adaptation of Tibetan antelope

Developmental shifts in stage-specific gene expression can provide a ready mechanism of phenotypic change by altering the rate or timing of ontogenetic events. We found that the high-altitude Tibetan antelope (Panthelops hodgsonii) has evolved an adaptive increase in blood-O2 affinity by truncating the ancestral ontoge

Publication Date: 
17/06/2020
Anthony V. Signore, Jay F. Storz
Science Advances
6
25
1-7
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Zoology, India, Fauna
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects, Maharashtra, 06/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 06/01/2020 regarding obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra by the State of Maharashtra and the Ministry of Road Transport (MoRTH), Government of India. It was reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife were lacking.

Judgement Date: 
06/01/2020
Tags:
National Parks, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Wildlife Management
Climate Change

The emperor penguin - Vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea ice loss

We argue the need to improve climate change forecasting for ecology, and importantly, how to relate long-term projections to conservation. As an example, we discuss the need for effective management of one species, the emperor penguin, Aptenodyptes forsteri. This species is unique amongst birds in that its breeding habit is critically dependent upon seasonal fast ice. Here, we review its vulnerability to ongoing and projected climate change, given that sea ice is susceptible to changes in winds and temperature.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2019
Philip N. Trathan, Barbara Wienecke, Christophe Barbraud & et al
Biological Conservation
Tags:
Climate Change, Fauna, Global Warming, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Endangered Species
Climate Change

Historical records reveal the distinctive associations of human disturbance and extreme climate change with local extinction of mammals

Accelerated anthropogenic impacts and climatic changes are widely considered to be responsible for unprecedented species extinction. However, determining their effects on extinction is challenging owing to the lack of long-term data with high spatial and temporal resolution.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2019
Xinru Wan, Guangshun Jiang, Chuan Yan & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1-8
Tags:
Climate Change, Biodiversity, Climate Impacts, Mammals, Fauna, Extinct Species, Endangered Species, China
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding road projects threatening tiger corridors, Maharashtra, 01/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Vijay Pinjarkar Titled "String of new road projects in Maha to cut off tiger corridors" dated 01/08/2019. The issue for consideration is obstruction of tiger corridors by new road projects in the State of Maharashtra. It is reported that the necessary steps and precautions in such road projects for protection of environment and wildlife are lacking.

Judgement Date: 
01/08/2019
Tags:
Tiger Reserves, Roads, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Wildlife

Maharashtra: Four villages make way for wildlife to be rehabilitated

More hamlets in Umred Pauni Karhandla sanctuary seek inclusion into it

Publication Date: 
24/07/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Sanctuaries, Rehabilitation, Tiger, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Maharashtra’s animal underpasses a life-saver on NH44, tigers regular users, finds new study

Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) scientist Habib dismissed the crossing saying that it was “a question of behaviour” as perhaps he crossed the highway possible due to no traffic.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Tiger, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the decline of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, 15/07/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. K. Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding alarming decline of Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican.

To look into the matter, SC ordered the constitution of a Committee comprising of:

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
Tags:
Birds, Endangered Species, India, Supreme Court
Climate Change

Monkeys facing extinction threat due to climate change, claims study

There are several animals that are at the risk of extinction because of climate change, and monkeys living in South America are among these.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Big News Network
Tags:
Climate Change, Wildlife, Monkey, South America, Global Warming, Habitat, Endangered Species

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