India

 Wild and kicking

One place in India where wild animals prosper

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Tags:
Animal Care, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri Tahr SA, Environmental Science, India
Wildlife

 Simian alert!

The orangutan is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Deforestation, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Monkey, Poaching, Environmental Science, Research, United States Of America (US)
Fisheries

 Fish in the net

a global network of marine reserves should be established to halt the alarming decrease in fish stocks, say leading marine scientists. In a

Publication Date: 
30/03/2001
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Tags:
Marine Life, Fisheries, Endangered Species, Global
India

 Killing them softly

Dolphins, the most playful and beguiling mammals of water, are on the verge of extinction. Awareness programmes will go a long way in preserving the species

Publication Date: 
27/02/2001
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Animal Products, Dolphin, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Legislation, India, Global
Biodiversity

 Genes and extinction

EVEN AS human-induced extinction depletes the Earth's biodiversity, frantic efforts are on to minimise this depreciation. Many

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, Research
Agriculture

 Till the last drop

Half the watershed area of the world's freshwater systems is estimated to have been lost in the twentieth century, as land was converted to agriculture and urban use, or levelled to combat diseases

Publication Date: 
Sunday, January 14, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Wetlands, Land Use, Land Reclamation, Agriculture, Fish, Endangered Species, Urbanisation, Population, Frogs, Global
Agriculture

 Clipped wings

Modern farmland practices are leading to the extinction of many bird species in the UK

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Tags:
Agriculture, Pesticides, Endangered Species, Birds, Environmental Science, Research, United Kingdom (UK)
India

 Birds of a feather

Is the RJF extinct in the wild?

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Poultry, Animal Products, WTO, Endangered Species, Birds, Imports, India
India

 Unsafe or secure?

Amid the gloom surrounding RJF data, an experiment in Haryana gives some hope

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Poultry, Animal Products, WTO, Endangered Species, Birds, Imports, India
India

 Fowl Play

Modifying chicken to suit the palate. Is it safe?

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Animal Care, Animal Diseases, Poultry, Animal Products, WTO, Endangered Species, Birds, Imports, Life Science, India

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