Fisheries

Brazil Madeira River dams may spell doom for Amazon’s marathon catfish: studies

Independent monitoring of a giant Amazon catfish population in the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, confirms that two hydroelectric dams have virtually blocked the species’ homin

Publication Date: 
26/03/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Fisheries, Water Resources, Brazil, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Scientists release global wildlife map of 'cool-spots' and 'hot-spots'

A new study maps the last vestiges of wild places where the world's threatened species can take refuge from the ravages of unregulated hunting, land clearing, and other industrial activities.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2019
PHYS
Tags:
Wildlife, Hunting, Endangered Species, Global, Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Wildlife

Snow leopard sightings rise in Spiti

MANALI: The elusive and rarely sighted snow leopard is now frequently being spotted in snow-bound Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Endangered Species, Snow Leopard, Wildlife
Wildlife

For the famed chimps of Gombe, human encroachment takes a toll

GOMBE, Tanzania — On the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of the town of Kigoma in Tanzania, lies the green, dense forest of Gombe National Park.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Forest Encroachments, Charcoal, Habitat, Africa, Agriculture, Tanzania
Biodiversity

Comprehensiveness of conservation of useful wild plants: An operational indicator for biodiversity and sustainable development targets

Plants are essential sources of food, medicine, shelter, fuel, feed, and forage, and provide a wide range of additional ecosystem and cultural services to humanity. In recognition of the tremendous value of useful plants and of the increasing threats to their persistence, international agreements including the Convention on Biological

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
Colin K.Khoury, Daniel Amariles, Jonatan Stivens Soto & et al
Ecological Indicators
98
420-429
Tags:
Biodiversity, Flora, Biodiversity Conservation, India, China, Malaysia, Europe, Plant Biodiversity, Agriculture, Medicinal Plants, Food Security, Endangered Species
Biodiversity

Protected areas and benthic characteristics influence the distribution of the Vulnerable bumphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

TheVulnerable bumphead parrotfishBolbometopon muricatum, a highly prized fishery resource worldwide, has experienced population declines throughout its geographical range. There is limited knowledge of the distribution and abundance of, and threats to, this fish in Indian waters, particularly for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
Vardhan Patankar, Tanmay Wagh, Aniruddha Marathe
Oryx
1-8
Tags:
Marine Life, Protected Area Conservation, Marine Fisheries, Endangered Species, A & N Islands
Wildlife

Insights from distribution dynamics inform strategies to conserve a dhole Cuon alpinus metapopulation in India

Most large carnivore populations currently occur in heterogeneous landscapes, with source populations embedded in a matrix of human-dominated habitats. Understanding changes in distribution of endangered carnivores is critical for prioritizing and implementing conservation strategies.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
Arjun Srivathsa, K. Ullas Karanth, N. Samba Kumar & et al
Scientific Reports
9
3081
1-12
Tags:
Wildlife, India, Wildlife Management, Endangered Species, Deforestation, Mammals, Land Use, Karnataka
Environment

Chinese dam project in Guinea could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees

Up to 1,500 chimpanzees could be killed by a new Chinese dam that will swamp a crucial sanctuary for the endangered primate in Guinea, experts have warned.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Environment, Dams, China, Guinea, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Ecology, Africa
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding infections in the eyes of bharals ((Himalayan Blue Sheep) in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, 27/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding infections in the eyes of bharals ((Himalayan Blue Sheep) in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
27/02/2019
Tags:
Wildlife, Sheep, Endangered Species, National Parks, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Animal Diseases
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding structures constructed along the beaches of Morjem, Mandre, Galgibag and Agonda, Goa, 25/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 25/02/2019 regarding action against temporary structures constructed along the beaches of Morjem, Mandre, Galgibag and Agonda without specific permission from GCZMA in No Development Zone (NDZ).

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2019
Tags:
Beaches, Goa, Turtles, Endangered Species, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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