China faces a serious threat of deteriorating land and the extinction of rare animals and plants, though it has formed a basic network of protection zones, the national environmental protection aut

A plan to save Australia’s most critically endangered bird has been outlined in the nation’s first threatened species strategy.

JAISALMER: A hatchling of the Great Indian Bustard (Godawan), a near-extinct species and the state bird of Rajasthan, was born at the Desert National Park here, as part of the Union environment min

Ecologists have warned that Melbourne is at risk of losing more than half its native plant species over the next century, with grasslands in Melbourne's west most vulnerable to the city's urban spr

'Project benefits minimal, but harm to eco-sensitive zones substantial'

Birds in the city no longer live on trees or in nests made of twigs and leaves.

A research team from SNM College, Maliankara, has reported the discovery of three new plant species from the Pooyamkutty-Edamalayar region, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats.