Bhubaneswar: Taking note of inclusion of Similipal Biosphere Reserve and its reserve forest in World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the state government has decided to scale up livelihood projects
From smooth newts living by the Tate Modern to common frogs across London, amphibians are widespread in the capital, but snakes and other reptiles are largely confined to its outer rings, the first
Even in death, Lonesome George’s star power burns brightly. After the iconic giant tortoise died last month, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa mourned the reptile’s loss in an address to the nation, expressing hope that “one day, science and technology will be able to reproduce him, to clone him”.
Sustained loss of habitat has now placed the world’s longest venomous snake, the king cobra, on the ‘endangered’ list. The snake is found mostly in the Indian rainforests in the Western Ghats.
The biodiversity of marine and coastal areas of Khar Danda has been studied in the year of 2010. In all there were total 21 species of flora 10 species of aquatic fauna and 20 reptiles were identified at the site. This region is prone to large scale erosion due to its geological formations. The beaches, bays and estuaries are very commonly subjected to erosion. In general, the coastal wetlands have been paid very little attention from management point of view.
Wetlands are amongst the Earth's most productive ecosystems. In Bangladesh these are of great importance because of the extensive food webs and rich biodiversity they support. In the past, wetlands have been undervalued.
WASHINGTON: Half of the 24 new lizard species known as skinks, all discovered on the Caribbean islands, may be close to extinction and the other half are also under threat.
The study tracked the waxing and waning of the range and diversity of families of mammals that inhabited the continental United States during this extended period.
A new species of gecko with black and gold bands like a bumblebee and slender toes termed a "striking surprise" has been discovered deep in the tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, the U.S.
