Wildlife

Youths strum to save endangered turtles

Jorhat, Jan.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2012
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Turtles, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Jorhat (D), Poaching
Wildlife

Man arrested for selling endangered corals, marine life

A retired Army officer has been remanded in 14-day judicial custody after he was arrested for illegal sale of endangered coral and marine species.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Endangered Species, Marine Life, Corals, Wildlife Act 1972, Wildlife, Turtles, NGO
Wildlife

Probe into fashion event at turtle nesting site in Goa

The Goa Environment Ministry has decided to inquire into the holding of a fashion event at Morjim beach, a protected turtle nesting site.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2011
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wildlife, Turtles, Environment, Goa, Endangered Species
Fisheries

Naveen woos fishermen with Rs 30-crore package

BHUBANESWAR: As the panchayat elections are on the threshold, the Naveen Patnaik Government seems to have gone into a overdrive.

Publication Date: 
09/12/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Poverty, Marine Fisheries, Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Rice, Food Supply, Health Care, Education, Turtles, Bhubaneswar
Wildlife

Fishing ban upsets fishermen in Orissa

Wildlife in India is facing a losing battle.

Publication Date: 
02/11/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Fisherfolk, Fisheries, Wildlife, Gahirmatha Marine SA, Wildlife Act 1972, Marine Life, Turtles
Wildlife

Experts Identify World’s Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations

Top sea turtle experts from around the globe have discovered that almost half (45 per cent) of the world’s threatened sea turtle populations are found in the northern Indian Ocean, the Internationa

Publication Date: 
03/10/2011
Ifham Nizam
The Island (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Turtles, Wildlife, Marine Life, Indian Ocean, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Extinct Species

For a living ganga: working with people and aquatic species

WWF-India has been working in the upper Ganga river stretch since 1997. Various programmes and projects involving indicator aquatic species and local communities have been implemented. It has been a major learning experience. The overarching focus has been on the effort to improve the status of the Ganga river ecosystem.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
Sandeep Behera, G.Areendran, Parikshit Gautam, & et al
WWF India
Tags:
Ganga, Upper Ganga River, Ecosystems, River Pollution, Biodiversity Conservation, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dolphin, Rivers, Turtles, Water Quality
Wildlife

S Asian shores most dangerous for sea turtles

Scientists and researchers have identified 11 most threatened sea turtle populations from around the world, five of which were on the beaches or in the exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh,India

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
South Asia, Bangladesh, Turtles, Wildlife, India, Sri Lanka, Climate Change, Fisheries, Japan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines
Wildlife

South Asia most dangerous for sea turtles: study

The waters around India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are home to the world’s most endangered sea turtles, according to a study released Thursday aimed at setting a blueprint for global conservation.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2011
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Turtles, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Extinct Species, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico
Wildlife

Global conservation priorities for marine turtles

Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for geographically widespread species with distinct populations subject to multiple threats that operate on different spatial and temporal scales. Marine turtles are widely distributed and exhibit intra-specific variations in population sizes and trends, as well as reproduction and morphology.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2011
Bryan P. Wallace, Andrew D. DiMatteo, Alan B. Bolten & et al
PLoS ONE
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Tags:
Turtles, Endangered Species, Marine Fisheries, Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean

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