KARACHI: An interview-based survey whose findings were shared during the proceedings of a regional symposium on Tuesday showed a massive bycatch problem in Pakistan with the shrimp fishery and turt
According to highly-placed sources in the environment ministry, the increase in wildlife crime involving lesser-known species will now be tracked by Interpol, jointly with the Wildlife Crime Contro
The Madras high court has asked the Union and state forest ministries, Coastal Security Group, Indian Coast Guard, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute and the Tamil Nadu Coastal Zone Manage
Rates of marine animals needing treatment for ingesting plastic bags, balloons and other waste in Australian waters have “accelerated dramatically” in the past decade, according to veterinarians, t
A team of scientists, in a groundbreaking analysis of data from hundreds of sources, has concluded that humans are on the verge of causing unprecedented damage to the oceans and the animals living
CHENNAI: Olive Ridley turtles are finding it tougher to nest on the city's beaches with each passing year, having to elude fishing nets, find their way through piles of garbage and past illegal con
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge (ACNWR), located along the central east coast of Florida (USA) in the western North Atlantic, hosts one of the largest loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nesting assemblages in the western Hemisphere. Sea turtle nesting activity has been continuously monitored on this beach for > 31 yrs, representing one of the longest sea turtle reproductive data sets in the world.
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the federal authorities to submit their replies to the petition calling for protection of the endangered wildlife and action against the traffickers.
