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Light pollution may harm amphibians: Study

Artificial sources of light at night time may harm amphibian populations, a study has found.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Amphibians, Pollution, Wildlife, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Africa: Thirty-Five Regional Finalists Shortlisted to Win Young Champions of the Earth Prize

United Nations Environment today announced a shortlist of regional finalists for the Young Champions of the Earth prize.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Environment, Awards, Wildlife, Angola, Singapore, Mexico, Plastics, Corals, Ecosystems
Energy

Wind turbines posing threat to birds: study

Although wind is a green source of renewable energy, a new study has revealed that wind turbines are posing a threat to lives of birds in their vicinity.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wind Energy, Wildlife, Renewable Energy, Endangered Species, Energy
Biodiversity

Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off

Humanity’s ongoing destruction of wildlife will lead to a shrinking of nature, with the average body size of animals falling by a quarter, a study predicts.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Biodiversity, Wildlife, Environment, Mammals, Birds, Agriculture, Hunting, Global, Vulture
Wildlife

Botswana lifts ban on hunting elephants

Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting, saying the population has increased and farmers’ livelihoods are being affected, in a move set to trigger outrage from conservationists.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Wildlife, Elephant, Botswana, Hunting, Africa, Wildlife Management
Forests

Over 1,000 fires ravage 1,369 ha forest cover in U’khand

Haridwar: The Uttarakhand forest department has recorded a loss of Rs 23.59 lakh due to ravaging wildfires that have gutted 1369 hectares of forest cover in 1099 fire incidents till date in the sta

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Wildlife, National Parks, Forests
Wildlife

Env Min to display photos of highly endangered animals at airports to check their illegal trade

A campaign to protect "highly endangered" animals -Tiger, Pangolin and Star Tortoise- hunted for illegal trading internationally, has been launched by the Ministry of Environment at major airports

Publication Date: 
22/05/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Endangered Species, Wildlife Crime Bureau, Wildlife
Wildlife

Hornbills among top seed dispersers, most threatened

Publication Date: 
19/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Birds, Tiger Reserves
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding lack of adequate steps for free passage of elephants in Assam, 16/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradip Kumar Bhuyan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/05/2019 regarding lack of adequate steps for free passage of elephants in Assam. According to the applicant, railway tracks, national and state highways and transmission lines should be declared as elephant protection zones in the nature of ecological sensitive areas. Elephant deaths are taking place due to train accidents, electrocution and other human interventions which result in degradation of forest habitats.

Judgement Date: 
16/05/2019
Tags:
Elephant, Wildlife, Assam, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Tigers thrive in Kerala forests, 175 individuals captured on camera traps in extensive survey

Conducted over the course of a year in 2017-18, the All Kerala Tiger Monitoring Programme identified a total of 176 individuals, 75 of them within the confines of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WW

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tiger, Endangered Species, Wayanad, Tiger Conservation, Wildlife

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