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Kenya seeks to secure wildlife corridors to promote conservation

Kenya plans to develop innovative schemes and incentives to secure wildlife corridors that will promote conservation, officials said on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2019
Xinhua
Tags:
Wildlife, Kenya, Wildlife Management, Habitat, Africa
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal on whether the colleges of HIT and AEC are within the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 09/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Umashankar Patwa & Others Vs Union of India & Others (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 09/04/2019. The question for consideration is whether Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management, Agra (HIT) and Anand Engineering College, Agra (AEC) are within the Wildlife Sanctuary notified by the State of Uttar Pradesh as “Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary” vide Notification dated 27.03.1991 in District Agra, under Section 18 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

Judgement Date: 
09/04/2019
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Wildlife Act 1972, Agra (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Eco-Sensitive Zone
Water Pollution

Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe

Pesticides and antibiotics are polluting streams across Europe, a study has found.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Pollution, River Pollution, Pesticides, Antibiotics, Europe, Wildlife, Water Quality
Wildlife

Japan's new rules for curbing ivory trade won't work, many experts say

Starting July 1, anyone in Japan who wishes to register and sell a whole elephant tusk must first prove its age through carbon dating.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
National Geographic News
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Poaching, Japan, Illegal Trade, Elephant
Climate Change

When the Extreme Becomes the Norm: Svalbard Reindeer Cope with Dramatic Climate Change

Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme winter rain events in the Arctic.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Environment News Network
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Wildlife, Arctic, Storms, Rainfall, Climate Adaptation
Wildlife

Hunter who has killed at least 5,000 African elephants and hippos says he has no regrets

A hunter who has killed more than 5,000 elephants and 50 hippos has said he is “10,000 times” unrepentant.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Wildlife, Hunting, Elephant, Zimbabwe, Africa
Wildlife

Tanzanian experts raise alarm over killings of cheetahs in Serengeti by tourist cars

A team of Tanzanian wildlife researchers on Monday raised an alarm over the killings of cheetahs by speeding tourist cars in the Serengeti National Park.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2019
Xinhua
Tags:
Wildlife, National Parks, Tanzania, Endangered Species, Africa
Wildlife

Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness

Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places worldwide.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2019
Science Daily
Tags:
Wildlife, Habitat, Biodiversity, Global
Wildlife

To stop extinctions, start with these 169 islands, new study finds

New research shows that culling invasive, non-native animals on just 169 islands around the world over roughly the next decade could help save almost 10 percent of island-dwelling animals at ri

Publication Date: 
03/04/2019
Mongabay
Tags:
Wildlife, Islands, Biodiversity, Global, Endangered Species, Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, Mammals
Environment

Human Activity Disrupting Iconic African Ecosystem, Biologist Finds

A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has confirmed that Africa’s Serengeti-Mara ecosystem—one of the largest, most protected on Earth—may be imperiled, due to increased hu

Publication Date: 
02/04/2019
Environment News Network
Tags:
Environment, Ecosystems, Tanzania, National Parks, Biodiversity, Wildlife, Africa

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