Stockholm: Tigers could become extinct within 12 years but a top level meeting in Russia next month could help reverse the decline, nature conservation body WWF said.

The facts: Some dolphin species face an uncertain future, especially river species such as the Amazon River Dolphin, and the Ganges and Yangtze River Dolphin, all of whom are critically or seriously endangered. A 2006 survey found no individuals of the Yangtze River Dolphin, leading to the conclusion that the species is now functionally extinct.

The World Wildlife Federation has evinced interest in the long-term management of Manas National Park.

This was conveyed by Carlos Drews, the director of species programme, WWF International, to A.

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* Elephant corridors have no legal protection under Wildlife (Protection) Act or the Environment (Protection) Act
* Many corridors have now become private land and areas under human use (road/rail)
* There is no dedicated money for corridor protection, experts demand Rs 200 crore for this in the 12th five-year plan

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Hungary: A toxic red sludge spill from an alumina plant in western Hungary reached the Danube river on Thursday and crews were trying to dilute it to protect the major European waterway.

Tibor Dobson, a spokesman for Hungarian disaster crews, said there were no reports of fish death in the Raba and Mosoni-Danube rivers affected by the spill earlier, but all fish had died in the smaller Marc

New Delhi: Known best for its dark association with vampires, the nocturnal bat finally found itself a saviour in the form of a children

The Climate Change and Environmental core Competency Cell, a students' academic cell of the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal is organising EnviroConclave 2010, a national conclave on 9 October, 2010. The theme of the conclave is 'Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Business in the 21st Century'.

Greenhouse gas emissions worldwide risk overshooting by a third the threshold beyond which dangerous global warming looms, the environment group WWF said on Wednesday, urging climate talks in China to tackle the gap.

Negotiators from 177 governments are meeting this week in the north Chinese city of Tianjin trying to agree on the shape of the successor to the current phase of the Kyoto Protocol

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Jaipur: It is a new chapter in conservation at the Ranthambore wild-life sanctuary. From taking care of just the animal alone, it is taking care of the people living around the sanctuary as a way to save the forest.