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IUCN recognition for nation’s 1st dugong reserve in TN
Meanwhile, Supriya Sahu, secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Forest department, expressed that the recognition is a historic moment for the...
Turtle found dead on Kumari coast on eve of Wildlife Week
5 Oct 2020 4:35 AM ISTA dead adult Olive Ridley turtle was spotted at the Chothavilai beach near Kanniyakumari on the Arabian seacoast on eve of the start of the Wildlife...
Polyandrous bird Jacana on verge of extinction
19 Oct 2020 6:07 AM ISTThe polyandrous bird ‘Jacana’ is on the verge of extinction owing to the severe damage to its habitat and wetland ecosystem in Kanniyakumari , the...
Editorial: A jumbo protection policy needed
20 Oct 2020 3:58 AM ISTLast week, a video of yoga guru Baba Ramdev performing asanas atop an elephant in Mathura, losing his footing and tumbling down the elephant, went...
Fewer migratory birds seen at Kumari wetlands
18 Nov 2020 3:49 AM ISTThe coastal wetlands of Kanniyakumari have registered poor arrival of migratory birds this year. Blessed with three bird reserves in Manakudy,...
Dangerous Precedent: Vulnerable jumbos in Africa in earshot of...
27 March 2021 1:14 AM ISTWhile some African elephants parade across the savanna and thrill tourists on safari, others are more discreet. They stay hidden in the forests,...
Witness to world’s sixth mass extinction
13 Jan 2022 2:08 AM ISTHumans are witnessing the start of the first mass extinction in 65 mn years. What does biodiversity loss mean for us and the environment?
Tahr makes gradual comeback in several pockets of Nilgiris district
7 Nov 2022 6:55 AM ISTFurther, he said that slopes and cliffs of Glenmorgan, which run up to Kodanad, except some barriers like Kalhatty, could be an ideal habitat with up...