Tag: wildlife
Two Hydropower Giants and Ecological Impact
Two Chinese hydropower giants is credited with the construction of over half of the world’s dams and these dams have been causing irreversible damage...
Human- Wildlife Conflict Adds to Species Extinction
Conflict between people and animals, which leads people to defence or as pre-emptive or retaliatory killings, threatens the some of the world's most emblematic...
Wildlife Day; humans have power to shape environment
When the world celebrates World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2021, it reminds that the forests, species and livelihoods that the forests support are...
Despite pandemic, India went far ahead in conservation
Despite Covid 19 pandemic hitting hard, India took several steps in furthering the cause of conservation of various species, according to a report submitted...
Aishwarya Sridhar, the young photographer of fireflies
Aishwarya Sridhar, the wildlife photographer was recently in the news for climbing the ladders of photography when she became the first and youngest woman...
Over 45,000 animals, plants illegally trafficked in one month
Over 1.3 tonnes of ivory and over one tonne of pangolin scales. This makes a small amount of the seizures of protected wildlife and...
Four principles to reduce risk of future pandemics
In the wake of increasing zoonotic diseases across the world, a group of international organisations have come up with four guiding principles for reducing...
Half of budgets for species conservation used for monitoring, not protecting
Governments earmark a lot of funds for species conservation but major shares of these funds are used for research and monitoring rather than action....
Illicit wildlife trade threaten social and economic development; WWF
Illegal wildlife trade that has seen an increase in the last several years has thrashed the social and economic development of countries with serious...
Social status, medicinal value augments illegal wildlife trade; Report
Illegal wildlife trade has seen an increase in the last many years and the demand for wildlife products comes from a number of different...
