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Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agenda at a finance summit in Paris this weekAfter decades in the wilderness, and familiar to only those in the know, “debt-for-nature swaps” are b…
Read MoreMother among 20 of the big cats flown in from Africa as part of plan to reintroduce animal to countryThree cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year have died in central India’s Kuno national park in the past week a…
Read MoreScientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in south India from the people who have always lived thereIn the dense forests of south India’s Western Ghats, you may be lucky enough to spot a gre…
Read MoreThe gill plates of the extremely intelligent fish – many species of which are already categorised as endangered – are sold across east Asia as remedies said to have ‘no basis in medical science’Every morning, starting at 3am, Lakshan hacks up manta ray…
Read MoreAs the birds’ habitats dwindle, Rakesh Khatri is on a mission to build nests and teach others how to do the sameAt the optimistically named Happy School, in a neighbourhood of Old Delhi, a gaggle of entranced children watch intently as they are shown …
Read MoreGujarat accused of being possessive after conservationists pleaded for more of the endangered lions to be moved to other areasLion conservation efforts in the Indian state of Gujarat have been so successful that a new sanctuary will be opened to house …
Read MoreAs part of an attempt to rid Stewart Island of the rodents, children as young as five have taken part in a rat catching competition, with remarkable resultsIn a tiny school on the southern-most tip of New Zealand, the children are lining up their kill….
Read MoreProsecutor says official from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was arrested en route to a conference on protecting endangered speciesEight people in the US have been charged with smuggling endangered monkeys, including a Cambodian wildli…
Read MoreAssam, Nagaland and Manipur officials also confiscate catapults and nets to ensure birds can recuperateOfficials in north-east India have banned the use of guns and airguns and confiscated catapults and nets in an effort to safeguard the small Amur fal…
Read MoreTwo Indian brothers dedicate themselves to rescuing birds that are being poisoned by pollution in this complex and quietly beautiful filmShaunak Sen’s documentary is a complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community….
Read MoreIan Gowrie-Smith says he was frustrated the Australian government did not respond to urgent funding request for turtle conservationGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe owner of 21 tropical islands off the coast of Papu…
Read MoreNepalese population of Bengal tigers has nearly tripled in 12 years and conflict with humans is increasingNepal’s tiger population has nearly tripled in 12 years, the country’s prime minister has announced. But concerns about the human cost of the big …
Read MoreIn a Maharashtra town that once relied on fishing, a women’s collective found boat safaris and edible wild plants pay – and help protect the forestOn a hot summer afternoon along the Mandavi River, Shweta Hule wraps her sari around her ankles and bends…
Read MoreOfficials announce eight cats will be brought from Namibia in effort to reintroduce animal to its former habitatCheetahs are to return to India’s forests this August for the first time in more than 70 years, officials have announced.Eight wild cats fro…
Read MoreAmbitious $2.8m scheme hopes to eliminate damaging species from ecologically significant Rakiura/Stewart IslandNew Zealand conservationists are embarking on the largest attempt ever made to eradicate introduced predators from an inhabited island.Manaak…
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