カテゴリー: Wildlife
Tally rises to 27,000 but is still a far cry from former half a million, and Javan and Sumatran rhino remain critically endangeredGlobal rhinoceros numbers have increased to 27,000 despite populations being ravaged by poaching and habitat loss, new fig…
Hundreds of mussel farm sites in Gulf of Thailand affected by regular blooms that scientists believe are exacerbated by climate crisisAn unusually dense plankton bloom off the eastern coast of Thailand is creating an aquatic “dead zone”, threatening th…
Researchers used genetic analysis to identify species that cannot be distinguished by appearance aloneSeven new leaf insect species, known as “walking leaves”, have been discovered.The insects exhibit a sophisticated “twigs and leaf-like” camouflage al…
Large-scale study indicates population declines after collation of data from country’s conservation organisations and birdwatchersA report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species.The State of India’s Bird…
Once a nation of cat-lovers, attacks on other animals and recovery in local fauna is reshaping attitudes toward felinesOut in the bush beyond his house, John McConnell walks with his gun, looking for the glint of eyes in the darkness.McConnell, 67, liv…
The stars of The Elephant Whisperers accuse Kartiki Gonsalves of failing to give them a house, car and lump sum – claims she deniesThe couple who were the subject of an Oscar-winning Indian documentary have accused the film’s director, Kartiki Gonsalve…
Indian tribal hunting endangers wildlife but now a startup making 3D replicas is giving teeth to conservation effortsIn the lowland rainforests of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, tigers, clouded leopards, eagles and hornbills dot the landscape. …
For generations, mothers in Tamil Nadu have taught their daughters the dangerous trade. But while their work has brought them financial independence, few are mourning its passingWith sacks tied around their saris and well-used goggles as their only equ…
Seafaring friends from Mumbai cope with a changing climate and an unforgiving economy in different ways in Sarvnik Kaur’s poetic, beautifully shot documentary Sarvnik Kaur’s patient, plangent documentary follows two fishers and friends from Mumbai’s Ko…
Public notice issued to watch out for the flippered creatures as they start to leave their breeding colonies and venture out into New ZealandSunbathing on roads, breaking through catflaps, visiting film sets, invading homes and taking in the heat of ba…
Seeing a trapped bird led Amit and Abhishek Jain to dedicate their spare time to rescuing dozens of creatures every dayLow-hanging wires, heavy traffic and people who love flying kites have made Delhi a dangerous place for its wild birds. It prompted t…
The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are belovedWhen unsuspecting Miami zoo ambassador Ron Magill woke on Tuesday, he could not have anticipated the storm of fury he was about to enco…
Mother 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…
Three of the 20 big cats brought from Africa have died as critics of the plan say their new habitat is unsuitableA programme to reintroduce cheetahs in India after 75 years has been called into question after three of the animals died in recent weeks a…