Biodiversity

With no end to Man-Animal conflict incidents in Kashmir, fear is smearing among the local population in the Nichama area of Handwara in frontier district Kupwara, after a leopard attack on Monday claimed another life, the second in a span of two months.

One of world's worst, costliest species, red fire ants, is making Italy their home, according to a study revealing their arrival in Europe

Scientists collected data from thousands of species on the seabed to reach one conclusion: their size is shrinking. The study, published in the journal Science, analyzed 4,292 mammals, invertebrates

The recently launched State of Indian Birds 2023 report draws attention to a distressing reality. Out of the 348 species that were assessed for Long-term Trends in the report, 60% of species show long-term declines.

The State of Indian Birds 2023 report analyses and showcases the trends in 942 Indian bird species over the long term as well as in recent years.

Over 1 billion cows worldwide, including those in India, could experience heat stress by the end of the century due to high carbon emissions and insufficient environmental protection.

Peter Fretwell's study reveals high risk of no chick survival in four of five known colonies due to premature sea ice loss before feathers are waterproofed.

When cities get too hot, birds are leaving just like humans. A study in China looked at 336 cities and found that buildings and paved areas that hold heat make birds lose diversity.

Although tigers have been known to exist in the Indian Himalayas historically, the Western Rajaji Tiger Reserve in  Uttarakhand state was assumed to be the sole tiger population west of the Ganga River

Located on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the Pulicat Lagoon is known to be the second largest brackish water lagoon in India.