Amphibians like frogs, toads, and salamanders are called indicator species. According to National Geographic, an indicator species is an organism that reflects the condition of the environment around it.
Due to the long delay in signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the South African Government and the Indian Government, now South Africa may exchange some 12 Cheetahs.
Project Rhino or the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 was launched in 2005 in an effort to attain a 3000 population of wild rhinos in Assam distributed over seven of its protected areas by the year 2020.
Up to 75% of everything brown bears eat comes from garbage, which means that their frequency of scavenging is much higher than eating wild plant matter, crops, and even hunted sheep,”
For years Dehing Patkai has been affected by both legal and illegal coal mining. Coal mining in the vicinity has not only had a severe impact on the rich biodiversity but tribal communities have also suffered due to repeated displacement and pollution.
Most natural solutions against climate change are based on preserving ecosystems and biodiversity (such as restoring forests or wetlands) but, according to a study, whales could play an important role in global warming.
For the study, almost 5,000 trips made by the participants in the summer of the last year 2021 have been taken into account. The data were compared with the results of the same period in 2004.
South Asia is known worldwide for its unique biodiversity. Due to changing climate and anthropogenic reasons, many animal and plant species have reached the verge of extinction.
With the winter parliament session, the conversation about the forest, and forest rights is back at the forefront. There are majorly two laws that protect the rights of forest dwellers i.e. Forest Conservation Act of 1980