The report identifies several key drivers of biodiversity decline including habitat loss, species overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, climate change and diseases. Monitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022. Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have fared worst,… Continue reading 69% average decline in wildlife populations since 1970: WWF
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Palm oil cultivation in India can lead to biodiversity and wildlife loss, especially in rich Northeast India
Rupsy Khurana In India the fear is that if plantations are expanded it could magnify the wildlife and habitat loss crisis. This will be especially so if palm oil cultivation is pushed in northeast India, which is one of the most biodiverse regions of the country. More than 40 percent of potential landscapes for oil… Continue reading Palm oil cultivation in India can lead to biodiversity and wildlife loss, especially in rich Northeast India
Discovering Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
Benjamin Kaman A new subspecies of the western hoolock gibbon has been described recently from northeastern India, which has been named the Mishmi Hills hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock mishmiensis). Gibbon is the only ape species found in Indian subcontinent. The uniqueness of Hoolock Gibbon is that it is found in only three countries in the… Continue reading Discovering Hoolock Gibbons in Assam
UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet could displace 300 million
One hundred twenty eight environmental and human rights NGOs and experts warn that a United Nations drive to increase global protected areas such as national parks could lead to severe human rights violations and cause irreversible social harm for some of the world’s poorest people In May 2021, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) is… Continue reading UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet could displace 300 million
Kuno, India’s second home for the Asiatic lion, is ready
Anup Dutta After more than two decades of roadblocks, the Kuno Palpur wildlife sanctuary is ready as the new home for Asiatic lions, starting with those that are to be relocated from Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary, currently the only home of the Asiatic lions in India. Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur Wildlife sanctuary in Sheopur district is… Continue reading Kuno, India’s second home for the Asiatic lion, is ready
One in Seven Wildlife Rangers Have Been Seriously Injured in the Line of Duty Over the Past Year
New results released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to mark World Ranger Day reveal that one in seven wildlife rangers (14 percent) surveyed across Asia and Central Africa have been seriously injured at work within the last 12 months. The results, part of the largest ever survey on ranger employment conditions and welfare, come as the… Continue reading One in Seven Wildlife Rangers Have Been Seriously Injured in the Line of Duty Over the Past Year
African antelopes and North American Ash tree on verge of extinction
IUCN Red List update also reveals a dramatic decline of grasshoppers and millipedes endemic to Madagascar, and the extinction of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle bat. North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and… Continue reading African antelopes and North American Ash tree on verge of extinction
Billionaire’s elephant-hunting safaris implicated in “Pygmy” abuses
Survival International has learned that an elephant-hunting safari operation jointly owned by a French billionaire has been implicated in human rights abuses against local Baka “Pygmies” and their neighbors, including illegal evictions and torture. The operation is based in two “protected areas” in Cameroon, leased by Benjamin de Rothschild. It offers tourists the chance to… Continue reading Billionaire’s elephant-hunting safaris implicated in “Pygmy” abuses
Trainings for Manas National Park staff, Assam, India
Drishana Kalita In Assam, wildlife organizations come together to train national park staff to undertake conservation measures. There is now a new ray of hope for tigers at Manas National Park, Assam. The first step towards conservation of an endangered species is a group of trained Forest Staff. The Manas Tiger Conservation Program (MTCP), launched by Aaranyak jointly… Continue reading Trainings for Manas National Park staff, Assam, India
Masai land under threat from luxury wildlife hunting
Olosho, produced by the Masai community is a powerful video highlighting the land-rights struggle against global companies and the Tanzanian government The film was created by six members of the Maasai community, from Loliondo, Tanzania who have been battling over twenty years to protect their pastoral land from global land poachers. The community’s land – sandwiched between the famous and biodiversity… Continue reading Masai land under threat from luxury wildlife hunting
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