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India's first national report on bats, titled "State of India's Bats (2024–25)", sets out the threats facing these mammals. It was prepared by the Nature Conservation Foundation and Bat Conservation International.India h...
In the first wildlife offence prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Delhi court convicted a person for illegally exporting Shahtoosh shawls in breach of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The CBI, Wi...
CMS COP15 Brazil: New Shield for the Endangered Steppe Eagle The Global Action Plan for the Steppe Eagle (2026–2035) was formally adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS...
Blackbuck Reintroduction Success: A Century-Long Wait Ends The Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) has officially returned to the wild in Chhattisgarh after a gap of nearly 100 years. Following a sustained reintroduction pro...
The 'Green Nobel': Honoring Grassroots Climate Activism The Goldman Environmental Foundation has awarded the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize to an all-women cohort for the first time in its history. Often referred to as...
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus): A New Priority for Migratory ConservationThe Snowy Owl has officially been granted international protection under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)...
CMS COP15: Strengthening the Global Shield for Migratory WildlifeThe 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15), held in Campo Grande, Brazil, concluded in late March 2026 with a hi...
UNESCO has expressed concern over the Aghanashini-Vedavathi river linking project and its likely effect on the Western Ghats ecosystem. The project proposes to divert about 35 TMC ft of water from the Aghanashini River t...
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has set up an Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species to tackle the ecological and socio-economic threats these species pose in India. The committee will draw up a national li...
Researchers have documented a rare instance of gynandromorphy – an animal showing both male and female characteristics – in a freshwater crab in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala.The crab belongs to the species Vela ca...
The International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on March 14 to underline the importance of conserving rivers for clean water, biodiversity and human survival. It was adopted in 1997 at an international meeting hel...
A faunal survey by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, has identified nine species new to science. They include the jumping spider Stenaelurillus megamalai, the mayflies E...
