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14 stories for “Invasive Species”
Clear filtersA 2026 survey puts the number of Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) on Aldabra Atoll at 180,000–183,000, exceeding the human population of Seychelles. The Seychelles Islands Foundation and the University of...
The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Living Planet Report 2026 recorded an average 73% fall in monitored vertebrate population sizes between 1970 and 2022. Its Living Planet Index (LPI), compiled by the Zoological Societ...
Seven fish species found only in the Tamirabharani River of Tamil Nadu are under threat from pollution, habitat loss and invasive species. The river has 125 identified fish species. Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Tamirabharani...
BirdLife International's State of the World's Birds 2026 report, the first edition dedicated to migratory birds and their flyways, says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline and one in nine is threatened with exti...
A two-hectare plot in Khalingduar Reserve Forest, Udalguri district, Assam, will be restored as elephant habitat using biochar. The International Elephant Foundation (IEF) is supporting the work. Invasive species such as...
The Union Environment Ministry (MoEFCC) has urged the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to submit annual conservation plans for Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a Western Ghats end...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive wildlife conservation success, Varayattumudy in Idukki district, Kerala, has strictly and officially emerged as a fierce massive major habitat for the endangered Nilg...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive environmental intervention, the Madras High Court strictly and officially ordered the aggressive, accelerated removal of the fierce invasive species Seemai Karuvela (...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological alert, a recent global scientific assessment strictly and officially warned that more than half of the world’s 3,380 migratory bird species are in fierce d...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological intervention, the Delhi Government strictly and officially launched the Mission 70 Lakh Tree Plantation Campaign and the Delhi Ridge Rejuvenation Campaign...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological warning, agricultural and environmental departments strictly and officially flagged the rapid, destructive spread of the Giant African Snail (Lissachatina...
Wildlife Diplomacy: Gujarat Launches Barda Expansion as Curtain-Raiser for Global Big Cat Summit PreparationsEnforcing a major milestone within apex predator population management, the Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat...
