Humankind has encroached deep in forests, putting numerous wildlife species in jeopardy – both flora and fauna. To protect the planet from imminent doom, it is essential to protect every species to maintain the ecological equilibrium. While there are many conservation efforts set in motion
With bee populations highly threatened by habitat loss and climate change, it has become crucial to save these insects that play a major role in pollination and maintaining the ecological balance. A third of the global food production is dependent on bees and other pollinators,
It is a great occasion for wildlife conservationists as a team of researchers has recorded photographic evidence that spotted the vulnerable species of clouded leopard in Nagaland Mountains. The elusive animal was spotted at an elevation of 3,700 meters in a community-owned forest along the
Indonesia’s Komodo dragon or Varanus komodoensis, is the largest living lizard, worldwide. Less than 2,500 of the species are left out of which only 350 females can breed, making it an endangered species under the IUCN Red List. To the thrill of conservationists, six eggs
Human settlements, progressive projects such as major highways and infrastructural development, and expanding farmlands – especially around forests, have resulted in widespread habitat fragmentation and isolation. Although the ecological corridors have always helped the animals to move back and forth from one place to another,
Wildlife corridors have emerged as a solution to conjoin the habitats that have been fragmented by human settlements, anthropogenic activities and expanding farmlands. Also known as migration or habitat corridors, wildlife corridors help the animals to move back and forth from one place to another.
People nowadays are least concerned about wildlife conservation and most keep on cribbing than actually looking for some genuine solutions. R Gurusamy, a seventy-year-old man who lives in Tamil Nadu’s Pudupalayam village, has redefined the meaning of humanity by giving up his farmland to create
The northern white rhinoceros is a critically endangered subspecies of white rhinos. There are only two known individuals of this subspecies left – Najin and Fatu. Najin, one of the world’s last two northern white rhinos has been retired from the breeding program trying to
In a fast-growing economy where most people seek lucrative jobs in business and finance, and the government views civil society with skepticism, if not hostility, Trang Nguyen stands out. Trang Nguyen has been fighting illegal wildlife trade and poaching on Vietnamese frontlines for quite some
World Gorilla Day is an annual event celebrating gorillas and empowering global communities to take action for gorilla conservation. World Gorilla Day 2021 will focus on spreading awareness about the western lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas – two sub-species of the primates that are facing