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The Pangti Story documents how a Nagaland village went from hunting the Amur Falcon to conserving it
Sonalijain •In just one year, the hunters of Pangti become conservationists of these visiting raptors, but they are now struggling to earn a livelihood
World's rarest marine species vaquita porpoise may be extinct in a year, reveals report
•With an estimated 30 or fewer individuals remaining, vaquita porpoise — the world's most endangered marine mammal — may go extinct by 2018 if no action is taken to save them, a new study warns. Known as the 'panda of the sea' because of its distinctive markings, the vaquita is endemic to the Upper Gulf of California.