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Leatherback turtles in the Andamans: Highest number of turtle nests in a decade found this year
Sibi Arasu •Over 300 vulnerable sea turtle nests have been found by researchers & the forest department in the Andamans.
Last Royal Bengal tigers native to the Sunderbans may not survive climate change
Tech2 News Staff •Climate change will affect tiger habitats more dramatically than sea level rise in the Sunderbans.
Extinctions of million species driven by mankind are looming, new UN report finds
•We can feed the coming billion people without destroying another inch of nature, report says.
Earth Day 2019: We need to protect our species to prevent a global ecosystem collapse
Dipankar Ghose •Every species has a role to play in maintaining a balance in the natural world — relationships that are under threat today.
Overfishing, coral reef degradation threaten rare parrotfish species in Andaman
Sanghamitra •Protected areas like coral & algal cover significantly affect the distribution & abundance of these fish.
Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans on a rapid decline, may go extinct by 2070: Study
Tech2 News Staff •Sea level rise & climate change are twin threats to Bengal tigers and their last remaining stronghold.
Rare Hog Deer sub-species discovered in India in wildlife population diversity study
Umashankarmishra •The species' low genetic diversity makes it less suited to adapt to environmental changes: Researcher.
Eight critically-endangered Indian vultures to be released into the wild next year
Tech2 News Staff •This effort is the second long-term project of its kind to preserve the endangered Indian vultures.
Eight bird species were wiped out this decade and likely extinct, finds new study
Tech2 News Staff •Nearly quarter of the extinctions were linked to hunting and trapping by human hands.