Red List

Komodo dragon, two-in-five shark species lurch towards extinction, says IUCN Red List

A key message from the IUCN Congress, taking place in the French city of Marseille, is that disappearing species and the destruction of ecosystems are existential threats on a par with global warming

UK eases travel restrictions for India from today; here's all you need to know

There had been some speculation over Covishield, the Serum Institute of India made Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, being considered within the wider UK-approved vaccines ambit

UK moves India from 'red' to 'amber list' easing COVID-19 travel restrictions

Under Britain's traffic light system for international travel, returning from amber list countries means a 10-day quarantine at home

African elephants make it to the IUCN's red list due to poaching, shrinking populations

Half a century ago, around 1.5 million elephants roamed across Africa, but recent assessment in 2016 found that were around 415,000 remaining.

Eight conservationists in Iran arrested for spying, corruption without proof in gross human right violation

The charges appear to be related to allegations that the conservationists used wildlife camera traps for the purpose of espionage.

India launches protocol for Snow leopard counts, urges other range nations to help double numbers

Accurate counts for the Snow leopard are hard to come by, but estimates place them between 450-500 individuals in India.

Overfishing, coral reef degradation threaten rare parrotfish species in Andaman

Protected areas like coral & algal cover significantly affect the distribution & abundance of these fish.

Eight bird species were wiped out this decade and likely extinct, finds new study

Nearly quarter of the extinctions were linked to hunting and trapping by human hands.

First Humboldt penguin chick born in India dies prematurely at Mumbai zoo due to yolk sac retention, liver dysfunction

The autopsy reported new-born anomalies like yolk sac retention and liver dysfunction

At the GSLEP 2017 summit, a pledge to protect the snow leopard's future, and its habitat

At the GSLEP summit held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan between 24-25 August, the governments of 12 countries where the snow leopard is found, committed to secure the future of these cats and pledged to protect the mountains they roam.