Urbanization and surface warming in eastern China
Terra Daily -  A recent study indicated that the urbanization in eastern China has significant impact on the observed surface warming and the temporal-spatial variat... read more
[15 May 2013] 

Sumatran rhino population plunges, down to 100 animals
Mongabay.com -  Less than 100 Sumatran rhinos survive in the world today, according to a bleak new population estimate by experts. The last survey in 2008 estimated t... read more
[09 Apr 2013] 

Rhino census in Kaziranga amid rampant poaching
Times of India -  Kaziranga National Park authorities on Sunday launched a rhino census for a headcount. The two-day exercise will be conducted in all the five ranges ... read more
[25 Mar 2013] 

Big leopard numbers in human habitats: Study
Times of India -  Most people think of leopards as predators that live in forests except for a few that occasionally stray into human settlements. Breaking that myth, a... read more
[21 Mar 2013] 

Facing extinction, conservationists call emergency summit to save Sumatran Rhino
Mongabay.com -  With the number of Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) now under 200 and declining rapidly, a group of conservationists have organized an e... read more
[18 Mar 2013] 

In Tibet, Change Comes to the Once-Pristine Roof of the World
Yale Environment 360 -  Renowned biologist George Schaller has been traveling to the Tibetan Plateau for nearly three decades, studying its unique wildlife. But with climate ... read more
[27 Feb 2013] 

Asiatic cheetahs: on the road to extinction?
Mongabay.com -  New road projects imperils Critically Endangered cheetah subspecies... read more
[27 Feb 2013] 

Asia's third largest animal may be on the rebound
Mongabay.com -  A scientific team recently counted more than a thousand wild yaks in this region signaling a possible comeback for this species once decimated by over-hunting ... read more
[18 Jan 2013] 

Blackbuck population in India on the decline: Study
Times of India -  The blackbuck population has gone down mainly because of large scale conversion of their habitats into agriculture fields and poaching, the study adds.... read more
[07 Jan 2013] 

Habitat loss threatens Bengal bears
Times of India -  The National Bear Action Plan, released by the Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday, has sounded an alarm on shrinking bear habitat in Bengal.... read more
[29 Nov 2012] 

Robbed of habitat, snakes seek out urban dwellings
Times of India -  Snakes on a plane are passe, its snakes in the house here with the now homeless reptiles crawling into denizens' homes for shelter. While many people ... read more
[05 Nov 2012] 

Photos: camera traps capture wildlife bonanza in Borneo forest corridor
Mongabay.com -  Camera traps placed in a corridor connecting two forest fragments have revealed (in stunning visuals) the importance of such linkages for Borneo's imp... read more
[11 Sep 2012] 

Lebanon's cedar trees threatened by climate change
Guardian (London) -  The Lebanese emblem is at risk as global warming causes shorter winters and more outbreaks of damaging insects... read more
[07 Sep 2012] 

Tigers take the night shift to coexist with people
Terra Daily -  Tigers don't have a reputation for being accommodating, but a new study indicates that the feared and revered carnivores in and around a wo... read more
[05 Sep 2012] 

500 artificial ponds to be filled up for thirsty lions in Gir National Park
Times of India -  Junagadh district has received only 10 per cent of the rain it normally gets, forcing the forest department to put in place its contingency plan to en... read more
[17 Aug 2012]