NewsRack: indiatogether/Environment/Biodiversity/Species-Loss

Mini-hydro projects still a major threat to Western Ghats - Hindu: Home

Divya Gandhi — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Project planned in Puttur taluk could submerge over 1,800 ha

Ignore biodiversity management at your own peril - Hindu: Home

Prakash Nelliyat — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The United Nations designated May 22 as the “International Day for Biological Diversity,” to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. “Water and Biodiversity” is this year’s the...

Rare bearcat found in Assam - New Kerala: India News

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Guwahati, May 22 : A bearcat, a rare species of climbing mammal, was captured in Assam's Nagaon district and shifted to a rehabilitation centre, officials said Wednesday.

Restricting caloric intake delays nerve cell loss in mice - New Kerala: India News

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Washington, May 22 : Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction delays the loss of brain cells and preserves cognitive function in mice, a new study has found.

14 closely related crocodiles existed around 5mn years ago - New Kerala: India News

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Washington, May 22 : An international team of scientists have revealed that a total of 14 different crocodile species existed and at least seven of them occupied the same area at the same time about five million years ago.

Need to prevent erosion, enhance ground water - Financial Chronicle

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In life and in death, rivers are an integral part of the human story. Mankind has thrived and civilizations have prospered around them for centuries on end. Be it the Nile or the Ganges, their holy water is said to have blessed many a soul. Besides us humans, there are many other inhabitants for whom the river is a source of shelter, food and conducive habitat. Like some egg-laying species such as fish, crocodiles, birds and amphibians. An egg being most vulnerable stage in their life cycle, these creatures prefer to lay them around or in the river. Many factors control the growth of these species, they may be natural which are uncontrollable and man-made which we can work on. One such man-made disturbance--- dams and reservoirs--- control the water regime of the river and in turn govern its ecology. In a developing nation with a mammoth population, our policymakers have designed a mega river-linking project to secure drinking and irrigation water for our needs. The National River Linking ...

Rare bearcat found in Assam - Zee News : Science and Technology

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A bearcat, a rare species of climbing mammal, was captured in Assam`s Nagaon district and shifted to a rehabilitation centre, officials said Wednesday.

Questions India needs to ask on world biodiversity day - Rediff: News

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India is the chair of Convention on Biological Diversity till 2014. India has the chance to lead the world with setting high standards on biodiversity protection within India and with operations outside. We should also shift our energy paradigm slowly away from dirty destructive practice of coal mining into cleaner sources of energy, says Nandikesh Sivalingam.

For a chirpy city - newindianexpress.com

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A survey by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has reported that Andhra Pradesh has lost 80 percent of its sparrow population.

Open space shrinking, city gasps for breath - TOI: Calcutta Times

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Open space shrinking, city gasps for breath

Threat of foreign invasion - Goa News, News of Goa - Times of India

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Threat of foreign invasion

Climate change after cosmic impact may have wiped out wooly mammoths - New Kerala: Andhra Pradesh

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Washington, May 21 : A new research has found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age, which resulted in a climate change that forced many species, including wooly mammoths, to die.

Tigers 'lacking variety' in mates - BBC: Science

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India's tigers face extinction due to a collapse in the variety of their mating partners, say Cardiff University researchers.

Most distinct species mapped - BBC: Front Page

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

For the first time scientists have developed a map that shows the world's most unique and endangered species.

All dead, no vultures fly in Andhra now! - newindianexpress.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Species on the brink of fading away - Deccan Herald - Supplements

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Species on the brink of fading away

Rapid climate change led to decline of ice age trees - Zee News : Science and Technology

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Short, sharp fluctuations in the Earth`s climate throughout the last ice age may have stopped trees from establishing themselves in Europe and northern Asia, a new study has found.

Rapid climate change led to decline of ice age trees - Latest News

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Short, sharp fluctuations in the Earth's climate throughout the last ice age may have stopped trees from establishing themselves in Europe and northern Asia, a new study has found. Scientists say warm spells were so brief that trees were unable to ...

Encroachment of Bangalore’s lakes continues unabated - Citizen Matters

Priyanka Nadgir — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Though many lakes in Bangalore are dying a slow death, nothing much has been done concretely to stop the mindless encroachment. Kadugodi lake is the latest on the list.

One more lake in Bangalore seems to be nearing extinction. Kadugodi lake in Whitefield is the victim. And the encroachers belong to water mafia.

The catchment area of this beautiful lake is being encroached upon by local politicians. They supply water to Whitefield apartments. The water is extracted from the lake and supplied to the apartments at Rs 2,000 per tanker.

As if this is not enough, a new compound and buildings are coming up on the lake bed and catchment area. A few concerned citizens of this area have been trying to bring some limelight on the…

State gives Rs 3lakh each for 2 bat conservation projects - TOI: Mumbai

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

State gives Rs 3lakh each for 2 bat conservation projects

Govt plans to import African cheetah - TOI: All Headlines

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Govt plans to import African cheetah

Indian tigers face threat `due to lack of genetic diversity` - Zee News : Science and Technology

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India`s tigers are facing extinction owing to a collapse in the variety of their mating partners and the resultant lack of genetic diversity, according to a first-of-its-kind research.

Indian tigers face threat 'due to lack of genetic diversity' - Latest News

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India's tigers are facing extinction owing to a collapse in the variety of their mating partners and the resultant lack of genetic diversity, according to a first-of-its-kind research. India is home to around 60 per cent of the world's wild tigers, ...

Indian tigers face threat due to lack of genetic diversity - HBL: Home

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

India’s tigers are facing extinction owing to a collapse in the variety of their mating partners and the resultant lack of genetic diversity, according to a first-of-its-kind research.India...

Cheetah back in India? Yes, if govt has its way - Zee News : Science and Technology

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The Indian government is planning to petition the Supreme Court to allow the import of African cheetah that became extinct 60 years ago.