Lake ecology turns turtle
Bangalore Mirror
Chapter 14 – Promoting coexistence through improved understanding of human perceptions, attitudes, and behavior toward snow leopards
Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi, Shruti Suresh , Juliette Young , Saloni Bhatia , Charudutt Mishra Snow Leopards (Second Edition) | November 8, 2023 Research on perceptions, attitudes, and behavior toward snow leopards has primarily been triggered by the prevalence of the livestock predation behavior of snow leopards and retaliatory persecution by livestock herders. Several conservation interventions […]
The hidden danger
Priyanka Jamwal Bangalore Mirror | Novermber 6, 2023 The latest study regarding the detection of high levels of heavy metals in the vegetables sold in the supermarkets across Bengaluru has generated a sense of apprehension among the urban population. This study was conducted by Environmental Management Policy & Research Institute (EMPRI), a reputed state agency […]
Greening India ≠ Green India: Let wastelands be
Abi Tamim Vanak, Sanjana Nair National Herald | November 6, 2023 In 2019, the ministry of rural development published the latest edition of the Wasteland Atlas of India, which categorised approximately 17 per cent of India’s terrain as wastelands, that is, the land that appears barren or degraded. According to the ministry, these are areas […]
The Wild & Women
Deccan Herald
New snail species discovered in Arunachal cave
East Mojo
Opening the floodgates for invasion—modelling the distribution dynamics of invasive alien fishes in India
Nobin Raja, Aravind N.A., G. Ravikanth Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | November 3, 2023 Invasive alien species have become the second major threat to biodiversity affecting all three major ecosystems (terrestrial, marine, and freshwater). Increasing drivers such as habitat destruction, expanding horticulture and aquaculture industries, and global pet and food trade have created pathways for […]
Community-conserved areas in India:opportunities and challenges
Dr Sushil Saigal, Dr Aditya Gangadharan, Ms Sunpreet Kaur, Dr Shaleen Singhal ICASS Policy Brief Community-conserved areas (CCAs)1 are sites that are voluntarily conserved by local communities for a diversity of reasons including their biodiversity values, cultural significance, and ecosystem services. They may include natural or anthropogenic ecosystems and their management may be determined by […]
A new species of the genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the higher elevations of Tamil Nadu, India
Amit Sayyed, Samson Kirubakaran, Rahul Khot, Thanigaivel A, Satheeshkumar M, Ayaan Sayyed, Masum Sayyed, Jayaditya Purkayastha, Shubhankar Deshpande and Shauri Sulakhe Asian Journal of Conservation Biology | November 1, 2023 In this study, we present the description of a previously undocumented species of Cnemaspis found in the region of Tamil Nadu, India. Molecular analysis of […]
How An Animal Rescue Tool Helped Control Rabies In An Indian City
Asian Scientist
