Local fishes face extinction in Netrakona
NETRAKONA : Many native species of fish are on the verge of extinction in the natural water bodies of the district due to various reasons including adverse impact of climate change, reports BSS. Once
View ArticleDrop in Western Ghats' bat species: Study
Researchers studying bat species in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra have found that the populations of most species have declined significantly over a decade. "There has been a massive decline in the...
View ArticleAustralian marsupials undergo sudden decline
A recent study has found that Australian marsupials such as tree possums, bandicoots and quolls are suffering a sudden decline, placing them at risk of extinction in Australia. Several of Australia's
View ArticleNew frog species shatter gender stereotypes
BANGALORE: Male parenting may be recent in humankind. But male members taking care of their brood is not new to the animal kingdom. The members of a newly discovered frog species plaster the eggs with
View ArticleWorld On Brink Of Sixth Great Extinction, Species Disappearing Faster Than...
Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene, and the world is on the brink of a sixth great extinction, a new study...
View Article70 species of dragonflies spotted in Western Ghats
Researchers from the biodiversity department of Abasaheb Garware College have recorded the presence of 70 species of dragonflies in northern part of Western Ghats during a project funded by the Indian
View ArticleU.S. effort to protect bald eagle suffers legal setback
The bald eagle may no longer be at risk of extinction, but the U.S. effort to protect the national bird became harder on Wednesday. A federal appeals court revived a religion-based challenge to a U.S.
View ArticleSpecies Extinction Rates 1,000 Times Higher Than in Pre-Human Period, Says Study
Species extinctions are about 1,000 times more frequent now than in the 60 million years before humans came along. From 0.1 extinctions per million species per year in the pre-human era to 100 extinctions
View ArticleCity scientists find new frog species near Amboli
A new species of leaping frog has been discovered in the northern part of the Western Ghats region near Amboli. Christened the `Amboli Leaping Frog' or the Indirana Chiravasi, the new species inhabits
View ArticleButterfly survey in PTR throws many surprises
246 SPECIES, INCLUDING RARE BABY FIRE RING, SPOTTED The recent butterfly survey carried out by volunteers in Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Kerala has thrown up several surprises. Of 32 species endemic
View ArticlePreventing species extinctions resulting from climate change
Recent studies show that current IUCN Red List assessment methods can identify species vulnerable to extinction because of climate change. But species must be assessed more completely and more regularly,
View ArticleScientists Discover Extinction Risk for 20 to 25 Percent of Marine Species
It turns out that our world's seas are quickly becoming ecosystems where species are at risk for extinction. Scientists have discovered that 20 to 25 percent of species in our oceans are now threatened
View ArticleHabitat Loss Threatens the World's Large Wild Cats
Cats that live in the wild may be in danger. Scientists have found that almost half of the 36 species of felids that live in the wild in the world are at risk. However, a lack of studies regarding their
View ArticleSwift parrot rapidly winging towards extinction
The swift parrot, Australia's fastest nectar-eater, is suffering such a catastrophic population decline that conservationist biologists are pushing for the brightly-coloured bird to be urgently listed
View ArticleClimate change may push a sixth of species to extinction, with Australia a focus
Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to a US study published on Thursday. Species in
View ArticleBrown tree frog long-thought extinct rediscovered in East Gippsland
Rena Gaborov was looking for gliders during a night-time survey in the East Gippsland forest near Bonang when she first heard the call. It stopped her in her tracks. Having devoted years to searching
View ArticleIndian giant fish yet to be named is on brink of extinction
One of the world's iconic freshwater fish, the giant humpback Mahseer found in India, is on the brink of extinction, thanks to a conservation programme that has backfired, according to scientists. In
View ArticleThe name's bondi, Plagiodontia aedium bondi: Newly-discovered cat-sized...
Ian Fleming’s famous fictional spy is renowned for being a bit of a love rat. But now a real rodent has been discovered on the island of Hispaniola and it has been named James Bond's hutia - or...
View ArticleGeographic range size and extinction risk assessment in nomadic species
Geographic range size is often conceptualized as a fixed attribute of a species and treated as such for the purposes of quantification of extinction risk; species occupying smaller geographic ranges are
View ArticleNew approaches narrow global species estimates for beetles, insects, and...
Many suggest we are approaching a sixth mass extinction event, and yet estimates of how many species exist, and thus how many might become extinct, vary by as much as an order of magnitude. There are few
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