In a fast-growing economy where most people seek lucrative jobs in business and finance, and the government views civil society with skepticism, if not hostility, Trang Nguyen stands out. Trang Nguyen has been fighting illegal wildlife trade and poaching on Vietnamese frontlines for quite some
World Gorilla Day is an annual event celebrating gorillas and empowering global communities to take action for gorilla conservation. World Gorilla Day 2021 will focus on spreading awareness about the western lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas – two sub-species of the primates that are facing
Wildlife corridors have always aided animals to move around safely from one habitat to another. In recent times, these movement corridors have become far too important, especially in a country such as India, where a vast population of diverse wildlife thrives. Wildlife predates humankind by
World’s largest living lizards, Indonesia’s Komodo dragon, also known as the Komodo monitor is listed as an endangered species by the International Union List for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The new update from the IUCN Red List also said that overfishing threatens around two
Two tiger reserves in Tamil Nadu earn the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) title, for conservation and management of tigers, as 12 other reserves in the country also bag the title. Mudumalai and Anamalai Tiger Reserves have received the global elite tag for best tiger conservation,
Rewilding has become a great way to bring back some of the endangered species across the world. In a piece of exciting news, beavers will be returning to England after 400 years under legal protection. With proposals to support a ‘cautious’ return of the semi-aquatic
The decline in pollinator populations has attracted global attention and raised concerns over the environmental impact of this decline. Scientists have prepared a Global Risk Index to determine the dangers to pollinator species and how it will affect the entire ecosystem. The new index, which
Amidst the rapidly changing climate and habitat loss, the population of White-Bellied Heron is excessively depleting, scientists have stated. This alteration is making these birds live on their own, isolated deep inside forests, further dragging this critically endangered bird towards extinction. The bird is mostly
Southwick’s Zoo welcomed a newborn giraffe named Dolly, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs around 70 kg in just two weeks. She is the largest of her species ever to be born in the history of the 300-acre, privately owned and operated, zoological park
2021 has become the record-breaking year for turtle egg collection in Mandapam Wildlife Range, Tamil Nadu. Mandapam is a panchayat town located in Ramanathapuram district, where fishing is the main occupation of residents. Despite this fact, Mandapam Wildlife Range collected 19,667 Olive Ridley eggs and