The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that land-use changes and unplanned infrastructure threaten Kaziranga National Park's long-term ecology. The IUCN's 2025 Conservation Outlook, finalised on October 11, 2025,…
India is home to roughly 135 bat species, about 10% of global diversity, of which around 16 are endemic. Bats provide critical ecosystem services by controlling insect pests, pollinating flowers, dispersing seeds,…
The western hoolock gibbon, India's only ape species, is endangered with an estimated 90% of its global population lost in the past 30 years. Around 3,000 western hoolock gibbons are believed to…
A new scientific assessment in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has estimated a minimum of 55 greater hog badgers across 1,100 sq km of surveyed area, the first baseline for…
A first-of-its-kind guide to managing grasslands and open natural ecosystems was launched on Thursday at the UNCCD COP17 in Riyadh. The guide was produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature…
Commercial whaling killed an estimated 350,000 blue whales and 725,000 fin whales during the 20th century. More than 40 years after the practice ended, both species are slowly returning to the southeast…
Czech conservationists are leading targeted eradication efforts against newly discovered populations of self-cloning marbled crayfish in Moravia. The species reproduces through parthenogenesis, meaning a single female can produce genetically identical offspring without…
A new study in the journal Science finds that invasive alien species cause more severe environmental impacts in the Global South, including India, than in wealthy countries. Researchers used the IUCN's EICAT…
