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17 Oct 2022

Wildlife in 'grave danger', biodiversity declined by 69% since 1970, warns WWF

Freshwater species populations have plunged by 83% on average since 1970 that accounts for the largest fall of any species group as per the Living Planet Report 2022.

12 Jun 2019

You're consuming plastic equivalent to one credit card every week: Study

The study, commissioned by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), suggests that people are consuming about 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic every week -- amounting to about 21 grams a month, just over 250 grams a year.

01 Mar 2018

Only 13% of world's tiger conservation areas meet global standards: Report

Tigers are one of the most poached and most hunted animals in the world, which has led their population to be listed as 'endangered species'.

Arunachal Pradesh

09 Dec 2017

How many snow leopards in Arunachal? MP asks govt for survey

Arunachal Pradesh Lok Sabha MP Ninong Ering has requested Union Forest Minister Harshvardhan for a survey in the state to find the number of snow leopards in the state.

02 Nov 2017

Sordid business of illegal wildlife trade blooming, warns WWF

It is believed that Pangolins are the most illegally traded animals for their scales, which are used to treat asthma, rheumatism and arthritis.

08 Sep 2017

Tigers to roar again in Kazakhstan after 70 years

According to the project which is being supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the animals will be reintroduced in the Ili-Balkhash region.

24 Aug 2017

Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining

The Brazilian government has abolished a vast national reserve in the Amazon rainforest to open up the area to mining despite strong opposition from environmental activists, the media reported on Thursday.

World Wildlife Fund

24 Nov 2016

Asian transport projects may endanger tiger conservation efforts, warns WWF

The WWF has warned that a massive infrastructure boom in the days to come may thwart years of efforts made in protecting the big cats in Asia.

19 Oct 2016

Australia makes way for turtles to lay eggs; cleans up oil spill

The "oil patties" were discovered by rangers on Monday afternoon.

17 Oct 2016

Jia Jia - World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies at 38

Jia Jia, whose name meant "good", was a gift from the Chinese government to Hong Kong in 1999, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the former British colony's handover to the mainland.

08 Jun 2016

Vaquita population drops to 60; scientists ponder captive breeding!

However, as per the scientists, this procedure would be highly risky and is probably a desperate effort to save the porpoise population.

World Wildlife Fund

17 May 2016

Ban fishing to save world`s smallest porpoise: WWF

Mexico`s environment ministry did not respond to requests for comment.

06 Apr 2016

Cambodia wants India-style Project Tiger

The last tiger was seen on camera trap in the Mondulkiri Protected Forest in 2007, Xinhua news agency quoted World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as saying.

19 Mar 2016

Delhi to join world in observing Earth Hour today

As part of efforts to spread the message of energy conservation, New Delhi will join a billion people in over six cities across the globe to observe the Earth Hour today.

29 Nov 2015

Thousands march in Madrid against climate change

Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of the Spanish capital city of Madrid at lunchtime on Sunday as they formed part of the worldwide Global March for Climate.

25 Oct 2015

WWE calls for urgent action to protect snow leopards

With only 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild and 500 of them in India, a new report has urged countries to take urgent action in the wake of climate change to save the endangered species and conserve its "fragile" mountain habitats.

Eastern Himalayas

11 Oct 2015

Only 25 percent of original habitats have survived in East Himalayas: WWF

Only 25 per cent of the original habitats in the eastern Himalayas remain intact and hundreds of species in the region face threat to their existence from unbridled developmental activities and climate change, a new study has said.

Eastern Himalayas

06 Oct 2015

Sneezing monkey, walking fish among 200 new species discovered in Himalayas

A ‘sneezing’ monkey are among more than two hundred new species discovered in Eastern Himalayas.

Alpine glaciers

26 Sep 2015

Italy's glaciers retreated by 40 percent: WWF

Alpine glaciers in Italy have lost an estimated 40 percent of their area over the last three decades, a recent report released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has said.

21 Sep 2015

Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images

The bland and barren coaches of passenger trains may soon have exciting images of tigers, cranes, trees and other wildlife painted on them.

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