Thursday, March 31, 2016

Making remote sensing data relevant to wildlife management – A case study

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In mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ), reproduction patterns closely follow the cycles of plant growth in their habitat. Research led by Da...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The butterfly highway of North Carolina

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The numbers of Monarch butterfly have taken a dip in recent years.  Disappearance of native perennials is one of the main reasons for the ...
Monday, March 28, 2016

The sophisticated warning system of bees

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Scientists from UC,  San Diego and tropical botanical garden Chinese Academy of sciences, China, have discovered that bees use sophisticate...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Next big thing in drones-powered by hydrogen cells

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Drones powered by hydrogen cells are undergoing successful trials in UK. The fuel cells were developed by the firm Intelligent energy. A ma...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Environmentalists' appeal to Yahoo Japan

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32 environmental organizations of international repute have jointly appealed to Yahoo Japan and it's partner Softbank to put a stop to ...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

Tiger conservation- A message from Inger Andersen Director General of IUCN

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In the last hundred years, the number of tigers in the wild has plummeted by a staggering 97%. The answer to this alarming fall was 2010’s...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Effectiveness of Wildlife fencing in combination with crossing structures – An interesting study

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Effectiveness of short sections of wildlife fencing and crossing structures along highways in reducing wildlife–vehicle collisions and pro...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

A blog post inspired by efforts to conserve Vultures in Wayand Wildlife Sanctuary

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Under the dynamic leadership of Chief Conservator of Forests Shri Pramod Krishnan IFS, an intensive recovery programme for vultures has be...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Targeted gene flow as a tool for conservation

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Ella Kelly and Ben L. Phillips from School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne argues that  targeted gene flow, which involves moving ...
Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Desert cactus purifies contaminated water

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To clean contaminated water for farmed fish, drinking and other uses, scientists are now turning to mucilage or inner 'guts' o...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Achievement of the required area in Target 11of CBD should not be an end in itself but generate genuine benefits for biodiversity

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The Convention on Biological Diversity established ambitious PA targets as part of the 2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity. The avowed ta...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Drones that fly into a wildfire and send back information in real time

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Professor Andrew Bennett and his team of students from Robotics department of Olin College are at work to use drones to aid in fighting wi...
Friday, March 11, 2016

New frog species discovered in India’s rocky wastelands

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A new frog species Microhyla laterite has been discoverd in laterite habitats in and around the coastal town of Manipal, India. The frog, ...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Rediscovery of a tree species thought to be extinct in Malaysia

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Rediscovering a species thought to be extinct is indeed great news to conservationists. It was with great delight that I read about the re...
Tuesday, March 08, 2016

6th WORLD CONGRESS ON MOUNTAIN UNGULATES AND Vth INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MOUFLON -ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING WEBSITE

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Congress Website  is ready. It is up and running. Log on to    http://www.mountainungulates.gov.cy     to get all the details Announc...
Monday, March 07, 2016

Study by DR Kieron Doick establish that even small to medium green spaces in a city provide beneficial cooling effects

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DR Kieron Doick   and his team from Forestry Research UK, Studied small and medium sized parks in London to determine the optimum size, d...
Sunday, March 06, 2016

Understanding differences within species is critical to conservation efforts

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A new study led by Maria Hällfors, a doctoral student at the Finnish Museum of Natural History at the University of Helsinki, and Jessica ...
Saturday, March 05, 2016

High degree of reproductive competition trigger violent evictions of male and female banded mongooses from their family groups

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It was with great fascination that I read this paper on banded mongoose that appeared in the latest issue of Proceedings of the Royal Soci...
Friday, March 04, 2016

Be wary of energy drinks. They could trigger abnormal heart rhythm, rise in blood pressure

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A clinical  study  led by researchers from University of the Pacific and David Grant Medical Center  has come out with strong  evidence  t...
Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity in natural populations of the elephant – Importance of connectivity between spatially distinct populations- A case study of Bornean elephant population in Sabah

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Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity in natural populations of the Bornean elephant: Implications for conservation Benoit Goossen...