The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest last year, down 36 per cent from 2024, said researchers from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland. “A drop of this scale in a single year is encouraging – it shows what decisive...
Two tiger cubs were taken into captivity, one after the other, after they were believed to have been abandoned by their mother
The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.
S. Bharathidasan, secretary of Arulagam, says insulated cables or protective casing on overhead wires must be installed to prevent the deaths of the nocturnal primates
Participating in a review meet on Haritha Andhra Pradesh Mission, Collector assures focus will be on improving roads, essential facilities, and creating visitor-friendly arrangements that do not disturb the natural setting
From Bengaluru’s urban forests to the Northeast’s biodiversity hotspots, enthusiasts and experts are turning butterfly-watching into a powerful gateway to ecology, education, and sustainable travel
How Damodaran Mukkam, a former landscaper, planted a bamboo forest on the banks of the Iruvazhanji river
"Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.
Releasing the 2025 Groundwater Assessment Report here on Wednesday, Karnataka Minister Boseraju says gains had been made owing to good rainfall, policy interventions, and large-scale water conservation initiatives implemented over the past two years