Endangered Species
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Tightening the ban on a cow medicine can save India’s vultures
In just over a decade, crores of vultures have died from kidney failure after feeding on cattle carcasses laced with an anti-inflammatory drug.
Nikhil Eapen
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In Tripura, the spectacled leaf monkey is facing a dire future because of rubber plantations
Scientists worry over the change in the endangered goggle-eyed primates’ food ecology.
Shatabdi Chakrabarti
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While India’s wildlife is declining, its environment ministry remains in denial
India is among nations most threatened by biodiversity loss, yet the Centre obscures data and allows exploitation of environmentally sensitive areas.
Nikhil Eapen
Trending
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Why the small turnout at Modi’s Kolkata rally should not worry the BJP
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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How I restored Bapu’s bicycle with the help of local repairmen and ingenuity
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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Illegal trade is killing off medicinal plants that are found only in Jammu and Kashmir
The Himalayas are one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots and are rich in plants found nowhere else on Earth.
Mudassir Kuloo
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Climate change is bringing snow leopards and common leopards into conflict
The elusive snow leopard has been driven to lower altitudes, where it is meeting the common leopard.
Varsha Singh
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The great Indian bustard used to breed in two places. Karnataka might have made it one
The ‘critically endangered’ bird has not been sighted in Ballari. Conservationists blame the Karnataka Wildlife Department.
Seema Sharma
Video
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Watch: Farmers’ protests are celebrating women’s day with massive rallies and women speakers
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Watch: Pope Francis visits Qaraqosh, a Christian-majority city in Iraq
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Watch: Comedian recreates every member of film cast and crew with a surprise ‘Tom Cruise’ cameo
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‘My child’s skin colour was discussed’: Watch snippets of Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah
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Watch: On Women’s Day, the police is asking people to report cases of domestic violence
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Mumbai: Carcass of endangered whale shark found at Sassoon Dock, probe ordered
Whale sharks are also a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act.
Scroll Staff
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Centre undertakes project worth Rs 33 crore to save the Great Indian Bustard
However, the government does not recognise noise pollution as a cause of danger to the bird.
Scroll Staff
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In Meghalaya, tribal communities join hands to ensure that the hoolock gibbon’s song stays alive
Increasing human pressure is gnawing away at the forest, endangering the hooleng, as the species is called in Khasi.
Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya
The Reel
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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‘Thunder Force’ trailer: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play unlikely superheroes
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Jean-Luc Godard: ‘Today’s cinema only thinks action and not silence’
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Sahir Ludhianvi at 100: Why the poet and film lyricist was the original ‘Angry Young Man’
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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As last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies, scientists race to save the species
A concerted effort is being made to capture as many of the remaining wild rhino as possible, and breed them in captivity.
Jason Gilchrist, the Conversation
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As global smuggling networks flourish, Indian turtles disappear from traditional habitats
Rare species are being poached for meat and being smuggled across Asia for use in traditional medicine.
Juhi Chaudhary
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Taking wing: A small bird sanctuary hopes to revive the avian population of Manipur’s Loktak Lake
The upcoming bird sanctuary at Thinungei village is reportedly Manipur’s first.
Sahana Ghosh
The Field
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India vs England: Test series defeat is going to hurt for a while, says coach Chris Silverwood
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NBA: Giannis wins MVP as Team LeBron dominates 2021 All-Star Game against Team Durant
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Cricket: ICC tournaments for women to have more teams from 2026
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Watch: Stephen Curry nails his last shot to win NBA All-Star 3-point contest
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First ODI: India’s big loss to South Africa was nothing but their search for a lost rhythm