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Extinction
Extinction‘Landmark initiative’ as Bangladesh first to ban vulture-toxic drugs
Ornithologists said this is a landmark initiative to save the small remaining population of Asia’s globally threatened vultures -- an example for others like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Cambodia to ...
Rare firethroat bird
Tanguar Haor has always been in the news because of various migratory birds. It is the favourite location of bird-watchers in winter.
Newly discovered primate in Myanmar ‘already facing extinction’
In a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central Myanmar with a mask-like face framed by a shock of unruly grey hair
Endangered masked finfoot of the Sundarbans
The masked finfoot, a rare bird on the brink of extinction, can be found in the Sundarbans. A sancturary in the forest could help in the bird's breeding and survival.
Wildlife population declined by 68pc since 1970: WWF
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds' decline in less than half a century. This has contributed to environmental degradation, ...
Five new fish species found in Sundarbans
Five new species of fish have been found in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Among them, one was discovered for the first time in the world. This discovery has brought the number of fish species in the ...
'Half-a-million insect species face extinction'
Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to ...
Australia's platypus faces extinction for climate change: Researchers
Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction, scientists warned in a study published Monday.The river-dwelling animal ...
What triggered extinction of Ice Age animals
Archaeologists have found new evidence that an extraterrestrial body crashed to Earth almost 13,000 years ago that caused the extinction of many large animals and a probable population decline in ...
Global Extinction Rebellion protests begin in Australia
Extinction Rebellion activists began gathering in cities across Australia and New Zealand on Monday to kick off a fortnight of global civil disobedience demanding governments take urgent action on ...
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