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Feb 25,2020 Dolphin population is fast dwindling in the water bodies of Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary and its nearby areas within Bhitarkanika National Park here. Pivotal Points: Odisha’s recent annual census of dolphins shows their population declining from 469 in 2018 to 259 this year. The census was carried out by the state’s forest and environment […]
Read MoreFeb 21,2020 A Swedish foundation has announced the launch of two awards of a million dollars each to reward sustainable food solutions. This is to revolutionise the food system to preserve the planet. Key Points: Sweden has created two new prizes named ‘Food Planet Prizes’, to be awarded for solutions to feed billions of people, […]
Read MoreFeb 21, 2020 70 years after the Cheetah became extinct a proposal has come up at the 13th Conference of Parties (CoP) to United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) in Gandhinagar on February 18, 2020 Some Facts: On January 28, the Supreme Court cleared the way […]
Read MoreFeb 20,2020 Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to conservation action for the first time at CMS COP13.There have been spearheading efforts to use the knowledge to better protect the endangered wildlife. Highlights: Two proposals one each for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Sperm Whale and the nut-cracking […]
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