Endangered Species
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8 endangered species of India fighting for survival
India | Jul 03, 2025, 10:08 PM ISTSafeguarding India’s endangered species demands a comprehensive approach that combines firm political commitment, robust conservation efforts, active community involvement, and greater public awareness.
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More sharks, rays threatened with extinction, says report
World | Sep 04, 2021, 09:30 PM ISTThe Komodo dragon is now listed as endangered, notably because of rising sea levels and rising temperatures in its Indonesian habitat. Ebonies and rosewoods threatened by logging were among trees put on the list for the first time this year.
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Conservationists satellite track red pandas in Nepal
World | Jun 13, 2020, 02:09 PM ISTConservationists are satellite tracking red pandas in the mountains of Nepal to find out more about the factors that are driving them towards extinction
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Video shows tribals in Tripura slaughtering endangered python for meat; probe on
India | Feb 11, 2020, 12:49 PM ISTA video clip of endangered pythons being slaughtered for its meat at a tribal hamlet in north Tripura district has gone viral on social media, prompting the forest department to order a probe into the incident.
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Meghalaya: School-dropouts turn to wildlife conservation
India | Jun 25, 2018, 12:04 PM ISTArmed with a loaned camera, the two are also taking pictures of birds found in the forests for documentation of the winged species in the Hima Malaisohmat area.
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Botanic gardens contain one-third of all known plant species, safeguarding the most threatened
Sep 26, 2017, 10:07 AM ISTA recent study has revealed that the botanic gardens across the world contain at least 30 per cent of all known plant species, including 41 per cent those which have been classified as “threatened”
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Rhino Subspecies Vanishing From The Wild
World | Nov 10, 2011, 08:06 PM ISTGeneva, Nov 10: The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday.The International Union