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Iberian Lynx Conservation Status Upgraded to Vulnerable

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) changed the Iberian Lynx’s protection status from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable” on June 20. The species was once very close to going...

June 22, 2024

World’s Oldest Termite Mounds Discovered in Namaqualand

In Namaqualand, South Africa, the heuweltjies are old termite mounds that take up about 20% of the land. The southern harvester termite (Microhodotermes Viator) lives in these sandy...

June 22, 2024

Japan On High Alert as STSS Infections Surge

Japan’s health officials are on high alert because the number of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) cases has increased significantly. STSS is a serious illness that usually ends...

June 18, 2024

New Snake Eel Species Discovered in Odisha

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) at the Gopalpur regional center in Odisha have identified a new species of snake eel. This discovery was made across...

June 18, 2024

Why Reintroduce Cheetahs to Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary?

The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Madhya Pradesh, has been identified as the second potential habitat for cheetah reintroduction after Kuno National Park. This initiative is part...

June 17, 2024

Artificial Islands Forming at Pudukottai’s Kavinadu Kanmoi

A big environmental project has started at Kavinadu Kanmoi, one of the biggest irrigation tanks in Pudukottai district, Tamil Nadu. It is being run by the Pudukottai district...

June 14, 2024

Why Do Southeast Asians Consume Most Microplastics?

Researchers at Cornell University recently published a study that put Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines at the top of the list of countries in the world in terms...

June 12, 2024

New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Patagonia

In Patagonia, Southern America, a new type of dinosaur called Koleken inakayali was just found. This find helps us learn more about the group of dinosaurs called abelisaurids...

June 11, 2024

What Is the Importance of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty?

Director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), spoke on World Oceans Day, June 8, 2024, about how important it is for everyone to work...

June 10, 2024

Catla Among Top 10 Harvested Aquatic Species in 2022

The United Nations put out a very important study in June 2024 called “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024.” It said that Catla (Labeo catla) was...

June 10, 2024

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