International Union for Conservation of Nature

Karnataka goes all out to preserve critically endangered Great Indian Bustard

The Union Ministry of Forest, alarmed by dwindling numbers of the Great Indian Bustard birds, has launched a string of…

1 year ago

IUCN chooses India to set up South Asia’s first Centre for Species Survival

The efforts to conserve wildlife in India received a further boost as the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species…

1 year ago

Why birds that dive under water are at greater risk of extinction

A new study, details of which have appeared in the biological research journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggests…

2 years ago

India gets first sanctuary for slender loris primates in Tamil Nadu

After declaring India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve at Palk Bay and topping the list of Ramsar sites with 14 wetlands,…

2 years ago

Oct 12 declared World Sloth Bear Day recognising rare Indian species

Following India’s appeal and efforts, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has declared October 12 as the World Sloth…

2 years ago