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Rare Pygmy Right Whales at Risk Due to Sedentary Habits, Warns New Research

Over the past few decades, Skomer Island off the south coast of Wales has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in its guillemot population. Before 1930, Skomer was home to over 100,000 common guillemots. But by the end of the second world war, this number had plummeted by about 95% and continued…

Laughing owl and bush wren among five extinct birds added to list of contenders in popular annual contest

Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens living along the rivers and creeks of northern Australia, our new research has found.

Himachal Pradesh’s state bird - Western Tragopan (Tragopan-melanocephalus) has been facing existential crises, but a gradual increase in this rare species’ population at the state’s Sarahan pheasantry, the conservation breeding centre has given a glimmer of hope for its survival and growth.

Open ocean sharks are elusive and mysterious. They undertake vast journeys that span hundreds to thousands of kilometres across immense ocean basins. We know very little about the secret lives of ocean sharks, where they live and why they are there.

The Asian tiger mosquito may be considered a small but mighty coloniser. Despite only measuring around 3mm, this invasive species has managed to spread across most of mainland France in just 20 years. With global warming creating perfect conditions for its proliferation, this tiny pest risks spreading diseases like zika,…

Kerala’s tiger population has increased to 213 in 2022, from 190 in 2018, according to an estimate released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

Sharks have preyed on humans – and vice versa – for millennia. Can we rebalance our relationship with the last of the great living predators before it’s too late?

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Scientists used radiocarbon dating to study ancient worms