Illegal trading, political powers, poorly defined restrictions have robbed the planet of most of its wealth, leaving nearly no region pristine – be it forest, poles or thousands of miles under the darkness of the seas.
Then why be surprised by the.
In a unanimous decision of its 171 members, CITES has not permitted China to lift ban on tiger trade. The U.N. wildlife conference strongly urged China on Wednesday not to lift the 1993 ban on domestic trade in tiger parts amid fears that any sales…
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Tibet is set to protect its Himalayan heritage and natural splendor. The Government of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is planning to ban the mining of gold, mercury, arsenic and peat to save its forest and natural environment.
Mining of mercury…
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Hunting for Earth’s earliest life, scientists have explored rocks and sand sediments and sea beds, but not much of ‘lava’-be it on land or under the oceans.
But, the glassy surfaces of ancient undersea lava seem to be huge resources to provide…
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After the recent find that the terrifying tyrannosaur was actually ‘slowpokes’, here comes another discovery to pamper your imagination of a dinosaur chasing at a lightning speed. But, it is not among those huge giants, but a small, agile…
Most complete-ever ‘late Triassic’ agile, plant-eating dinosaur found Read More »
What is a disaster for one perhaps is a blessing for other. It is an established and uncontradicted theory that ‘impact of meteor’ has wiped out dinosaurs from the earth’s surface, which dominated the terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million…
‘Meteor impact’ led 162 Caribbean frog species to spread! Read More »
White rhinos are at the brink of extinction and on June 6 their number went down when the remaining two white rhinos, in Zambia were attacked by poachers. The night operation killed one and injured the other at the Mosi-Oa-Tunya national park in…
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With global warming afflicting the world with all its possible burns, it is also expected to increase the size and numbers of wildfires annually, which is already considerably manifested in many regions. And, this in turn, is sure to increase the…
Logging dead trees and replanting can make future forest fires worse: Study Read More »
Outdoor air pollution kills 3 million people worldwide each year! According to the World Health Organization, with these numbers of people falling victim to vehicles and industrial emissions, 1.6 million people are killed by indoor pollution too, by..
Pakistan: Air pollution kills 22,000 people annually Read More »
The already endangered tigers are under severe threat of being eliminated. The danger comes in the wake of Chinese government’s decision to lift the ban on trade in tiger parts.
China declared in the Convention on International Trade..
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