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    Animals and wildlife

    Nepal’s Snow Leopard Comes to Town – Is it Climate Change or is it the Smugglers….

    A week after its rescue, officials are still searching for the reason – did the snow leopard stray into the warm plains of the...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Nepal’s Wild Tiger Population Triples Over 12 Years

    The Nepal government announced that the nation’s tiger population had increased from the baseline established in 2009 – an increase of over 190 per...
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    Animals and wildlife

    For Two Years, Hundreds of Turtles at Varanasi Breeding Centre are Surviving Without Funds

    The turtle breeding centre at Sarnath in Varanasi has not received funds for the last two years, because of a decision to move the...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Custodial deaths – 70 Falcons Die During the Course of a Protracted Trial in a Karachi Courts

    70 of 75 falcons seized by the customs department of Pakistan and retained in the State’s custody by an order of the court in...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Counting India’s wolves, one howl at a time

    India’s unique wolf population and the grasslands on which they live are under increasing pressure due to compensatory plantations and development schemes. Counting the...
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    Animals and wildlife

    A million species endangered risk the web of life 

    Illegal wildlife trade continues to pose a real danger to biodiversity, ecosystems and human health, as a number of emerging diseases stem from animal...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Pet trade driving disappearance of India’s most beautiful tortoise

    Despite a ban on international sales, persistent smuggling of the threatened Indian star tortoise flags gaps in global wildlife trade controls. By Rebecca L Root Stuffed...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Citizen science can help track illegal wildlife trade in the Himalayas

    Citizen reporting tools can provide crucial data on the status of species and track illegal wildlife trade. There are several such citizen apps, some...
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    Alt Urban Global Summit Kicks Off in Delhi

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    Myanmar Human Rights Crisis Deepens as Aid Collapses, Attacks Intensify

    Since the military coup in February 2021, nearly 6,800 civilians have been killed and over 22,000 remain arbitrarily detained, he said. Humanitarian needs have soared, with nearly 22 million people in need of assistance and more than 3.5 million displaced by conflict.
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