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1d ago
World Donkey Day 2024: Overtourism, feral dogs, conflict with herders & unplanned development threats for Ladakh’s kiang
Down To Earth speaks to Tsewang Namgail from the Snow Leopard Conservancy about the rare and iconic Tibetan wild ass   ..read more
Down To Earth » Wildlife-and-Biodiversity
2d ago
An elephant cow and her calf being transported from Assam to Jamnagar is once again raising several questions
The transfer, on intervention of an animal rights group, shows that illegally captured & tortured elephants will have to travel as far as Gujarat from the Northeast for lifelong care, despite large veterinary care infrastructure in the region ..read more
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2d ago
Reptiles in South Africa are under threat — but there’s good news too
Many species of threatened reptiles are inadequately conserved in formally protected areas ..read more
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6d ago
Non-human ‘doctor’: In a first, male Sumatran orangutan ‘Rakus’ recorded using medicinal plant to heal his wound
Finding shows medical wound treatment may have possibly arisen in a common ancestor shared by humans and great apes ..read more
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1w ago
‘Heavenly Horses’: Heard of the Akhal-Teke? Turkmenistan will hold a beauty contest for them today
Last year, the art of breeding the Akhal-Teke horse and the traditions of horse decoration were included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ..read more
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1w ago
North Dakota: 200 wild horses related to Custer’s Last Stand can stay in park where Teddy Roosevelt spent formative years
Herd had been considered risk earlier, with tendency to trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion and soil-related impacts ..read more
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1w ago
International Hyena Day: We must pave the way for a future where striped hyenas can thrive in Purulia’s wilderness
Habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, poaching and illegal wildlife trade have led to a steep decline in striped hyena population ..read more
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1w ago
The high and mighty Himalayas: A biodiversity hotbed facing significant challenges
The warming rate in the Himalayas is three times higher than the global average ..read more
Down To Earth » Wildlife-and-Biodiversity
1w ago
Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade
Annually, over 20,000 elephants are poached for ivory, primarily in Africa ..read more