Latest postings by mohan Alembath
Forests are
considered to be a great source of carbon sinks. But this rosy picture is
likely to change with the global warmin ...more>>
The Ethiopiaian Sidamo Lark (Heteromirafra sidamoensis),
one of the most ancient types of larks, is in parlous state. Unles ...more>>
Professor Byron Lamont from Curtin
University of Technology Australia, and his colleagues, has come up
with some surprising findings regar ...more>>
Indonesia has long been troubled by deforestation. It has
the unenviable reputation of having the highest rate of deforestation in ...more>>
Illegal wildlife trade has always been a threat to wildlife. Here comes some alarming news for Asian elephants. Booming illegal ivory prices ...more>>
The other day I was writing about the receding rainforests.Rainforests are a treasure trove of medicinal plants and wild relatives of many o ...more>>
Tauroniro is found in rainforests in the Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Brazilian Amazon.This brings in sharp focus the need to prote ...more>>
Climate change and its after
effects is the hottest thing doing the rounds in the scientific world. Every
other day we have a conf ...more>>
The recent Smithsonian’s Symposium: “Will the
rainforests survive? New Threats and Realities in the Tropical Extinction
Cr ...more>>
The
National Trust of UK has come up with a study, which shows the impact of
climate change on UK’s wildlife. According to the t ...more>>
World Wildlife Fund has released its
annual list of some of the most threatened species of the world. The
list includes polar bears, tiger ...more>>
It is a known fact that palm oil plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia are destroying rainforests and threatening the very existence of enda ...more>>
