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PETA representative Neha said, "Our aim is to spread awareness among the people about how their demand for eggs and meat is forcing the clearing of forest land." (Photo: ANI)

PETA bats for vegan eating on World Forest Day

Members of PETA painted their bodies as different animals, such as tiger, zebra and giraffe and took out a march in New Delhi.

21 Mar 2018 11:56 AM

The rhino had been part of an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction after decades of decimation by poachers, with the help of the two surviving females. (Photo: AP)

World's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies

Statement from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya said 45-year-old rhino was euthanized on Monday after his condition "worsened significantly."

20 Mar 2018 2:24 PM

A list prepared by UNESCO has also mentioned about the 42 languages or dialects in India which are endangered (Photo: Pixabay)

Officials say more than 40 languages in India may face extinction

There are around 42 languages which are spoken by less than 10,000 people.

18 Feb 2018 8:18 PM

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and other institutions said the original population of the gentle ginger-haired great apes is larger than previously estimated but so is the rate of decline. (Photo:AP)

Orangutan population plunging at alarming rate in Indonesia

Finding is in line with International Union for Conservation of Nature's 2016 designation of Borneo's orangutans as critically endangered.

16 Feb 2018 10:54 AM

Researchers found that the need for adaptation is greatest in the US, parts of India and Africa, Indonesia, and in central Europe.

Global warming will put millions more at flood risk in next two decades

Researchers say fluvial floods are among the most common and devastating natural disasters nowadays.

13 Jan 2018 12:51 PM

Scientists are trying to develop IVF techniques that might keep their species alive. (Photo: Twitter/ DanielSchneider)

Photo of only male white rhino goes viral

The picture got over 40 thousand likes and 40 thousand retweets on Twitter.

09 Nov 2017 6:11 PM

Metal carried by dinosaur-killing asteroid could kill cancer cells, cure disease

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies.

06 Nov 2017 4:20 PM

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur-killing asteroid cooled Earth more than thought

The research makes a more refined estimate of how much sulphur and carbon dioxide gas were ejected into Earths atmosphere after the event.

01 Nov 2017 5:35 PM

The new work instead takes a broader view, assessing many common species which are losing populations all over the world as their ranges shrink, but remain present elsewhere.

Earth facing sixth mass extinction: study

The sixth mass extinction in Earth's history is already underway and is more severe than previously thought.

11 Jul 2017 3:41 PM

Hen harrier faces extinction in UK

Raptor population dwindling due to poaching and loss of habitat

29 Jun 2017 4:53 PM

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