Although populations of jaguar (Panthera onca) are abundant in some areas, this wild cat – the largest living today in the Americas – is threatened by illegal hunting, deforestation, and loss of wild prey. Jaguars exist in 18 countries in the Americas, from Mexico to Argentina. While the rare individual has been spotted in the US, there has not bee more....

Although populations of jaguar (Panthera onca) are abundant in some areas, this wild cat – the largest living today in the Americas – is threatened by illegal hunting, deforestation, and loss of wild prey. Jaguars exist in 18 countries in the Americas, from Mexico to Argentina. While the rare individual has been spotted in the US, there has not bee more....

New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Delhi''s air quality improved to the ''satisfactory'' category on Tuesday, the first time since September last year, due to rainfall and gusty winds, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The city recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 93 on Tuesday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered po more....

Hundreds of dead fish were found floating since the past one week at a lake in Bengaluru, sparking fear among locals who were also forced to bear the stench of rotting fish. The Mottanalluru lake in South Bengaluru saw hundreds of dead fish accumulate at the lakeside, possibly an adverse effect of chemicals, effluents and pesticides dumped into the more....

Over half of all single-use plastic waste in the world is produced by just twenty companies according to new research conducted by a consortium including the London School of Economics, Wood Mackenzie and others. The majority of research around plastic waste to date has, by and large, attempted to evaluate the impact of the waste on the natural more....

BERLIN: A report by the International Energy Agency says immediate action is needed to reshape the world's energy sector in order to meet ambitious climate goals by 2050, including ending investments in new coal mines, oil and gas wells. The Paris-based agency said in a report released Tuesday that it has determined there is a narrow but viable more....

For the past 150-200 years, the Bay of Bengal has given birth to four times more cyclones than the Arabian Sea. But this may soon change, thanks to global warming. “ For every four cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, there is one in the Arabian Sea. We have data for more than 150-200 years. When you look at this data and calculate, a ratio of 1 is to more....

Aurangabad: The state forest department has so far not issued any order related to annual wildlife census which takes place on Buddha Purnima and falls on May 26. While the census did not witness any activity last year due to outbreak of Covid-19, evoking criticism, conservationists have demanded that the crucial activity can be carried out with t more....

Carbon stored in Northern Ireland's marine and coastal environment can help play an important role in the fight against climate change. That is according to a new report by Ulster Wildlife. It found that salt marshes, sea grass and seabed sediments can store more than 30,000 tonnes of carbon a year. Many habitats performing this function a more....

A “huge” increase in the number of visits to doctors by children with asthma problems occurs after a week of raised air pollution, according to a study. The number of inhaler prescriptions also increases significantly. Dirty air is already known to increase hospital treatment for severe asthma attacks and other respiratory problems. But the new more....

ust twenty companies are responsible for producing over half of all single-use plastic waste in the world, pushing the already worsening climate crisis. The new Plastic Waste-Makers Index ranks Exxon Mobil, Dow Chemicals, and China's Sinopec as the biggest producer of plastic waste polymers, together generating 16 per cent of global waste worldwide more....

Greenland is becoming darker and warmer due to a weather pattern that is pushing fresh snowfall away from its ice sheet, a study said Monday. A reduction in the amount of fresh, light-colored snow leaves more old and dark snow exposed on the surface -- which in turn causes the ice sheet to absorb more heat and melt faster. "As snow ages, even more....