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As a society we persecuted wolves, then we protected them. What’s next?
The vital role wolves play in the ecosystem is clear, and scientists generally agree that wolf reintroduction is an important goal. Controversy is not easily avoided. Wolves are…

This was done after Caspian Sea states agreed to limit catches of the fish from which it is taken. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, known as Cites have allowed Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Russia permission to export…

Waters of the Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf are used by boats as well as whales. While one just speeds across the waters to reach its destination the other becomes a victim of a hit and run situation.

As soon as these massive mammals come into…

Peru government has received fierce criticism from Environmental and human rights group for its decision to auction off large tracts of the Amazon to oil and gas companies. The have argued that the Peruvian government has been ceaselessly opening.

Policy makers will now need to take climate change more seriously!! Global warming triggered by human activities is happening at a faster pace than was perceived, implying more economical and environmental devastation.

This alarm has been raised..

China is the world’s top fishing nation and has vast resources available. It is the largest fishery producer in the world and has the largest number of fishing boats. Controlling the state of Yangtze River and protection of marine resources…

It is expected that global warming over the years would affect the water supplies around the world. Realizing this, researchers have gone ahead and created drought resistant varieties crops which will require minimum quantity of water. Researchers are..

Use of palm oil as a bio-fuel was initiated with many good reasons but all smashed up sooner than expected. Early and rapid adoption of sustainable energy made energy companies so enthusiastic that they designed generators that ran exclusively on…

Do you know that mountain glaciers are typically only tens of meters thick, which are shrinking with an average speed of 60-70cm every year?

More worryingly is the fact that the melting-pace of these glacier was reported three times higher in 2005..

‘Think globally, act globally’, this is the call that has come from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) scientists to the people living all round the world. Climate experts urged that it’s high time that we have to acknowledge our…