God’s Own Country has launched a new campaign – the ‘GOD Trees’ and it might do a lot of good for endangered species. Growing Our Dying (GOD) Trees campaign has been planned by the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) where they plan to plant and protect a hundred of endangered and threatened trees in the […]
How Can We Help Endangered Species?
11 years old Maitreyi from Cochin, India asks us, How can we help endangered species? Every year, many species get listed as endangered. This means those animals or plants are in danger of getting extinct either because their population has become dangerously low due to various reasons or because their habitat is getting destroyed making […]
183 Plants, 40 Animals Endangered in Karnataka State
The Forest Department of Karnataka declared 183 plants, including 81 medicinal, as endangered, rare and vulnerable. The department also listed names of 40 animals that were endangered in the state. As per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the forest department has named 40 animals who are in the brink of extinction in […]