Our planet may be in the middle of the 6th extinction and some scientists are not taking any chances. To ensure that the most threatened and endangered species of the world make it to the future, a British-led project called “Frozen Ark” is preserving the DNA of all these species. “Many of these species are […]
Lack of Data Pushing Freshwater Crustaceans of Western Ghats to Extinction
A large number of freshwater shrimps and crabs in the Western Ghats are in danger of becoming extinct due to increasing human activity in their habitat and irregularities in their classification and documentation. More than 90 % of gecarcinucid crabs found in Western Ghats are endemic to the area. A study was conducted recently on […]
Another 400 Species get Red listed
The RedList of Threatened species updated twice annually by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was updated on today and sadly there are now another 400 species of plants and animals that have been marked as racing towards the tipping point.