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How Much Plastic Does It Take to Kill a Turtle? Typically, Just 14 Pieces

Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Ann Townsend and Qamar Schuyler 18/09/2018

If we can estimate how much plastic it takes...

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How Naming Poison Frogs Helps Fight Their Illegal Trade

Jose Andres and Andres Posso-Terranova 15/09/2018

Drawing the boundaries for separate species is ambiguous but...

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Bats Could Guide Humans to Clean Drinking Water in Places Where It’s Scarce

Theresa Laverty 06/05/2018

Scientists often use animals and plants as indicators to...

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‘Beloved but Ignored’ Is a Limited View of How Charismatic Species Survive

T.V. Padma 15/04/2018

Some scientists question the validity of this study whose...

Rhinos and buffalos take shelter at a high land in the flooded Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Credit: PTI

Parts of Kaziranga Still Under Water, Over 300 Animals Dead

The Wire Staff 22/08/2017

The floods have also damaged the infrastructure at the...

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Dogs Are Turning Hunters, Wreaking Havoc On India’s Livestock, Wildlife

Sandhya Sekar 27/05/2017

“They are everywhere, in protected areas, in buffer zones,...

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Not Just Tigers, Our Leopards Are in Trouble As Well – and We’re Ignoring Them

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/05/2016

The animals have altogether disappeared from 63% of the...