121 breeding tigers in Nepal spells new ray of hope for the species

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has warned that failure to agree radical cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen this December spells a global health catastrophe. According to Lord Michael Jay and Professor Michael Marmot, the scientific evidence that global temperatures are rising and that man is responsible has been widely accepted since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report in 2007.

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, has determined that if the climate is not quite right, birds will move rather than stick around and sweat it out. The findings reveal that 48 out of 53 bird species studied in California's Sierra Nevada mountains have adjusted to climate change over the last century by moving to sites with the temperature and precipitation conditions they favored.

September 4th, 2009 NY researchers give ladybugs a birds-and-bees talkITHACA, N.Y. — A year after they launched a nationwide search for dwindling native ladybugs, New York researchers are breeding colonies of them from insects found by citizen scientists in Oregon and Colorado.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A scientist in India has claimed to have found three rare species of frogs that make nests in which to lay their eggs. According to a report by BBC News, the discovery was made in the rainforests of the Western Ghats mountain range in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka.

August 14th, 2009 LONDON - A seabird thought to have been driven to extinction by hungry European sailors in the late 18th century has been rediscovered, in the laboratory. It turns out the 'extinct' species is actually a sub-species of a bird very much alive.

August 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists from Canada has uncovered alarming invasion of the round goby fish into Great Lakes tributaries, which is likely to make an adverse impact on endangered fishes in the region. The team, from the University of Toronto (U of T), the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the University of Guelph has identified a drastic invasion of round goby into many Great Lakes tributaries, including several areas of the Thames, Sydenham, Ausable and Grand Rivers.

August 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In an attempt to conserve the famous white tigers and increase their numbers, the authorities of the Lucknow zoo have initiated a programme to breed these striped feline beauties. Thus a couple, tiger Aryan and tigress Sona, are being tended with utmost care by the zoo.nd no wonder, this pair happens to be the star attraction for the visitors, today.

July 27th, 2009 Pandas face uncertain future after China quakeBEIJING — About 35 pandas at a reserve in southwestern China face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by last year's powerful earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people, according to a study published Monday. Large parts of Sichuan province — where most of the world's remaining wild pandas live — were devastated by the massive May 12 earthquake, which sent landslides crashing into river valleys and leaving 5 million homeless.

July 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has indicated that seals can quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change. The study was conducted by an international research team, including post-doctorate Dr Mark de Bruyn and collaborators from the US, South Africa and Italy, led by Professor Rus Hoelzel from the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - A snow-white Bengal tiger, born at a ranch in South Africa, has become the first of its kind to exist in the wild today after being born without stripes. According to a report in the Telegraph, the tiger, named Fareeda, was born at Cango Wildlife Ranch, near Cape Town, South Africa.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a new species of phallus-shaped mushrooms on the African island of Sao Tome. The new species of stinkhorn mushroom, dubbed 'Phallus drewesii', is two inches long, grows on wood, and is shaped like a phallus.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - A massive logging scheme in Indonesia may result in elephants, Sumatran tigers and some of Asia's rarest orangutans plunging into a "dire and immediate" fight for their lives this summer. According to a report in The Times, plans are being finalized for a immense logging operation in Indonesia aimed at keeping the world supplied with cheap photocopying paper.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The loss of endangered species sends alarm bells ringing among conservationists, but what happens to the parasites they host? Although most people would side with the panda over the parasite, which group should we worry about more? North Carolina State University (NCSU) biologist Rob Dunn and colleagues examined the concept of co-extinction, the loss of one species upon the extinction of another. "Decline in host species could drive parasite species to switch onto alternative hosts, which could escalate the rate of emerging pathogens and parasites both for humans and our domesticated animals and plants," Dunn said.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have been able to locate dozens of emperor penguin breeding colonies in Antarctica by spotting large amounts of the bird's droppings on pictures taken from space. According to a report in the Telegraph, satellite images have picked up giant red-brown stains on the pristine white sea ice, indicating the presence of thousands of penguins.

April 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, a team of scientists, led by Durham University, UK, have determined that bird migrations are likely to get longer, as a result of climate change. This is the first ever study of the potential impacts of climate change on the breeding and winter ranges of migrant birds.