Ganges River Dolphins Continue to Die in India
... in Bihar in the last one year, causing concern to conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Dolphin experts say the toll is higher but only a few incidents got reported because the carcasses are either buried or thrown into the river. All the dead dolphins have been found in the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanct...One-sixth of Europe's Mammals Face Extinction, Warns Conservation Experts
... with extinction. Unless the trend is reversed, conservationists fear that the European Union will not be able to meet its self-imposed target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. Of the roughly 250 mammal species that live in Europe and western Russia, some 15 percent are classed as 'vulnerable' or worse, acco......anwhile in Kenya children, artists, performers and conservationists have gathered to celebrate World Migratory Bird Da... flu has also been the source of much debate, with conservationists contending the disease's spread has not closely followed known bird migrations.The scientists have n...