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After 15 weeks of careful monitoring, the first puffin chick in 30 years has just been born off England’s south coast, bringing new hope to the country’s last continental colony |

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After 15 weeks of careful monitoring, the first puffin chick in 30 years has just been born off England's south coast, bringing new hope to the country's last continental colony |

A tiny puffin has achieved something conservationists on England’s south coast haven’t seen in three decades. After 15 weeks of careful monitoring by National Trust volunteer and seabird expert Dr Richard Kaldor, the chick was filmed emerging from a rocky crevice at Dancing Ledge on Purbeck Island, Dorset. The sighting marks the first time in … Read more

American Oystercatchers virtually extinct in New England: Numbers increase 45% along US coast after 16 states invest $10 million in conservation World News

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American Oystercatchers virtually extinct in New England: Numbers increase 45% along US coast after 16 states invest $10 million in conservation World News

They are about the size of a football, have bright orange beaks, long legs, beady yellow eyes and can fly up to 2,000 miles. Although they can be found on U.S. beaches today, there was a time when American oystercatchers were wiped out from New England.By the turn of the 20th century, these birds were … Read more

Isro partners with ATREE to map grasslands, improve land use planning

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Isro partners with ATREE to map grasslands, improve land use planning

Bangalore: YisroThe Space Applications Center (SAC) and the Ashoka Research Trust for Ecology and Environment (ATREE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate satellite data with research in the ecological field.“This collaboration will focus on mapping Indian grasslands and other open natural ecosystems, which are often underrepresented in policy and planning. The collaboration will … Read more