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Population of Ganges River Dolphin on the decline

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 16:37

Population of Ganges River Dolphin has declined from 6000 in 1982 to less than 1800 due to construction of dams and water pollution.

Australia seventh-worst polluter on Earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 13:03

Australia has been ranked as the seventh top polluter mainly due to carbon emissions, a report said.

Artists join WWF for cause of planet, endangered species

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 14:25

A group of 30 odd artists from India and Sri Lanka are joining hands to propagate the cause of endangered species that inhabit earth and promote a green message.

`Cameroon elephants suffer unprecedented poaching`

Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012, 09:06

In what was described as one of the worst poaching massacres in decades, as many as 200 elephants have been killed for their tusks since January by poachers on horseback from Chad and Sudan.

Habitat loss drives Sumatran tiger to verge of extinction

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 14:56

Destruction of vegetation is driving Sumatran tiger to the brink of extinction, WWF researchers say.

`Sumatran elephants driven closer to extinction`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 10:03

The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild in under 30 years unless immediate steps are taken to protect its rapidly diminishing habitat, environmental group WWF said on Tuesday.

Manas Tiger Reserve set to regain past glory

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 13:00

Manas tiger reserve is all set to regain its pristine glory, thanks to astute forest and infrastructure management.

208 new species discovered in Asia`s Mekong region

Last Updated: Monday, December 12, 2011, 10:17

Wildly-colored gecko and a monkey with an Elvis-like hairstyle are among the more than 200 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region last year.

WWF Russia seeks foster parents for 500 polar bears

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 12:51

WWF Russia estimates that about 500 polar bears will get "foster parents" by the end of 2012.

Nearly 200 rhinos killed this year in SA: WWF

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 11:13

Authorities have arrested 123 suspected poachers so far this year, with six convictions.

Three remaining WWF volunteers released

Last Updated: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 18:11

The three remaining WWF volunteers were released in a place along the Indo-Bhutan border in Assam`s Chirang district Thursday, 11 days after their abduction.

Search operation intensified for release of WWF volunteers

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 21:56

The three WWF volunteers are still in the captivity of their abductors and security forces have intensified search operations in this Assam district for their safe release, police said on Wednesday.