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What causes coral bleaching and what are its impacts?

Corals are marine invertebrates that belong to the phylum Cnidaria, which also includes jellyfish, sea anemones, and hydroids. Corals are colonial animals that form vast, intricate structures over time and form complex structures known as coral reefs. However, these critical ecosystems are being threatened by coral bleaching. Each coral polyp is a small, soft-bodied animal […]

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Is rhino poaching on the rise?

Rhinoceros are large and heavy land animals and are odd toed hoofed mammals. They have a herbivorous diet and largely feed on leaves, stems, grasses. They are characterized by one or two horns and a thick protective skin covering  that are formed from layers of collagen. Unfortunately, rhino poaching has decimated their populations around the

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How are Pune’s dragonflies faring?

Pune city is blessed with five major rivers, Pawana, Devnadi, Mula, Mutha, and Ramnadi, as well as lakes like Pashan Lake. Wetlands like these play a major role in biodiversity maintenance, water provision and groundwater generation. The Bhingori Project aims to connect citizens to wetland conservation using dragonflies as a connecting link. Generating on-ground data

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What is ecological overshoot and its causes?

With rapid urbanisation and increasing human density, the pressure on natural resources has tripled in the last decade. Natural resource scarcity has resulted in lower survivability rates for many native species. With increased development activities and modernization, booming industrialization has created a severe depletion of natural resources. Excessive consumerism has led to a phenomena knowns

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