The world’s fastest animal is staring into the face of extinction, due to anthropogenic threats such as poaching, Habitat loss, Human-wildlife conflict, and the illegal pet trade. These threats collectively have led to the African Cheetah being listed as vulnerable in the IUCN red list. The Cheetah ranges all across Southern Africa and East Africa including Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Cheetahs are the smallest species of big cats to roam on the face of the earth, they are not built like Tigers or Lions, and they have weaker jaw muscles as compared to other big cats but they are the…
Author: PanigrahiShreeyanshu
In the rugged snow-capped mountains of Afghanistan, a magnificent and elusive creature roams the peaks of the mountains, The Snow Leopard, an apex predator that lives in the high snow-capped peaks of Afghanistan is facing an array of threats to its existence due to human pressures and poaching and hunting, Snow leopards in Afghanistan are poached for its fur and hunted recreationally, also the loss of habitat due to human pressures such as agriculture is decreasing the prey density in the region where Snow Leopards live, hence, the Snow Leopards are being forced to move closer to human settlements to…
The Gharial is a charismatic crocodilian species native to the river ecosystems of India and Nepal, this fish-eating Crocodilian species has faced a dramatic decline in its population numbers in the recent decade due to various threats such as habitat loss, egg poaching, sand mining, etc. It is estimated that about 200 mature Individuals are present in the rivers of India and Nepal. However, not all hope is lost as concentrated conservation efforts by Individuals and Governments are being carried out to revive the species from imminent decline and extinction. Characteristics The gharial can be distinguished prominently from other Crocodilian…
The Indian Rhinoceros also known as the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros is a majestic creature that roams the forest of Nepal and Northern and Eastern India in the Grasslands and the surrounding woodlands. Its distinctive single horn with armor hide and gentle demeanor have made it an icon for India’s rich biodiversity and Heritage. This gentle giant has been persecuted relentlessly for its horns which have no benefits to the Human body as claimed and marketed, despite the persecution faced by the local communities who in lure of money would try to poach Rhino it has survived and thrived in Northeast…
Myanmar’s forests are home to some of the most Magnificient Apex predators and Keystone species, such as the Tiger, Leopard, Elephants, and Bears, but due to incessant pressure of poaching of these animals for their Tusks, Bones, Bile, and other things, they have virtually become non-existent in the forests. The trade is driven by the demand for such wildlife products in China and Southeast Asian Countries where superstitions and beliefs are held in high regard over modern scientific medicine. The Poaching of Apex Predators in Myanmar has had negative consequences for the country in some forests Tigers have become non-existent…
Colossal a pioneering biotech company based in Dallas, Texas has made some bold claims of reviving extinct animals by leveraging Biotechnology. They aim to de-extinct the Woolly Mammoth, the Thylacine, and a host of other species. They aim to revive the past to save the future from imminent destruction which we humans are headed towards blinded by greed. Colossal Biosciences has an ambitious plan to bring back extinct species using cutting-edge gene technologies such as CRISPR-CAS9 and others, they aim to restore the ecological balance of Earth by repopulating it with extinct species, and they aim to re-introduce the Woolly…
Charcoal, a commonly used fuel source used all around the world for cooking and various other thighs has a dark place of origin. The Charcoal which we normally don’t give much thought is obtained by plundering hundreds of acres of rainforest wood illegally in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), due to the current economic crisis communities living near the national parks and reserves are devoid of clean drinking water, clean cooking fuel, and electricity. The lack of clean drinking fuel, electricity, and cooking fuel creates a demand for alternative sources of fuel which is then fulfilled by the usage…
The Mountain Gorilla is the biggest primate on the Earth second only to the Western Lowland Gorilla, they inhabit the high-altitude cloud Forests of The Virunga Mountains present between the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), Uganda, and Rwanda The Virunga Mountain houses 3 major national parks in which Gorillas are present and they all are separated only by borders – Virunga National Park in DRC, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Gorilla Social Structure, Family, and Diet Mountain Gorillas are social creatures who live in groups called “Troops”, each group consist of 5-30 member…
Snow Leopards rightly called the ghost of the mountains are the most elusive species of big cats out there in the wild, they are an apex predator in the ecosystem they reside in and they are responsible for the health of the ecosystem, but are the most endangered species of big cats in the world with an estimated population of 4000-6500 in the wild they reside in the high mountains of Central Asia, the Himalayan ranges and the Tian Shan ranges. According to the IUCN, they are listed as Vulnerable mainly due to the loss of habitat and Human-Wildlife Conflict,…
Elephants, the largest land Mammals that have lived for millions of years are now staring at the face of extinction because of ignorance and greed. Elephants are being poached at an unprecedented rate for their Ivory, threatening their survival in the wild, on average around 20,000 elephants are poached in the wild for their Ivory which goes on from Africa and Asia to far east countries such as China and Japan which is the main market for Ivory as Ivory carvings is seen as a status symbol and has cultural roots in China. In China, the growing middle-class section of…