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Mint Explainer: Why ‘local’ mangoes are losing out to ‘exotic’ apples
Indians are crazy about mangoes, and India produces more than 22 million tonnes of them every year. But the country is still ...
US to begin breeding billions of flies to fight flesh-eating maggot that could harm cattle industry
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.
Monsoon birds arrive in Bhitarkanika for breeding
Kendrapada: Mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika National Park are once again teeming with life as thousands of monsoon birds have arrived for their annua.
‘Failure is not an option’ interagency effort underway after coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding site
The Department of Land and Natural Resources said crews found them during a survey last week.
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2 new invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding sites discovered in Kona
Two breeding sites of the invasive palm tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetle were recently discovered in West Hawaiʻi. Several coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae, or grubs, and an adult scarab. (Photo ...
Indian Rosewood Conservation Act Expires: A Threat to Biodiversity in the Nilgiris
A State Law Shielding The Heritage Species Of The Nilgiris Expired Without Renewal. Govt Says ItIs No Longer Relevant, Environmentalists Say I ...
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Spotless tree toads could make Shanghai comeback
Guo said the last known wild sighting of a spotless tree toad in Shanghai was around 20 years ago in an orchard in Shanghai's ...