DNA tests are tracing Malaysia’s green turtles back to their home beaches
ShellBank, a global turtle DNA database, can match tissue samples to nesting populations. Sabah Parks says its islands have released over 14 million hatchlings since 1977.
Indonesia’s fires burn on drained, logged land, and each blaze leaves it more flammable
Peatland drainage and logging have dried out forests that rarely burned, and Central Kalimantan’s emergency alert runs to 31 October.
4,292 loggerhead nests set Georgia record, up from 358 in 2004
The state’s sea turtle count passed the 2022 high of 4,071 in late July, and state biologists say full recovery is still about a decade away.
Just 30 to 50 plants of a new giant water lily survive in Colombia’s Inírida
Victoria colombiana was found with satellite maps, Indigenous guides and a late-night boat trip, ten hours before the team’s departure.
Karnataka’s tiger estimate may have crossed 700, up from 563 in 2022
A state-level count, still to be finalised, finds tigers in forest divisions that had none earlier. Officials say this brings new conflict challenges.
WWF report: wildlife populations down 73% since 1970, but tigers are rebounding
The Living Planet Report 2026 tracks 35,803 populations and finds steep losses in freshwater and the tropics, alongside recoveries that include tigers.
Tamil Nadu rebuilds reefs and seagrass to save shrinking Kariyachalli island
A $4.79 million state programme is placing about 8,500 artificial reef modules off Thoothukudi, with four years of monitoring planned after installation.
Kashmir markhor numbers in Kazinag up 71% since 2005, survey finds
A joint assessment by Wildlife Trust of India and the J&K wildlife department puts the Kazinag herd at 227, with strong breeding along the Line of Control.
Two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards released into the wild at Jaisalmer
India’s first release of captive-raised Great Indian Bustards at Desert National Park begins a pilot that will shape how more birds are returned to the wild.
Two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards released at Rajasthan’s Desert National Park
The pilot release in Jaisalmer moves India’s bustard programme from breeding to rewilding; 97 birds are in care and 11 are earmarked for release.
