17/06/2020

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Crocodiles

World Crocodile Day: Experts call for patience regarding human-croc conflict At Australia Zoo they are all about caring for and conservation and raising awareness, for the saltwater crocodiles. Founder Steve Irwin, who used to live in a house , now his family run the Zoo, would be very proud. Down To Earth (DTE) spoke to crocodilian experts in four human-crocodile conflict hotspots in India: Vadodara in Gujarat, Kota in Rajasthan, Bhitarkanika in Odisha and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Vadodara, the third-largest...

Desertification day

2020 Desertification and Drought Day will focus on links between consumption and land. Desertification and Drought , will in 2020 focus on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption. As populations become larger, wealthier and more urban, there is far greater demand for land to provide food, animal feed and fibre for clothing. Meanwhile, the health and productivity of existing arable land is declining, worsened by climate change. To have...