A species is a group of organisms that can mate with one another to producefertile off-springs. If individuals cannot mate with each other then they are of different species. Speciation is the process where a species diverges into two or…
Conservation may be defined as the management and wise use of natural resourcesfor ethical reasons and the benefit of humanity. Conservation Biology is an interdisciplinary subject especially focusing on sciences in the practice of natural resource management for human welfare.…
Restoration is an iterative process that includes: 1. Examining preexisting, historic, and current reference conditions prior to designing the restoration plan. 2. Developing a restoration plan. 3. Obtaining the necessary permits, where relevant, to perform the work for restoration. 4.…
Chure, also known as Siwalik, is the youngest hill formed by the deposition of the river products around four crore years ago. It is extended from the Indus river of Pakistan in the West and Bharamaputra of India in the…
It may sound a bit interesting as well as weird to know that the influence of social media has hugely affected the market of illegal wildlife trafficking. With the increasing demand for wildlife and wildlife products around the world, the…
Construction of engineering structures is expensive, so in our case, there is a need for alternative conservation methods which can be adopted with less expenditure, use locally available materials, and are environmentally friendly measures, which is called bio-engineering. Bioengineering is…
A check dam is a small, low dam constructed in a gully or other watercourse to decrease the velocity of streamflow, for minimizing channel scour, and promoting the deposition of eroded material. Functions of Check Dam To reduce the velocity…