Since the 1960s, the use of radio telemetry has eased to check the movement and behavior of wildlife. It is a widely accepted technique used in monitoring of free ranging animals. This technique uses transmission of radio signals to locate…
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.…
There are several threats(eg intensive mechanization, commercialization, and siltation, etc) to biodiversity among them deforestation, the introduction and expansion of alien and invasive species, climate change is the major one. Since the industrial revolution, human activities have increasingly destroyed and…
Adaptation is defined as the structural and physiological adjustments in organisms to cope with fluctuations with its intermediate environment.Animals living at higher altitute exhibits a striking number of adaptations in terms of morphology,physiology and behaviour. Adaptations are the main modification…
Genetic drift is also known as allelic drift or the Sewall Wright effect. It is the change in allelic frequency of a population over generations due to random chance. It may occur in all population sizes but particularly its effect…
Camera trapping refers to the use of digital cameras in order to monitor wildlife and its activities. This technique involves the use of an infrared sensor equipped with a camera to capture any slight changes or movement in the surroundings.…
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…
The branch of ecology, which deals with the effects of fire on the ecosystem, is called “Fire ecology” or Ecopyrology. Plants having the ability to withstand fire with little or no damage are referred to as pyrophytes. It is a major…