The number of wild tigers in India has dwindled to little more than 1,400, less than half the previous estimate, in an alarming decline blamed by wildlife experts on poaching and urbanization. The last major survey, in 2002, recorded 3,642 tigers. Until this census, India was thought to be home to 40% of the world’s […]
20 New Species from The Lost World
The Arunachal macaque The last species of macaque to be discovered in the wild, the Indonesian Pagai macaque, was described in 1903. This monkey, a member of the macaque family, was sighted in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India during expeditions conducted in 2003 and 2004. The Arunachal monkey (Macaca munzala) is the latest addition […]
Malawi shines
United States impressed with Malawi’s Human rights record. By Muyanga Ziba A human rights report for 2006 released by the United States Department of State rates Malawi Government as having generally respected the human rights of its citizens. Us Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice released the report this week. The report examined more […]
The Prioress
Leicestershire is situated in the heart of the English Midlands and is very rural, with many small villages set amidst farmland and small woods, especially in the Charnwood Forest area. Here, on the edge of the forest, is the sleepy village of Thringstone, home to a few hundred people and, on the edge of the […]
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