via Wikimedia Commons The Leopard Catshark, Poroderma pantherinum, is a small, distinctive shark species native to the coastal waters of South Africa, particularly common in the kelp forests. This ...

Kelp forests support a kaleidoscope of biodiversity and perform crucial ecosystem functions, yet they are in trouble globally. A recent journal commentary shows that just 15.9% of kelp forests are ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

With no action taken by Centre on leopard sterilisation project, Maharashtra forest department has been forced to put more efforts into raising awareness about human-leopard conflict in Pune ...

Puget Sound has lost about two-thirds of its bull kelp forests, according to PDZA. Now, a bill before Washington state legislators could help preserve the underwater forests. House Bill 1631 ...

The Forest Department on Tuesday allayed fears of leopard’s presence near a residential apartment on the KRS Road in Mysuru. Deputy Conservator of Forests K.N. Basavaraj said that personnel from ...

PUNE: An injured leopard attacked a team of seven forest officials including a range forest officer who had gone to Songaon village in Satara district to rescue the animal. While they are ...