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biodiversityeastern ghatsenvironment and ecologyjeypore ground gecko and mining

Aravalli destruction and Jeypore ground gecko habitat

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  • The Jeypore ground gecko was presumed extinct for 130 years and rediscovered in 2010.
  • Only four individuals were documented in the past year in Odisha's Balda hills, within the proposed 147-hectare forest mining area.
  • The
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biodiversityenvironmentliving planet index and population trendswildlife monitoring

Living Planet Index: interpreting wildlife population trends correctly

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  • The 2026 Living Planet Index dataset covers mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, not invertebrates or plants.
  • Across 35,803 wildlife populations, the article reports an average decline of 73% since 1970, while exactly 50% of
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