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Shamonda virus had previously been detected only in animals, mainly livestock.

First known human case of Shamonda virus reported in France; patient dies

6 hours ago

2 min read

CBD COP17: New guide aims to put animal welfare at heart of biodiversity, health policies

CBD COP17: New guide aims to put animal welfare at heart of biodiversity, health policies

Himanshu Nitnaware

22 Oct 2026

3 min read

Yerevan pathway: The big asks from and by indigenous communities

Yerevan pathway: The big asks from and by indigenous communities

21 Oct 2026

2 min read

News

Shamonda virus had previously been detected only in animals, mainly livestock.

First known human case of Shamonda virus reported in France; patient dies

6 hours ago

2 min read

CBD COP17: New guide aims to put animal welfare at heart of biodiversity, health policies

CBD COP17: New guide aims to put animal welfare at heart of biodiversity, health policies

Himanshu Nitnaware

22 Oct 2026

3 min read

Yerevan pathway: The big asks from and by indigenous communities

Yerevan pathway: The big asks from and by indigenous communities

21 Oct 2026

2 min read

A herd of yaks against the backdrop of Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas.

Himalayan yak herders from Bhutan, India and Nepal unite amid climate and pasture pressures

21 Oct 2026

2 min read

Phosphate from penguin droppings helps green algae growing on Antarctic snow thrive

How penguin droppings may accelerate snowmelt in Antarctica

20 Oct 2026

3 min read

Although centipedes are small, they play an important role in maintaining the ecological balance

Three new centipede species discovered in Western Ghats

20 Oct 2026

3 min read

Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns

Wild animals, free-ranging dogs and cats could face painful laboratory experiments under proposed rules, PETA warns

Himanshu Nitnaware

19 Oct 2026

4 min read

Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia

Yerevan Pathway: COP17 formally opens in Armenia

19 Oct 2026

2 min read

Farmers in Junnar taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra, wear collars with metal spikes during the sugarcane harvest season to protect themselves from leopard attacks.

Two female leopards sterilised in India’s first such initiative

Himanshu Nitnaware

18 Oct 2026

2 min read

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Global deforestation falls 15 per cent, but world remains off track to meet 2030 forest goals: Report

Himanshu Nitnaware

16 Oct 2026

6 min read

Gum Arabic. The report found that African countries exported raw gum arabic at an average price of $2.28 per kilogram but imported processed products at $6.50 per kilogram.

Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

Himanshu Nitnaware

15 Oct 2026

4 min read

Loss of diversity in grasslands could lead to 15% less CO2 uptake in 2050

Loss of diversity in grasslands could lead to 15% less CO2 uptake in 2050

Himanshu Nitnaware

12 Oct 2026

3 min read

Blogs

For forest-dependent communities, a forest is much more than a collection of trees.

Banjar’s forest rights can become a model for community-led development in Himachal Pradesh

15 Oct 2026

6 min read

Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something

Winged guests are coming early to Chilika, and they are telling us something

09 Oct 2026

6 min read

The captive elephant bazaar

The captive elephant bazaar

09 Oct 2026

4 min read

A golden jackal in Kachchh’s mangroves: How our research found a grassland mesocarnivore in a tidal forest

A golden jackal in Kachchh’s mangroves: How our research found a grassland mesocarnivore in a tidal forest

Karthikeyan Kannan

06 Oct 2026

4 min read

India’s UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 entries. What changes on the ground?

India’s UNESCO Tentative List now has 78 entries. What changes on the ground?

Deepanjana Saha

05 Oct 2026

3 min read

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates — why that’s good news for the endangered species

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates — why that’s good news for the endangered species

17 Sep 2026

7 min read

The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive

The quiet acts that keep India’s forests alive

Mir Faizan Anwar

11 Sep 2026

4 min read

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan

08 Sep 2026

4 min read

Videos

Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

Why is Madhya Pradesh cutting 150,000+ trees?

Facing a deadly sal borer outbreak, Madhya Pradesh plans mass felling of trees in Dindori and Amarkantak to contain the pest

27 Sep 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: What is India’s unfinished tiger agenda?

The Sunita Narain Show: What is India’s unfinished tiger agenda?

13 Sep 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

07 Apr 2026

1 min read

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

02 Apr 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Sajan John on the health of coral reefs along the Indian coastline

AAD 2026: Sajan John on health of coral reefs along Indian coastline

27 Feb 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

26 Feb 2026

1 min read

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