18 Chinkaras die within a fortnight in Jaislamer
Cause of death included getting entangled in wire fencing and being attacked by stray dogs
The power of community
The role of the Bishnois in sending Salman Khan to jail is a shining instance of the power of community participation in conservation
CITES CoP 2019: Critically endangered saiga antelope not to get highest protection
Instead of being placed in Appendix I of CITES, a voluntary moratorium by saiga range states not to export the antelope’s horn has now been …
Kashmir: Why the Hangul’s future still hangs in the balance?
As the state readies itself for results from this year’s census of the critically endangered deer species, Down To Earth looks at the …
Kenya’s first wildlife census report: 5 species critically endangered
The report recommends a population survey every three years and annual budgets for monitoring and management of wildlide
With warm regrets
A US boutique is fined for selling shahtoosh shawls. In India, the government plans to ban its sale
Wild killing
A Maharashtra minister's call for killing protected animals like nilgai sparks off a controversy
Ready to die
WILLING TO SACRIFICE· duration: 25 minutes· directed by B V P Rao produced by Yamini Films
Chinkara antelope are dying in the Thar’s traditional pastures; Here is why
More than 100 Chinkara have died prematurely in the last three-four months in Orans in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan
Lift ban on shahtoosh trade in Kashmir; provide livelihood options: panel to Centre
The panel has urged Centre to conserve and breed chiru goats as that will revive the shatoosh industry and also the chiru population
A question of survival
Restrictions on the manufacture and sale of Shahtoosh shawls threaten the livelihood of thousands of people in Kashmir
Shawls, an antelope and the law
The question is not just of farming chiru. It is about the policy that a country should have towards wildlife conservation, forest dwelling …
For common sense
Down To Earth articles on shahtoosh and Veerappan provoke comment. We decided to excerpt them. But first, the editor's rejoinder
Miracle on the Steppe: The Saiga has beaten extinction for now, finds new IUCN Red List
Only 6% of the population was left in 2003, a decade after the break-up of the Soviet Union
Mating puzzle resolved
Global Eco Watch: Kazakhstan’s smallest saiga population records mass calving
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Species in peril
India is among the top 10 countries threatened with high species loss
CHIRU IN TROUBLE
Save the wild
Blackbuck: The epitome of grace
In order to save species like Blackbuck, we have to give more attention to grasslands
Saiga antelope numbers rise in Kazakhstan after mass die-off last year
Aerial census conducted by Kazakh government brings encouraging news
Saving the farmers
J&K against shahtoosh ban
Shatoosh shawls seized
Antelope wool confiscated