As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all

Will we act to eliminate the nuclear threat or press mute on the alarm and drift back to sleep?  

Tusker dies after being allegedly poisoned by villagers in Angul

Conservationists blame inadequate patrolling by forest officials and a lack of monitoring for the poisoning of a tusker in Odisha

Efforts to conserve marine mammals threaten poorer communities. A study examines how

Conflict between seal, sea lion populations and fishing communities has been on the rise in west coast of South America; fishers say …

Activist protesting Odisha’s plan to divert river forcibly removed from protest site, in hospital

The Odisha government has filed 1,000 cases and arrested 24 people who ransacked a project to divert water from the Kharosotra river  

Technical committee formed to create National Elephant Action Plan

The main focus of the NEAP will be to mitigate human-elephant conflict, along with improvement of habitat

Academia can help humans and large carnivores coexist

It can help foster better institutional arrangements, especially in places like Romania, India and Brazil, where there are substantial …

No need for a new, separate leopard census, say experts

This is when leopard deaths in India have reached a five-year high, with over a third poached

India's ready to shoot man eater, man killer animals, but doesn't know the difference

Down To Earth speaks to five eminent conservationists on the nuances of these two terms and if their usage is justified in today’s world

The future of the chimpanzee

On the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day, we should consider the ways we can ensure that future human generations can enjoy sharing the earth with …

How J&K reduced snow leopard attacks on livestock

Herders in villages on the outskirts of Ladakh's Hemis National Park were involved in initiatives that helped reduce attacks on livestock and …

World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine

India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …

Half the global snake bite deaths happen in India. Why are we not prepared?

WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in …

Yemen: Water and energy in times of war

Water production has been seriously hampered as fewer public wells are operational due to war damage, lack of maintenance and unavailability of fuel

Three of Namibia’s most famous lion family were poisoned – why?

Ongoing drought means increased encounters between people and lions in north-west Namibia

Gir deaths: one lion, two lionesses found guilty

While the lion killed and ate a teenager, the lionesses were not involved in attacking and killing, and ate leftover body parts

'Lions’ presence in human-dominated areas is neither new nor surprising'

Wildlife expert and authority on Gir lions Ravi Chellam, who is currently the executive director of Greenpeace India, talks about attacks on humans

God’s own country or elephants’ graveyard?

A host of reasons ranging from poaching to intake of plastic, poisonous articles and electrocution have been attributed to deaths

As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink

The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & …

Beyond the Dasara parade: 59-year-old elephant Abhimanyu’s final assignment highlights tradition-conservation clash

There are varying reports on how Abhimanyu was caught but little is known about circumstances surrounding his capture

Urban Menace: Focus on human-monkey conflict management

Translocation alone will not bring an end to human-monkey interactions 

6 died in encounters with elephants in Odisha last week

From April-June 2023, at least 25 people died due to human-elephant conflict

2022 too short, too far: How the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted the world

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Asian Elephant Specialist Group meet starts in Malaysia

Various issues concerning the Asian Elephant to be discussed at the event

Elephant kills five in Odisha

The victims were asleep on their verandahs when the tusker trampled them

One in four children in conflict zones are out of school: report

South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan are worst affected