Simply Put: World Lion Day

Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

The jury is still out on how many types of tiger are found across Asia

Simply put: Crocodile & tears

India, Nepal, Bhutan plan trans-border conservation area

Draft MoU for peace park doing the rounds between countries

A model to emulate

Involve all stakeholders and train worksite supervisors and labourers to make MGNREGA benefit everyone  

Protection be damned

Protected areas across the world seem dotted with dams and more are to come up, going by this map from a recent study

African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst

Countries with poorer governance didn’t necessarily have a worse environmental outcome

Wildmeat consumption at source countries greater threat to protected terrestrial animals than international trade

Around 70 per cent of species studied are hunted for wild meat consumption

Adieu, Sasha: Ailing Namibian cheetah in Kuno breathes her last due to renal failure

Sasha’s creatinine levels were extremely high; she had been ailing even before her arrival in India, according to pathology reports  

Last look: Consensus on Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework draft remains elusive during final pre-COP15 meet

Not enough progress made at 5th Open-ended Working Group on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Can Montreal help communities: Here is what to expect from COP15

The fate of biodiversity hangs in balance as negotiators congregate in Montreal to discuss Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Mismanagement, negligence and political pressure are killing Kuno cheetahs

Experts say not too late, but a severe restructure and competent authorities incharge needed to salvage the project

Giraffes range across diverse African habitats — we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

Many of these animals are at risk, largely due to habitat loss and illegal hunting

Ahead of IUCN event, IFAD calls for more investment to protect biodiversity

IFAD president says protecting biodiversity is crucial to fight hunger, ahead of IUCN event in Marseille  

The animals and plants that only exist in captivity — and why time is running out to restore them to the wild

Where return to the wild is a challenge, we must redouble efforts to find and mitigate threats in native habitat

2022 too short, too far: Environment news you should not miss

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

Lack of scientific debate and involvement of all stakeholders will not help Project Tiger succeed

As we envision the next 50 years of Project Tiger, it is imperative to build on the lessons learned and address the gaps identified

Simply Put: Giraffes may go extinct

Wolf protection in Europe has become deeply political – Spain’s experience tells us why

Recent decisions by European Union member states do not reflect a consensus on the matter

Cheetahs in India: Why is it a new experiment?

Cheetahs became extinct in India in the 1950s

Kenya’s huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here’s how

The project increased soil erosion, land degradation, flooding and habitat destruction.

Simply Put: Tigers & tribals

Amid gloom of COVID-19, rhino breeding centre begins at Patna zoo

The first pair of one-horned rhinos named Ganesh and Lali have been released into the pen

Rhinos can’t sweat, making them vulnerable to overheating: Global warming could wipe them out in southern Africa

For rhinos to survive this climate change scenario, corridors will also need to be set up for rhinos to move between parks

WWF demands protection for naturally-restored Mahmudia wetland in Romania’s Danube Delta

Agricultural leaseholders have obtained a court ruling to revert area to cropland, endangering the wetland