Deer disease

BRAZIL

Deer park in Delhi

South Asia

These Indian animals may become extinct within your lifetime

Know the most likely animals in India to become extinct soon

The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer

The organism has been around for about 14,000 years

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 10 – 16, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Why do tigers have stripes?

Tigers’ distinctive striped coats help them hunt successfully

Road to extinction

Cyclone Fani damages Odisha’s seaside Balukhanda Sanctuary

The deer that fled the cyclone into areas inland have begun to return

SAVING THE GAZELLE

Near-extinct hard ground swamp deer see revival in Kanha

Species’ number increased to 800 in 2020, claim park authorities

Deer under threat

Recent deer deaths reveal the vulnerability of animals even in their natural habitat

Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

Future jeopardised

Union ministers squabble over aphrodisiac musk

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

Wildlife harvesting

Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope

News Briefs

40 spotted deer translocated within Karnataka marking a new era in wildlife management

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has also successfully translocated bigger herbivores like gaur and sambar, said the state's activists  

‘Sambar poaching highlights the indifference to Reserve Forests’

Experts talk to Down To Earth about the killings of India’s largest cervid species

Challenges galore for Monarch of the Glen: Hangul fawn-hind ratio touches lowest-ever level

The latest census also reveals that the stag-hind ratio is very poor for the embattled cervid species

Climate change affecting the flora and fauna of the high Himalayas: study

Research by the Wildlife Institute of India indicates that the upper reaches are warming, putting the very survival of plants, insects, birds, …

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 …

Caught in captivity

While about 50 per cent of conservation breeding programmes remain only on paper, the ongoing projects are riddled with unscientific protocols …

Refuge pockets critical for persistence of Blackbuck in human-dominated landscapes: Study

The study examines how blackbuck use habitats characterised by seasonally changing resources, threats of predators, intensive human pressures in …