Communities in Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh are using tech, on-ground monitoring to reduce human-elephant conflicts

Engaging communities in conservation efforts is critical as India is witnessing an increase in conflicts between people and pachyderms

What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules

Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats

Leopards: How India can learn to live with them

Their easy adaptability brings them close to human settlements. Can we coexist?

Fear of bird flu outbreak grips Bihar

Birds have been dying in large numbers in the state from December 3

What makes humans unique? Scientists compare genomes of 240 species to uncover secrets of mammalian evolution

Mammals diversified when continental landmasses began drifting apart, notes study

Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find

The two tracks have approximately the same orientation and are an appropriate distance apart for a walking human

At 130, India ranks one among lowest in Human Development Index

A report that assesses 188 countries urges to improve working conditions for people involved in unpaid labour

Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700

Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals

Three deaths in leopard attacks force Junnar forest division to propose declaring Maharashtra taluka as ‘disaster area’

Forest official says drought conditions, lack of prey base and exceeding carrying capacity reasons for attacks  

India’s leopard count jumps 63% in just 4 years

In 2014, the number of leopards in India was 7,910; in 2018, it rose to 12,852

Human-wildlife conflict among greatest threats to animal species: WWF and UNEP report

Problem as much a development and humanitarian issue as a conservation concern, it says

Yes, there are crocodiles in Iran and they are in trouble due to climate change

Crocodile attacks on humans in Iran’s poorest province are on the rise as drought fastens its hold on the country

Simply Put: The ‘civilisation bus’

From the blurbs

Noble carriage

For the benign road runner

Engendering communities

Pygmies speak up

Boycott hits Canberra

Bulls get tamed

A "no" to democracy

What's really infested Nepal?

Playback

Chiefs held to book

Split shot

Photography>> Human Rights • Thailand

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Police raids homes of human rights activists, arrests at least five

In a multi-state raid, Pune Police seized laptops, pen drives and documents of human rights activists