Uttarakhand, land of the Rudrapayag maneater, will see more human-leopard conflict in future, warns report
Training of forest staff, timely compensations and awareness among local communities can help alleviate the problem, says report released by …
Coexistence & conflict, sides of the same coin: Assam villagers’ kindness towards injured elephant heartening
When an injured tusker was found in an Assam village, locals rushed to his aid with food, medical assistance
Urban Menace: Make designated monkey zones
There is a need to create spaces conducive to monkey migration from human habitations
How climate change threatens human rights in various sectors of Tanzania: Report
Right to food, health, education, access to clean and safe water, decent environment, privacy and family affected
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic
Generative AI thrives on exploiting people’s reliance on categorical authenticity by producing material that looks like “the real …
The invasion of Ukraine has raised some difficult questions about human rights
In both, Russia and Ukraine, the people’s right to civilian existence has been taken away
Neanderthals died out 40,000 years ago, but there has never been more of their DNA on Earth
Many Europeans and Asians have between 1% and 4% Neanderthal DNA while African people south of the Sahara have almost zero
Not close enough: What India needs to keep in mind this World Breastfeeding Week
Human milk banks are important for infants who do not have access to mother’s milk. But India is yet to see large-scale rollout of such centres
New powering system developed for IoT applications
The potential of the proposed system is vast and includes applications such as battery-free wireless cameras, wireless monitors, sensors, skin-…
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast
‘We have this really deep-seated attraction to sugar that throughout evolutionary history was a really important advantage’
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 …
European Court of Human Rights reprimands Switzerland for not doing enough to tackle climate change
Violations of the European Convention for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change, the court ruled
A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future
With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh is heading towards a personalised autocracy
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
Centre’s ban on blood donation for transgender people, gay men and sex workers symptomatic of systemic failure
All donated blood is tested for HIV, other infections, making prohibition unnecessary
‘Rogue elephant’, ‘Crocodile-infested’, ‘Tiger-haunted’: It is all in the semantics
Language has shaped or disfigured landscapes, human communities, wildlife populations and our perception of the very earth we call ‘home&…
Dog attacks a ‘serious menace’, say SC court judges, urge CJI to address issue
Conversation began when CJI noticed a lawyer’s bandaged arm & learnt he was attacked by street dogs
Over half of world’s child trafficking victims trafficked within own country: Report
Analysis recommends engagement in special cooperative measures on counter-trafficking and climate change, as well as on crisis preparedness and …
Arikkomban should be trained to become a kumki
That is the best option for a rogue elephant in the habit of raiding human habitations, killing people and damaging properties
How AI, other technologies are already disrupting workplaces
BT’s transition from copper to optical fibre is simply the latest technology transition
11 lions killed in a week in Kenya as climate-linked human-wildlife conflicts escalate
Climate change, changing land use and human, livestock and wildlife population increase are major drivers
