Ghost of climate change haunts Rio

Mange in Jaisalmer’s desert foxes worries experts

Unless the forest department treats infected foxes, the disease will spread, they warn

Olive Ridley turtles: Endangered lives

Two more rhinos poached in Kaziranga

Mount Everest glaciers melting rapidly, says study

Everest region has undergone a 0.6°C increase in temperature since 1992

Evacuation leads to tragedy; two feared dead as boat capsizes in Odisha

Seaside village residents say boat was overloaded

Phailin affects tourism in Odisha

Many villages near tourist sites in the state are dependent on tourism

Poaching led to record rhino deaths in Kaziranga

South African cheetah gives birth to five cubs in Kuno

There are now 26 cheetahs in Kuno National Park, including 13 cubs

Assam floods affect 300,000 people, pose danger to wildlife

About 10,000 hectares of crop yield has also been destroyed

One of last six northern white rhinos dies in US zoo

The world now has only one male animal of the critically endangered species

Coca Cola proposes to set up Rs 1,000-crore bottling plant in Telangana

Seeks support from the state government, including land for the plant

Poisoned again

The death of 18 elephants in Assam revives the debate over human-animal conflict once more

Another cheetah ‘Shaurya’ dies at Kuno; 10th death so far

Trackers witness incoordination & staggering gait, tranquilised cheetah fails to recover from CPR

Unable to contain poaching, South Africa shifts rhinos to secret locations

The government hopes these measures will protect the fast-diminishing rhino population

More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN

Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia

Bushmeat poaching rises to unprecedented levels in Kenya

The problem is threatening to wipe out species in the country, says a report

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Maharashtra’s indigenous Warlis teach a lesson about peaceful coexistence with leopards

Locals report multiple safe encounters with the wild cats in the region 

Mozambique, Tanzania fail to curb poaching

Poachers refuse to pay fine, hunting firm violates wildlife rules

As told to Parliament (March 31, 2022): Gir’s lion density is 15.20 individuals per 100 sq km

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Assam on a platter

Green tribunal stays wall construction in Rajaji National Park

NGO says construction the wall would obstruct elephant movement

Giraffe, 3 tigers die in Patna zoo

Authorities fail to provide treatment on time

Odisha woman survives croc attack in Bhitarkanika

Mamata Jana was collecting prawn seeds when she was attacked by 9-foot-long reptile