African lions attack humans over larger areas than Indian leopards, tigers: study
Scientists speculate that this is due to social structure differences between the cats; Lions live in prides while tigers and leopards are …
Good that Rajinikanth’s 2.0 talks of birds and cellphones but we need more studies: Experts
Do birds disappear due to electromagnetic radiation caused by mobile phones? Ornithologists think the issue needs more research
New study adds to calls for formal recognition of Himalayan wolf
The research, conducted by British and Nepalese researchers, confirms that the proposed Himalayan wolf is an ancient wolf lineage, has developed …
'We could discover new bird species in the eastern Himalayas'
Trevor Price has been studying birds in India since 1972, investigating breeding biology and bird distributions, especially in the Himalayas. He …
The catch in conservation
Ullas Karanth has many lessons to offer to make wildlife management in India more scientific
Blurring identities
Recent cases in the US and Argentina have reignited the debate on granting "personhood" to animals
'Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson’s accuracy of description is very much in question'
Bruce D. Patterson is the MacArthur Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is also an …
`Religion is not doing enough to help wildlife'
George Schaller is one of the first scientists to study and rediscover several rare and charismatic species. These include the mountain gorillas …
Frans de Waal showed non-human species are more complex than they are given credit for: Anindya Sinha
Down To Earth spoke to Sinha, one of India’s leading primate experts, about the legacy of the Dutch-American primatologist, who passed …
Tigers in the Terai’s sugarcane fields are developing into an ecotype of their own: Rahul Shukla
Down To Earth speaks to conservationist who has documented and written about tigers growing up and surviving in the Terai landscape of northern India
Snow Leopard: Enigmatic big cat of High Asia now National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz president Sadyr Zhaparov signed decree on December 30, asking his Cabinet to safeguard the species and promote it
Blame Stamford Raffles: How the British ended the Malayan tiger’s reign over Singapore
Island has lost 37% of its biodiversity in the 200 years since it was first colonised, says new study; this includes the Malayan tiger
India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI
India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year
Miracle on the Steppe: The Saiga has beaten extinction for now, finds new IUCN Red List
Only 6% of the population was left in 2003, a decade after the break-up of the Soviet Union
Tasmania whales stranding: Climate change ‘among other factors’ can cause such events, say experts
Experts say whale stranding tend to recur at the same locations across the world
Another species extinct: This time the Yangtze giant soft shell turtle
The last surviving female dies in a Chinese zoo
Female turtle returns to Maldivian atoll to lay eggs, finds runway instead
The turtle laid her eggs on the runway of Maafaru airport itself, on Noonu Atoll
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 …
World Snow Leopard Day 2023: Time for the enigmatic cat to be recognised as climate adaptation mascot in the Third Pole?
The snow leopard is a resident of High Asia. Its imagery can appeal not just to people there but to those dependent on the cryosphere that the …
As black-necked cranes return to Tawang, expert says awareness key for survival
Sacred to Tibetan Buddhists, the black-necked crane faces a variety of threats in its only wintering retreat in India
First case of Lumpy Skin Disease documented in Cambodian wild bovids: Study
A male banteng or wild cattle was discovered with signs of the disease in September 2021 and died soon after; case highlights danger to wild …
Plight of the vaquita forces International Whaling Commission to issue first extinction alert
There are just 10 vaquita, a type of porpoise, left in the world; all in the northern part of the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez
International Tiger Day 2023: Yes, tigers did roam Sindh and Bahawalpur once
The tiger is of course extinct in Pakistan but it should be a sobering thought that it has only become so within the last 100 years
International Tiger Day 2023: Should India cap its big cat population? Here is what experts say
Are India’s forests nearing their carrying capacity to support tigers, who are apex predators? DTE puts the question to scientists
India has got its cheetahs. But spare a thought for this Iranian cheetah scientist
It has been five years now since Niloufar Bayani was detained on charges of espionage, sentenced and incarcerated for a decade in prison