Crop species disappearing in Garhwal

A survey reveals a drastic fall in Garhwal Himalayan crop diversity. Compounding the seriousness of the situation is the lack of scientific …

Southerners win the Rio round

For many southern groups, the greater cause at Rio was to align with their governments against the West's "green imperialism"

Who will play Cupid?

Pollinators, small insects like bees and butterflies, animals like bats and small birds such as the hummingbird, play a big role in helping …

Who ate my house?

A bird found in the Andaman islands is under grave threat as its edible nest -- one of the most expensive animal products in the world -- is …

Dolly II

Chinese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by cloning the endangered giant panda

Be kind to the vulture

There is obviously something wrong with the health of the nation if institutions cannot diagnose the health of the vulture

Life, again

A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of …

Barren continent

After the destruction of Europe's conifers, it took millions of years for the regeneration of forests

Charred to extinction

Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs

The face of extinction

Species extinction is real, and not a scare. But the solutions conservationsists provide are simplistic and even more scary

Force the fish up

The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh

China admits to tiger skin trade at international forum

Around 1,600 tigers have been traded globally since 2000

A long line of woes

Fisherfolk are unintentionally killing seabirds

Alien plants growing together threatening tiger habitats: Study

Multiple alien species affected soil nutrients in Kanha Tiger Reserve, put pressure on native forage plants and drove away herbivores

Southern Bihar’s Jamui district becomes an avian paradise

Two potential Ramsar sites in the district have welcomed a host of migratory birds from Eurasia this winter

COP28: Climate change having devastating impact on migratory species

Habitat loss, impact on reproduction, reduction in food availability among factors threatening migratory animal popualtions  

New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead

Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws

Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika

Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October 

Mammals under threat: 2nd extinction wave underway in Australia, Caribbean

New study predicts 558 species of mammals to be extinct by turn of century

Israel moots proposal to regulate trade in mammoth ivory

Tel Aviv wants to prevent elephant tusks being sold as mammoth ones globally

Less is more

Rare species are essential for the survival of ecosystems

Identity crisis

Classification debate hurts conservation of Himalayan wolf

A crab’s coup strategy

Control reproduction of competing species

Antelope wool confiscated

Through the fisheye

Some positive moves on conservation of Indian freshwater fish were made at a recent workshop