Erasing the dots

Even as Goa's politicians and the mining mafia employ multiple strategies to denotify two sensitive wildlife sanctuaries in the state's Western …

Hunger strikes forest’s exiles

Once called lords of the jungle, Baiga groups in Madhya Pradesh are starving on the margins of Kanha National Park. Shriya Mohan chronicles their …

Once poachers now guards

At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve, deepa kozhisseri finds local tribal communities happily involved in forest protection and ecotourism

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

Trespassers allowed

Unregulated tourism around the Corbett Tiger Reserve has restricted animal movement  

Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut

When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …

Centre pitches for Kerala

Environment ministry wants to revoke Karnataka’s ban on night traffic in Bandipur  

Happily uprooted

A well-calculated compensation plan eases relocation pain of forest dwellers from the core area of Melghat Tiger Reserve

Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas 

Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later

When exactly did the tiger colonise the Indian subcontinent?

Down To Earth popped the question to geneticists, historians and experts on the cat superstar. Here is what we were able to deduce

India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects

Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November) 

‘States violating wildlife law in rush to notify buffer zones’

Process of consulting gram sabhas bypassed to notify buffer areas around tiger habitats within time limit set by court, allege activists

Baigas in exile

Once called lords of the jungle, the Chhattisgarh tribals are being evicted without adequate relief

COVID-19: How wildlife hunting increased in Tamil Nadu amid lockdown

Less availability of meat, long-term unemployment increased instances of hunting in Tamil Nadu

Desperate to relocate

Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…

Dark twist to bright tale

Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2024)

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

Simply Put: Crime and punishment

Tiger strength

Tigers terai.ht

Tiger under threat

Tiger safari awaits help

'Last' census begins

Teak smuggling rampant