Bihar’s only tiger reserve using green energy to provide water to wildlife during summer
Solar-powered pumps are being used to fill waterholes in the grasslands of VTR to provide water to tigers and other wildlife
Simply Put: Broken Covenant
This World Wildlife Day let’s take a look at wildlife crimes in India
The Union government has cut the funds released under three flagship wildlife schemes even though poaching remains rampant
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
Bengal tiger, hoolock gibbon, snow leopard to face climate change wrath: New IPCC report
Biomes, species and biodiversity to be affected according to projections for Asia by IPCC
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
Iconic Tiger Hill near Darjeeling under ‘development’ threat, NGT pulls up government departments
An environmentalist moved court listing several detrimental activities in the area; departments nudge one another
Illegal leopard skin trade continues unabated in Odisha
Special Task Force officials have seized 16 leopard skins in the state in last one year
Endangered Species Day 2023: Elephants to buffaloes, creatures around us that are in danger
Animal conservation in India brings creatures like tigers to mind. But many commonly talked about creatures are in need of public attention as …
Livestock are threatened by predators — but old-fashioned shepherding may be an effective solution
Killing predators may decrease their numbers in the short term, but there is no evidence that it is an effective way to protect livestock in the …
The forgotten tigons and litigons of Alipore Zoo and other hybrids: Part 4
In the spirit of open mindedness and reason, let us hope that a better and more nuanced understanding of hybridisation and the species concept …
Bihar adds elephant centre to Valmiki Tiger Reserve, experts see challenges
Centre in Valmiki Tiger Reserve will provide perfect natural habitat but increase human-animal conflicts, conservationists say
Jumbo graveyard: Odisha registers 282 elephant deaths since 2018
As many as 2 Bengal tigers and 15 leopards also died in the state in the same period
Waghoba: How the indigenous Warlis of western India find the Divine in big cats
The Warli worship of Waghoba and their co-existence with big cats is an example of what has been stated in recent years: Indigenous peoples are …
Will new airstrip in Kerala’s Idukki be a permanent threat to Periyar Tiger Reserve
The airstrip is being built hardly 600 metres away from the boundary of the reserve
World Elephant Day 2023: Merger of its Project with that of the tiger seems to be a matter of administrative convenience
Elephants’ management should progress towards achieving clearly outlined long term aims and goals
The big transition that was Project Tiger
The landmark programme marked the transition from a very big game-centred view of nature, prevalent among imperial British officials, Indian …
Modi’s new ‘deviant’ lion capital: What is it emblematic of anyway?
Scholars find metal-casting atop new Parliament building different from what Nandalal Bose painstakingly created
Months after forest fire, Cyclone Yaas threatens flooding in Similipal
Animals are being evacuated from the national park even as power and communication are disrupted
India must adopt holistic approaches to handle human-wildlife conflicts
Essential to integrate conservation goals with community welfare
What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules
Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats
Bandipur: Evolution reason behind twinning being rare among elephants, say scientists
A cow elephant in Bandipur Tiger Reserve recently gave birth to twin calves
Departure from the goddess: Sunderbans’ women & Bonbibi suffer the worst of climate crisis
Women live precarious lives in the cyclone-ravaged delta, as people slowly disconnect from Bonbibi worship & its principles of ecosystem …
Tiger reserved: Fiftieth anniversary of Project Tiger means little to forest-dwelling communities
The fact is that despite amendments, our policies still follow the fortress conservation approach where the strategy is to “exclude and …
International Day of Forests: Can India shift from a ‘plantation’ mindset to an ‘eco restoration’ one
On World Forestry Day 2022, a retired forest officer offers some suggestions on India’s future forest policy