60% increase in overall tiger population, but habitat & biodiversity loss threatening Southeast Asian big cats
Countries submit population numbers from 2010-2022 to Global Tiger Recovery Program, CITES
Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants
The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000
Paris fumigated for 1st time as disease-carrying mosquito spreads, likely triggered by climate change
It has become easier for the species to thrive in a warming Europe
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
76 years of environmentalism
The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement
DTE Coverage: Earth Day 2024
Our planet is in turmoil; Down To Earth reported on some major difficulties facing it
Move beyond tiger numbers
Project Tiger must now take a holistic approach to benefit the wild cats and communities
Simply Put: Caveman or forest staff
We need conservation frameworks that empower, incorporate forest dwelling communities
The history of Project Tiger, which completed 50 years this year, reveals systemic exclusion of oppressed caste forest-dwelling communities
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
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
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
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 …
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 …
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
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
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 …
Climate action worst-performing area for Indian tiger reserves, confirms Centre’s report
Overall management performance improved compared to last analysis but key parameters remain backbenchers
International Big Cat Alliance headquarters will be in India; Centre allocates Rs 150 crore
The grouping’s structure will consist of an Assembly of Members, Standing Committee and a Secretariat; its statute has been drafted …
Mixed reactions from wildlife experts after ‘black tiger’ safari announced by Odisha government
Some have applauded the move; others dislike the idea of putting the rare felids on display in enclosures
Over 100 armed police deployed in Similipal National Park as forest staff go on strike
Two forest officers have been killed in a month allegedly by poachers, protesting forest staff raise demands
Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival gears up for its 9th Edition
The first-ever PPHF was held on January 16-18, 2015, with the aim of recognising the efforts of the Nyishi hunters-turned-conservationists of …
