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
Tigress that killed 3 in Bihar dies
The tigress had created panic in West Champaran district. It was wounded and unable to hunt due to old age, said forest officials
Wild Emergency: From sensational to sensible
The National Board of Wildlife’s recommendation that state governments use Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code while dealing with …
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
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
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …
Bihar forest dept officials on toes after tigress kills 3
The tiger is wounded and weak, hence hunting down human beings, say officials; no trace of it so far
State animals and birds: Do they make a difference to conservation?
As the Indus Dolphin is declared Punjab’s State Aquatic Animal, Down To Earth pops the question to conservationists
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
Conservation plan chalked out after 150 vultures spotted in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve
A rescue centre for vultures will be set up in the reserve’s Ganauli range to increase the number of vultures
Tigress Sundari, brought to Odisha from Madhya Pradesh in 2018, heads back home
The inter-state tiger relocation project has been put on hold after the first attempt was unsuccessful
Similipal forest fire: It is time to act
Forest fires can be controlled in the first few hours; it is important to engage local communities in the first line of action
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
'Sariska's tiger reserve status needs reconsideration'
Ghazala Shahabuddin says the protected area may lack sufficient habitat for a viable population of tigers
‘India has to change its attitude towards leopards’
Leopard expert, Vidya Athreya responds to alarming report on leopard mortality, says finger-pointing must end
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
Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured
Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers
Floods threaten wildlife at VTR, Bihar’s sole tiger reserve
Floodwaters entered the low-lying areas of VTR following heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak river in Nepal in the last 48 hours
Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth
A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore