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
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 …
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
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 8-14)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 1-7)
In-principle approval accorded to four new tiger reserves
The new reserves are Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha), Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh) and Orang (Assam)
How tribals of Madumalai Tiger Reserve were robbed of compensation
According to 21 tribal families forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money for relocating from the reserve in Tamil Nadu
Bihar plans another tiger reserve in Kaimur
The forests of Kaimur district, which include the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, have been earmarked as a second reserve for tigers since the Valmiki …
Sariska tiger died due to heatstroke, cancer: Autopsy report
Activists have criticised the way the tiger was tranquilised, saying it could have played a role in its eventual death
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 13-19)
Arunachal govt declares Pakke Hornbill Fest as ‘state festival’
Four years after it was inaugurated with a number of objectives, Chief Minister Pema Khandu promises funding
A tiger’s tale
Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, died because she was caught in the crossfire of people's expectations from the government and the pretence …
The catch in conservation
Ullas Karanth has many lessons to offer to make wildlife management in India more scientific
Sight of a tiger
Frequent sightings of the rare black tiger in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa has led to research on colour variations
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.…
Once poachers now guards
At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve, deepa kozhisseri finds local tribal communities happily involved in forest protection and ecotourism
Why Periyar reserve is India's best-managed protected area
Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director of Periyar Tiger Reserve, speaks to Tiasa Adhya on the place being awarded the best managed protected area in India
‘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
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
Odisha forest officials use recorded tiger growls to keep elephants away from villages
Conventional methods such as firecrackers and chili bombs have harmed the animals in the past
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
Assam bans mining in Kaziranga after Supreme Court order
The apex court had issued an order on April 12, 2019, ordering a mining ban along the southern boundary of the Kaziranga National Park
India’s wildlife needs its people’s empathy, not just sympathy
The trend of shooting animals declared as ‘man eaters’ is taking a toll on our wildlife, our precious natural heritage
Cyclone Amphan’s damage to Sundarbans’ wildlife not known yet
People dependent on the mangrove forest such as honey collectors and fishermen will be affected too
Tiger numbers fine but vegetation declining in tiger reserves, warns study
The findings could be considered as eye opening as they reveal a blind-spot in generic protected area management approach