A death sentence for protecting her babies
The brutal killing of a lactating sloth bear sow in Gujarat's Banaskantha has raised questions about India’s stand on wildlife protection&…
How can we bring disappearing sparrows back to our cities?
On the occasion of World Sparrow Day, we take a look at what’s ailing these small birds and how to bring them respite
Genetic studies may hold the key to saving west and central Africa's lions
African lions were initially thought to belong to a single subspecies but new research shows that there is more diversity on the African continent.
Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them
Eradicating feral animals from islands can be expensive, but new research shows where to get the biggest bang for our buck
Whale of a problem: why do humpback whales protect other species from attack?
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an …
World Wildlife Day: India’s conflict with elephants
Elephants stand at the focal point on the occasion of World Wildlife Day. In India, human-elephant conflict is increasing due to shrinking habitats
Ancient giraffe relative was the largest cud-chewing mammal on Earth
With an estimated adult body mass of almost 1,250 kg, this relative of modern ruminants lived in the Himalayan foothills more than one million …
‘The future of the Indian Wolf is hanging by a slender thread’
Karnataka-based documentary filmmakers, Senani Hegde and Krupakar, whose work on wild dogs has been feted in the past, have recently, won another …
Kaziranga needs both, animals and humans
We cannot straitjacket the park and its neighbouring areas into “humans-only” and “animals-only” landscapes
Let the Sangai dance
A critically endangered brow-antlered deer found in the world's only floating wildlife park in Manipur may soon lose its habitat
‘Wild tigers could be back in Kazakhstan by 2026’
Igor Chestin is the head of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s Russia chapter. He is in Delhi to attend the third Asia Ministerial …
Could South Korea become a model for tackling illegal tiger trade?
Strongly implemented trade ban, social stigma on consumption choices and economic growth behind South Korea's success story
Kerala bird flu: Thousands of ducks to be culled in Alappuzha after reports of confirmed cases
The circulating H5N1 strain has killed millions of birds and mammals, including polar bear and penguins
Africa’s wildebeest: Those that can’t migrate are becoming genetically weaker — new study
The large African antelopes’ migration routes are being interrupted by roads, oil and gas pipelines, railway lines, fences, cities, …
Move beyond tiger numbers
Project Tiger must now take a holistic approach to benefit the wild cats and communities
What is ‘liver fluke’, a dog-killing parasite that has spread to western US?
Researchers recommend caution for pet owners; parasite normally found in southern US, found in California for first time
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife
Species already threatened with extinction are among those which have died due to bird flu in the past three years
Pau Brasil: CITES COP19 rejects proposal to include Brazil’s national tree in Appendix I
Its high-quality wood is mainly used to make bows for musical instruments
First polar bear to die of bird flu – what are the implications?
Any further cases might also be closely associated with outbreaks of H5N1 in a nearby seabird colony
Narkya—and the plunder of biodiversity
Dilution of biological conservation rules and lax enforcement of forest laws are giving free rein to the drug industry and trade
In a first, a polar bear has died of avian flu in the Arctic
Ecosystems in polar regions are particularly vulnerable to bird flu because they contain many animals found nowhere else in the world and never …
A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron
Kelühol Tase and his brothers opened a rhododendron park last year to conserve the flower impacted by wild forest fires and continuous human …
Simply Put: Human-simian deal
Free-ranging domestic cats eat 2,084 species globally & are pushing some to extinction
Researchers use a method called ‘observed predation’ to learn what free-ranging cats prey upon using the application of camera traps …
Are langurs and rhesus macaques really sworn enemies of each other?
Science does not see this relationship in terms of black-and-white