Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Angul, tusks missing

The incident comes within days of 7 elephants dying due to electrocution in Dhenkanal

Female elephant dies from electrocution in Odisha

The body was spotted by local resident who in turn informed forest officials

Palaeontologist discovers ancient, enormous Caelocanth species by accident

It grew to be as big as a great white shark

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

How gene mapping almost all remaining kākāpō will help NZ’s rare night parrot survive

Genomic data from the parents can help predict growth rates of kākāpō chicks

This new tool can drive India’s eco-restoration initiatives; here’s how

The tool helps the user in identifying species that match their restoration objectives

Extinction is a natural process, but it's happening at 1,000 times the normal speed

The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried

Volcano erupts on small Galapagos isle

Eruption followed a series of nine earthquakes

These Indian animals may become extinct within your lifetime

Know the most likely animals in India to become extinct soon

Climate change may destroy sources of income for rural Africa: Report

62 per cent of rural Africa depends on natural resources for its livelihood

Why we shouldn't be too quick to blame migratory animals for global disease

Recent research indicates that migratory animals may not be the primary culprit

Camera trap captures snow leopard in high altitude region of Arunachal Pradesh

Trap set up as part of state-wide survey carried out by state government and WWF-India

Marine parks and fishery management: what's the best way to protect fish?

Marine parks can benefit fish stocks, the fishery and also the overall marine ecosystem

Allocation for environment, forest and climate change ministry up by 33%

But key forest initiatives get paltry allocations, one as low as Rs 1 lakh

WWF report sounds alarm over China's state of biodiversity

Notes that country’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half

Zimbabwe lifts ban on lion hunting

Ban was imposed recently, in the wake of Cecil the lion’s death

A roar in captivity

A Ranthambore tiger wakes up the world community

A conservative agenda

Debates explode over more focus on species beneficial to humans

Facebook posts lead to leopard skin seizure, arrests near Similipal

Fifteen leopards have died in Odisha in the last 3 years; 5 were poached