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 …

Europe has a wolf problem, and a late Norwegian philosopher had the solution

Norwegian environmental philosopher Arne Næss was clear: wolves have just as much a right to be here as we do  

Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen

Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year

Bonnet macaque carcasses in Karnataka village highlight struggle between farmers and monkeys in region

Farmers cut down trees that produce wild fruits and monkeys ravage crops

Wisent: Ukraine war could wreck efforts to save and rewild Europe’s great wild bovid, say new study authors

Parts of Poland, Ukraine, western Russia, parts of the Balkans and Germany most appropriate to rewild wisent

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

Giraffes could go extinct — the 5 biggest threats they face

There are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild

Tropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth — but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are

Biodiversity responds not just to the type of climate but its spatial distribution

Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are often seen as weeds — but they’re a crucial resource for pollinating insects

The past 90 years have seen the loss of over 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows

Third cheetah dies within a month at Kuno National Park, 9th since March

The cheetah was among two who had been moved to the larger enclosure in the park

Simply put: Project cheetah

How to conserve and increase the world’s marine protected areas

DTE coverage of the Fifth International Marine Protected Area Congress in Canada

Conservation of shallow water bodies: Ecological consequences due to multiple anthropogenic stressors

The United Nations declared 2021-2030 the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Most number of saltwater crocodile births in Bhitarkanika this year

Number of hatchlings 50% more than 2021

Nepal’s tigers triple: India had and will continue to have a role to play, say experts

Nepal now has 355 tigers, compared to 235 in 2018

New Delhi and Windhoek sign MoU to bring 8 cheetahs to India

The animals are expected to be brought to India by August

Snow leopard conservationist Charudutt Mishra wins Whitley Gold Award for efforts to involve local communities

This is Mishra’s second Whitely Award; he had also won one in 2005  

About half the diet of Indian, Himalayan wolves is domestic livestock: Study

Study however does not turn page on taxonomic debate regarding the two lineages

New eel species discovered in Mumbai well

The blind eel belongs to a genus endemic to India

Humans hunted Arctic foxes in wintry northern Europe during last Ice Age, fossils show

They did not migrate during winter but rather hunted Arctic foxes for survival

Elephants killed 527 humans in Odisha in 6 years: Wildlife group

Eight dead in last six days

Climate change pushing cold-blooded species faster to extinction: Study

Global warming tips century-old 'Rate of Living' theory on lifespan

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 3 – 9, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country

At least 103 saltwater crocodile nests counted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika this year

Forest officials say it is a marginal increase from last year