Simply Put: The Great Escape
A leonine tale for Holi: Could the Asiatic Lion have inspired the figure of Narasimha?
Religious iconography cannot be mapped onto modern taxonomy, say experts
Ancient poop offers unusual insight into animal behaviour
Fossilised scat are palaeontological treasure troves
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
Global warming increased appetite of termites that feed on wood needed to store carbon: Study
Termites release carbon dioxide by decaying deadwood
IN PHOTOS: This Kolkata journalist uses matchboxes to contribute to tiger conservation
Gopi De Sarkar, a phillumenist, has over 9,000 matchboxes, many of which depict tigers
Simply Put: The supreme invasive species
Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: Stressed farmland shows 63% decline — new research
Impact of climate change on insects still under-studied
Why giant pandas stay fat despite consuming a low-fat diet
Also, why they are chubbier during one part of the year than the rest
‘Rogue elephant’ kills four in Odisha
Human-elephant conflict usually goes up during summer
A US ban on kangaroo leather would be an animal welfare disaster — and a missed farming opportunity
Weakening the industry will result in more kangaroo suffering, not less.
Palaeontologist discovers ancient, enormous Caelocanth species by accident
It grew to be as big as a great white shark
Why India must conserve its palm trees
The country has a variety of palm trees. But they are diminishing fast
India must conserve its orchid wealth
Earnest measures are needed, involving awareness efforts among all stakeholders
Global Eco Watch: A cooling event caused rice to spread across Asia 4,200 years ago
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Global Eco Watch: Iceland will not hunt whales in 2020
Gaur back in Valmiki Reserve thanks to increase in grassland cover
At least 150 gaur in the reserve currently, according to information from camera traps
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (February 24 – March 1, 2020)
Female elephant dies from electrocution in Odisha
The body was spotted by local resident who in turn informed forest officials
Seed prawn collection depletes fish schools in Sundarbans
Locals admit they catch seed prawns in large numbers and throw away bycatch
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 1 – 6)
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 23-30)
Simply put: Himachal farmers poisoning monkeys
CITES CoP 2019: Resolution seeking closure of domestic ivory markets not adopted
30 African countries panned EU, Japan for not closing legal ivory markets
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (July 15 – July 21)