‘Wildlife usage must be based on sound science and adaptive management’
Susan Lieberman, Vice President, International Policy, Wildlife Conservation Society, spoke about the highlights of the ongoing CMS CoP
World Sparrow Day: With wooden nests, this man won a war against extinction
Rabindra Mohan Sahoo's efforts helped increase the bird’s population from 11 to now hundreds in a decade in an Odisha village
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Mar 25-31)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
Slingshot toting teenagers turn conservationists in Pakistan
Youngsters in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are giving up their guns to become a driving force behind wildlife conservation
Forest act amendments: The perils of relying on zoos, safari parks for wildlife conservation
Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023 will allow zoos & safaris within the scope of non-forest activities, making it easier to …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 29-May 5)
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 15-21)
More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF report
A new report on snow leopards says just 23 per cent of the species’ 1.7 million sq km habitat had been explored by researchers
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 22-28)
Republic of the Congo gets its first ever marine protected areas
Three zones include nesting grounds for leatherback turtles, critical habitats for Atlantic humpback whale
India needs to rethink strategies to save its guardians of the wild
Frontline forest staff have limited resources to protect our wildlife and are tasked with fighting back traffickers who are often better equipped
How humans and lesser known carnivores can coexist
Researchers suggest preventing diversion of forests for development, reducing livestock depredation and increasing efficiency of compensatory …
How J&K reduced snow leopard attacks on livestock
Herders in villages on the outskirts of Ladakh's Hemis National Park were involved in initiatives that helped reduce attacks on livestock and …
Supreme Court seeks update on power cables at Great Indian Bustard’s habitat
Electrocution from overhead high-tension wires contributed to the birds’ falling population
Bihar to start conservation programme for endangered blackbucks
A 12-acre rescue centre for the antelopes has been envisioned in the district for the purpose
Conservation of nature post-privatisation
The book Nature Conservation in the New Economy sheds light on how not to stray away from the idea of justice when dealing with a rapidly …
67 elephants died in Odisha in last nine months
Poaching, train accidents and electrocution killed more than half of these elephants, says Wildlife Society of Odisha
Odisha grants forest staff immunity to use firearms to fight poachers
Unless misused, the move will now give forest staff protection from arrest & criminal proceedings for firing
International Leopard Day 2023: Website dedicated to rosette cats launched
The website aims to enable higher awareness, promotion and celebration of leopards worldwide
Odisha had half of India’s wildfires on March 13 — & poachers may be to blame
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests alleges hunters setting fire to target wild animals; one suspect arrested
Include wetland conservation in upcoming biodiversity, climate change negotiations: Experts
Experts suggested 5 wetland conservation targets for 2030 should be discussed during CoP15, CoP27
Work can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe’s forest rangers
They at direct risk of death in the line of duty and also experience violence as implementers of militarised conservation
All That Breathes: Ecological conscience at the heart of Shaunak Sen's Sundance-winning documentary
With an optimistic lens, Sen looks at the symptoms of environmental and ecological degradation that stare back at us.
An industrial spill might be to blame for an algal bloom ravaging Florida
Some 215 million gallons of wastewater was released into Tampa Bay in March and April this year
DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists
The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously frozen freshwater areas from the sea at the end of the last …
