Earth has lost 60% of its animals since 1970
Is the world losing its biodiversity faster than it can replace? A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has some ominous news
Exploiting the Wilderness: An Analysis of Wildlife Crime
Illegally harvested ivory and endangered plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, and even insects are easily found for sale throughout East and …
CITES CoP 2019: Conservationist Vivek Menon wins Clark Bavin Award
Menon, who heads conservation non-profit Wildlife Trust of India, was awarded the award for his efforts towards wildlife enforcement at the …
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them
Neglect robs Saurashtra park of greenery
A wilderness park nurtured carefully by a former maharaja of Bhavnagar looks decrepit today, with its resources plundered and its wildlife dwindling.
Mistaking guns for trees
The Tamil Nadu Green Movement wants the state government to use armed guards to protect a rain forest. Will they never learn?
Arctic plunder
The Bush administration has passed a bill that permits oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
As part of an expanding non-lethal toolkit, this simple, low-cost approach could reduce the costs of coexistence for some farmers
Will Fuleco score the final goal?
Three-banded armadillo, the real-life counterpart of FIFA World Cup's official mascot, is in danger of extinction
Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
In Wild Things, Wild Places actress, author, and conservationist Jane Alexander offers a moving first-hand assessment of what is being done to …
From loathed to loved: villagers in Assam rally to save Greater Adjutant stork
“Called a prodigy of ugliness” by one ornithologist, this avian scavenger is being championed by villagers in Assam, to everyone’…
Gujarat's burgeoning crocodilopolis
Vadodara plans a park for crocodiles to keep their numbers and attacks on humans in check
Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report
Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%
Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub
Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
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World Pangolin Day: Adorable ant eaters face obliteration
With Asian species critically endangered, poaching and illegal trade in pangolin meat and scales has shifted to Africa
Killing blue bulls: are there alternatives?
Unless conservation area declared for protection has enough grazing field for herbivores and enough prey for predatory carnivores, straying will …
Unjust and inaccurate?
Popular cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, should be sensitive and truthful while portraying wild animals
A doctor at the pole
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For the love of butterflies
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A flawed effort
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For the people
Conservation policies practised in the developing world need to tread cautiously on territories which had for generations, belonged to the people,…
Losing jobs in the jungle
Irula tribals are rich in the knowledge of traditional medicine. They used to catch snakes and practise herbal medicine for a living. Today they …
Conversing on conservation
Battles Over Nature: Science and the Politics of Conservation Editors: Mahesh Rangarajan and Vasant Saberwal Publisher: Permanent Black Delhi Rs …