Orus Ilyas

Professor in Biodiversity & Environmental study, at the Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University

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Orus Ilyas

In Pahalgam, a wolf moves calmly across high-slope scrub under the weak winter sun.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Vanishing shadows: Why conserving the Himalayan wolf in Kashmir is crucial for ecosystem balance

20 Apr 2026

5 min read

Himalayan tahr feeding at an open garbage dump at a temporary halting point along the Rudranath trekking route in the Rudranath-Tungnath landscape, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, highlighting the growing impact of unmanaged waste left by trekkers on alpine wildlife.

Wildlife & Biodiversity

From alpine slopes to waste sites: Garbage is an emerging threat to the Himalayan Tahr in the Himalayas

12 Feb 2026

3 min read

Pups near dens in Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary, Jharkhand

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Mahuadanr, India’s first wolf sanctuary in Jharkhand, offers hope for an often-vilified Indian carnivore

26 Apr 2025

4 min read

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