Bye Bye Batavia, Hullo Palangka Raya

Indonesia will shift its capital from Jakarta to the heart of Borneo for environmental reasons. Down To Earth finds that this isn't the first …

‘Konkan’s rich biodiversity has lured poachers to its pangolins’

Vishwas Katdare is the founder of Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra, a non-profit operating for the last 26 years, mostly in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan …

Two female Great Indian Bustards satellite-tagged in Rajasthan

Scientists hope to get critical information on the birds through the satellite tags

Forest officials attacked in the Sundarbans

A party of officials led by the Divisional Forest Officer in the South 24 Paraganas were attacked with sticks when they tried to arrest an …

Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into dumpyard

Dumping garbage into rivers has become a concern in ecologically-sensitive Arunachal Pradesh, to the extent that the Deputy Commissioner of East …

Another species extinct: This time the Yangtze giant soft shell turtle

The last surviving female dies in a Chinese zoo

There are 150 Bustards in the Desert National Park, claims report

Wildlife Institute of India pegged the species' total population for the whole country at 150 during 2018

Narmada has been killed in Gujarat, say activists

Members of Vadodara-based non-profit say the river downstream of Sardar Sarovar is now seasonal and carries only seawater and sewage

Female turtle returns to Maldivian atoll to lay eggs, finds runway instead

The turtle laid her eggs on the runway of Maafaru airport itself, on Noonu Atoll

'Animals and humans have shared spaces in India long before 1972'

In the aftermath of a tragic incident in Maharashtra's Junnar, where 5 leopard cubs were burnt to death unknowingly by a farmer in whose field …

'Crocodiles are affected by low frequency vibrations'

Down To Earth interviews crocodile expert Adam Britton on impact of noise on the breeding and behaviour patterns of crocodilians

‘If trees are lost, giant and flying squirrels will lose their arboreal highways’

Three researchers talk to Down To Earth about the real danger facing India’s canopy-dwelling rodents

‘Indo-Nepal effort needed to prevent Ganges Basin fish from losing genetic variability’

Steve Lockett, a Mahseer expert, feels the two countries must pool in their efforts to preserve the freshwater fish stocks in the Ganga and its …

19 quakes strike Nicobar Islands within 10 hours

No casualties have been reported so far 

Stakeholders discuss measures to reduce elephant mortality from rail collisions at meet

Organised in mid-March, government agencies and conservation organisations at the meet also agreed to begin a series ‘focused workshops&…

In 2018, Mumbai’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park had 47 leopards, 8 cubs: study

The researchers found evidence of leopards dispersing over long distances and recommended under and overpasses for them

‘China committed to supporting conservation of African wildlife’

Senior Beijing official addresses delegates at a workshop in Nairobi, says China has been and will cooperate with African governments to save …

‘We have to be optimistic about the survival of Africa’s Pygmy peoples’

Brussels-based Dutchwoman Monique Munting has donned several hats. She has been an academic, independent researcher, consultant and is currently, …

Grey hypocolius seen for the first time in the Thar

Found in North Africa and West Asia, the bird was photographed in two locations in Rajasthan

The Earth is not for humans alone, says NGT over Deepor Beel

Water body on the outskirts of Guwahati has been facing threats from railway tracks and a municipal solid waste plant

Could clouds’ radiator effect vanish with global warming?

A new study published in Nature makes this conclusion. But not all agree

African lions attack humans over larger areas than Indian leopards, tigers: study

Scientists speculate that this is due to social structure differences between the cats; Lions live in prides while tigers and leopards are …

Iceberg twice the area of New York City to break off Antarctica

The break could happen anytime this year or early next year, say experts

Dalit activists, leaders decry Prime Minister’s ‘Christ-like’ act

It is just a gimmick to fool Dalits whereas their real problems are unaddressed, they say

'Sariska's tiger reserve status needs reconsideration'

Ghazala Shahabuddin says the protected area may lack sufficient habitat for a viable population of tigers