‘Alligator Gar discovery a signal to revise list of fish introduced to India’

After the discovery of an Alligator Gar in Pune’s Pawna Dam, experts say the time has come to revise the list of fish being imported in the …

The sexual world of the tiger has been invisible to the world: Valmik Thapar

Down To Earth talks to veteran conservationist Valmik Thapar about his book 'The sex life of tigers', the cat’s mating rituals and why his …

Adani to fully finance controversial Oz Carmichael mine

The move follows last month’s announcement by the conglomerate that it was scaling back the size and scope of the project. The project had …

Targeting of indigenous people fighting for forest rights in India is a fact, say experts

As a new report reveals a rise in the number of indigenous activists being killed for defending forest and land rights worldwide, Down To Earth …

Going backward

As the Maratha community in Maharashtra finally gets 16 per cent reservation in government jobs and education, Down To Earth profiles other …

Lion attack in safari park near Gir, one killed

The Devaliya Safari Park near Sasan houses 10 lions. On Thursday morning, three forest department employees were attacked, resulting in …

Good that Rajinikanth’s 2.0 talks of birds and cellphones but we need more studies: Experts

Do birds disappear due to electromagnetic radiation caused by mobile phones? Ornithologists think the issue needs more research

Will John Chau’s body spread disease among the Sentinelese? Scientists differ

While the body will definitely give out pathogens, whether or not the Sentinelese are susceptible to them is not known

New study adds to calls for formal recognition of Himalayan wolf

The research, conducted by British and Nepalese researchers, confirms that the proposed Himalayan wolf is an ancient wolf lineage, has developed …

‘Leave the Sentinelese alone’

50 years after he first visited North Sentinel Island in the Andaman archipelago, veteran anthropologist, T N Pandit talks to Down To Earth about …

Climate change an indirect cause of whale strandings, say experts

Extreme weather events like cyclones and torrential rains disrupt the echolocation mechanism of the cetaceans and cause them to land on beaches …

Do we need to ‘save’ the Sentinelese?

The Sentinelese and other tribes of the Andamans are minuscule in number. Will they die out or survive?

Tribal rights in India are a grey picture: experts

In the light of the recent murder of a US national in the Andamans by an isolated tribe, experts say the rights of indigenous communities in …

US national allegedly killed by Sentinelese tribesmen in the Andamans

John Allen Chau had gone to North Sentinel island, hitherto out of bounds for visitors, reportedly for preaching the Gospel to the tribe

Can artificial rain provide relief to polluted Delhi?

Down To Earth speaks to experts about the Centre’s recent statement that artificial rain would be used to lessen the capital’s smog

Citizen science helping to prepare biggest-ever database on Indian wild canids

The Wild Canids–India Project, started by 5 researchers, is collecting hundreds of entries on 8 wild species belonging to the dog family …

Water level in major southern and western reservoirs at 50% of storage capacity

Central Water Commission officials say there is no cause for alarm

3 tiger cubs mowed by train in Vidarbha forest

The bodies were discovered on Thursday morning; the mother is suspected to be in the vicinity

Avni’s cubs found safe in Yavatmal

Forest officials are trying to catch them and relocate them

Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Uttarakhand town for leopard

Hunters are scouring Bageshwar and its surroundings after a leopard that was blamed for several attacks and two deaths, was declared a man eater …

Will the inauguration of Ganga navigation destroy the river’s ecology?

Down To Earth talks to riverine experts on what could happen to the river’s flow, depth and wildlife

Is it time to find a second home for Asiatic lions?

The recent deaths of lions in Gir has raised the issue of their translocation to a safer place

Not just virus, tourism and staff crunch also kill Gir lions

Illegal lion shows and laxity in protection of forests one of the major reasons behind deaths of 23 Asiatic lions

Blurring identities

Recent cases in the US and Argentina have reignited the debate on granting "personhood" to animals

Gujarat's burgeoning crocodilopolis

Vadodara plans a park for crocodiles to keep their numbers and attacks on humans in check