We have identified 100 heritage trees in Tamil Nadu and want the state government to enact the Heritage Tree Conservation Act to protect these trees which provide invaluable ecosystem services
Who will protect wildlife from the conservationists?
Why we need to listen to hunters
Human-bear conflict in Kashmir can be solved
The revenge of the boar
The wild pig can be a danger to humans, as some very special ones in northern Iraq found recently
A death sentence for protecting her babies
The brutal killing of a lactating sloth bear sow in Gujarat's Banaskantha has raised questions about India’s stand on ...
A ‘kick’ass jibe
Could Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘gadha’ comment increase awareness about wild equid conservation in India?
First, justify jallikattu?
If the tradition has to be kept alive in spirit, then its proponents must muster courage to walk the ...
A Nelson's eye on digital biopiracy
Biodiversity meet puts off decision on benefit-sharing from digital gene sequences
Of 'man-eating tigers' and ‘tiger-eating men'
While reigniting debate on human-wildlife conflicts, Uttarakhand High Court’s order on man-eating big cats leaves many questions unanswered about ...
To cull or not
The killing of a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo renews the moral existential dilemma
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 ...
Why do we need to protect wildlife?
In a deeper analysis, it will appear that protecting wildlife is vital for the present as well as future ...
Is there a future for wetland birds of Sippighat?
Despite ecological disturbances such as high noise levels and presence of debris, wetlands birds are a sight to behold ...
Leopards of Jawai: a failing success story?
A thriving tourism industry has come up in Jawai thanks to frequent leopard sightings
Is green militarisation a right response to curb poaching?
Such a step to protect wildlife, which is in practice in Kaziranga, has been criticised for alienating indigenous poeple
The monkey's paw of Lutyens' Delhi
More than 1,000 cases of monkey bites are reported every day in Indian cities
It is time to introduce the 'Shaktiman Act'
Why every Indian needs to rise up and sign this petition
Can we conserve biodiversity without taxonomists?
While in the 19th and 20th centuries taxonomic studies helped in assessing biodiversity, the trend changed with the advent of ...
Why southern Africa's peace parks are sliding into war parks
There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa's peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating ...
Why are rail projects above scrutiny in India?
While we have “Project Elephant”, India fails to protect the animals from being mowed down by trains
Blood Sport
What progressive laws of India and the work animal welfare organisations do regarding the prevention of cruelty to animals ...
International Snow Leopard Day: Why we celebrate it
It is a reminder to us that it is our collective responsibility to conserve the species and its ecosystem
How and why we should support marine mammal science in India
Conservation of marine mammals requires a strong scientific foundation
Kaziranga needs both, animals and humans
We cannot straitjacket the park and its neighbouring areas into “humans-only” and “animals-only” landscapes