Staff and authorities of Kuno National Park are struggling to keep leopards out of the 500-hectare enclosure made for the cheetahs
Reviving ourselves is the only way to revive our rivers
How Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta National Park changed the livelihood of this landless villager
In defence of veganism: Here are some replies to common objections against it
World Lion Day: The Asiatic lion is at a crossroads; can it find its way to Kuno?
The lions stand on the edge of a precipice; unless something urgent is done, Indians stand to lose a ...
Is India’s biodiversity getting exploited without benefits to communities?
India’s biodiversity authority could put minds at ease by increasing transparency. Otherwise, the future of biodiversity remains grim in ...
The big transition that was Project Tiger
The landmark programme marked the transition from a very big game-centred view of nature, prevalent among imperial British officials, ...
Mystery solved: When mammals’ ancestors became warm-blooded
Endothermy developed in mammalian ancestors about 233 million years ago during the Late Triassic period
Creating foraging-friendly cities can strengthen people-biodiversity connections
Urban foraging can help solve food crisis by changing how we eat
Do elephants grieve? Maybe, though not in the ‘human’ sense of the word
The apparent emotionality and the wide-ranging individual differences in the responses of elephants to their dead do indeed deserve ...
Is Migaloo … dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for 2 years
Migaloo’s presence — or lack thereof — highlights the variations in whale migration
Reset to restore
As the world meets to discuss the next decade of biodiversity conservation, lessons from the past will be critical
Is India ready for post-2020 global biodiversity framework?
India enacted Biological Diversity Act in 2002 but it has to be implemented by states & many failed to ...
‘Vermin’ politics: Human-wildlife conflict mitigation needs to be based on science, not historical biases
Bill to amend Wild Life (Protection) Act gives Centre direct power to declare any species ‘vermin’, potentially impacting hundreds ...
A biodiversity park to highlight importance of Tamil Nadu’s Sirumalai Hills
The Tamil Nadu government is developing a unique biodiversity park in Dindigul district to inculcate cultural, educational and biodiversity values among the ...
Which way ahead for biodiversity conservation? Answer may lie in communities
This International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s look at the pros & cons of involving communities in conservation efforts
Primate under threat: Why the slender loris needs a protected area in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul
The insectivorous animal is a great help in eradicating harmful insects; but it is gravely threatened due to a ...
Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: Stressed farmland shows 63% decline — new research
Impact of climate change on insects still under-studied
How 2021 offered us a ‘wall of opportunity’ to improve Tamil Nadu’s environmental scene
The Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu enumerates what he and his team did to improve environmental affairs in the ...
Mermaids in Japan – from hideous harbingers of violence to beautiful enchantresses
Japan has adopted the western representation of the mermaid now, in contrast to the ghoulish ningyo, the half-human fish ...
Kamrup vulture deaths: It is time to fight for the birds, if we want to secure our own future
The decline in vulture populations in some parts of the world, including India, may have serious consequences for ecosystems ...
A first for large African mammals: DNA used to count Gabon’s endangered forest elephants
There are 95,110 forest elephants in Gabon according to analysis of DNA extracted from dung
The macaque monkeys of Mauritius: an invasive alien species, and a major export for research
Feral macaques in Mauritius are a formidably harmful invasive alien species, destructive to many animal and plant species which ...
Biodiversity Act: Do recent changes consider climate concerns, commitments?
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s proposed single-window clearances for ease of doing business is contrary to her climate concerns and ...
Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos
Consumers show a strong preference for wild rhinos and do not believe that horns from semi-wild or farmed rhinos ...