All about the environment

Donkey comes home

The countrys only sanctuary offers professional care for the beasts of burden

Interview: Wildlife Activist Belinda Wright Speaks on the Murder of Amit Jethwa

India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April

Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019

For the swish of a snow leopard's tail

The snow leopard, small but menacing in his stealth, is a beautiful beast that streaks into full view so often in this film that you wonder where …

Dated data

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT: ASIAN AND AMERICAN APPROACHES Edited by Stephen H …

Bear truths

THE CAVE BEAR STORY: LIFE AND DEATH OF A VANISHED ANIMAL Bjorn Kurten - Columbia University Press - Unpriced

Alluring corridors

Conservation of lengths of forests, harbouring native animal and plant species, is a powerful concept that can involve people and attract funds

Seven films on wildlife crime

Documentary>> Seven Films on Wildlife Crime Produced uk Environment Film Fellowships 2006, in association with Discovery Channel

The birds and the bees

Book>> Diary on the nesting behaviour of Indian birds • by Chinna Sathan and Bal Pindi • Sugeet Publisher • Rs 650

India must adopt holistic approaches to handle human-wildlife conflicts

Essential to integrate conservation goals with community welfare

Concealed trade

E-Commerce>>Wildlife • Japan

WILD CRIMES

A forest guard’s life is tough

Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science

Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff

Problems behind the pugmarks

Translocating some lions from Gujarat's Gir sanctuary -- the home of the endangered Asiatic lion -- to the Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya …

Gory conservation

Assam debates dehorning rhinos without proper studies

Devices of fun and comfort

Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report

Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India

Radio-tracking drone to aid wildlife census

A drone developed by a few researchers has successfully detected some tiny radio transmitters

Turning turtle

Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …

Toxic streams

GABON

Anti-rabbit drive

Global Eco Watch: Wolf spiders reproducing more in warming Arctic

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