Centre lays down policy on cattle dehorning & castration 63 years after implementation of animal cruelty Act

Notification defines how to carry out painful procedures on animals; rearers say cattle at mercy of veterinarian

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 6, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

In defence of veganism: Here are some replies to common objections against it

The torture and suffering of animals constitute a moral emergency; but few acknowledge that the suffering of innocent, helpless creatures is a …

Fantastic beasts: How the industrial use of animals in Chinese medicine began

Mao’s Bestiary is a revisionist historical account of the animal drug industry in Mao’s China that also gives context to the current …

Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition

The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation

Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days

In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021

Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha

The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling

A US ban on kangaroo leather would be an animal welfare disaster — and a missed farming opportunity

Weakening the industry will result in more kangaroo suffering, not less.

Sharp decline in India’s donkey population might be due to Chinese demand: Brooke Hospital for Animals

The number of donkeys in India decreased by over 60% in a decade

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2021): More than 16 million new job cards issued in 2020-21

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Goods train driver booked after two female elephants mowed down in Odisha

Forest officials said the animals were killed becuase the train was speeding 

What Sudha Murty’s new book tells us about animal emotions and welfare

At a time when many people are rethinking the human-animal relationship from both a scientific and moral respective, The Gopi Diaries …

Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured

A recent compilation of studies from ecosystems around the world shows that fences produce a complex range of ecological effects

161 wild animals died in road, rail accidents in 2018

According to Wildlife Protection Society of India data's, both rail and road accidents killed leopards the most

Centre asks road-making authorities to avoid construction in protected areas

Get all clearances for unavoidable projects through national parks, sanctuaries: Ministry to NHAI, others

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

Leonardo da Vinci revisited: Was he an environmentalist ahead of his time?

Leonardo’s notebooks are filled with illustrations of nature, their interactions with humans and in local ecosystems

Preventing animal cruelty is physically and emotionally risky for front-line workers

Unlike many, some people have to look, listen, touch, document and, rescue animals from cruelty continuously

Jumbo in captivity

Odisha cracks down on cockfights; arrests 9

Jajpur tribals stress tradition to go on despite birds seizure

Blurring identities

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

Humane Society International-India welcomes govt's acceptance of non-animal tests for pesticide safety

Much is still left to do to bring Indian regulations in line with international best practices

Food and dissent

Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"

Lift ban on shahtoosh trade in Kashmir; provide livelihood options: panel to Centre

The panel has urged Centre to conserve and breed chiru goats as that will revive the shatoosh industry and also the chiru population

The pain of truncated lives

The Supreme Court's much-awaited judgement on ownership rules for captive elephants could bring clarity on regulation