Dying kingdom

Species that could vanish in 2015 if we don’t act now

New marine amphipod species found in Chillika Lake, Odisha

Shrimp-like crustacea named Demaorchestia alanensis

Human-leopard conflict: big cats losing battle for survival

An estimated 60 leopards are killed in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh each year

No food in forests: Artificial greening of jungles equivalent to farming in wilderness for herbivores, says expert

India needs a single comprehensive law, nodal agency to deal with invasive species

Four more cheetah cubs born in Kuno; but experts point out captive breeding not conservation

Namibian female cheetah Jwala becomes mother for the second time, but never released in the wild

Road to COP15: DTE’s coverage in the run-up to Montreal

The 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity will be held from December 7-19, 2022

We’ve been tracking birds in a small Nigerian forest for 18 years: What we found & why it matters

Population changes locally for both migrant and resident bird species were similar, being reasonably stable or increasing

Kuno: Locals await arrival of African cheetahs, hope to benefit from tourist influx

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

New disturbance to river ecology is the proliferation of riverside development projects that aim to beautify a dying river as it passes through …

Why is Great Indian Bustard laying 20 eggs such a big deal?

Great Indian Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds of Indian grasslands, is endemic to India and is facing extinction

How Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta National Park changed the livelihood of this landless villager

BNP constantly experiences various urbanisation-driven pressures affecting its resources and forest management 

Good while it lasted - IV: Anthropocene epoch & mass extinction

Humans will be the first to have a new geological epoch named after the species — an unfortunate event denotative of our irreversible …

Yak and reindeer herders meet on top of the world

Yak herders from Bhutan, Nepal, and China met with reindeer herders from Norway, Russia and found surprising commonalities in the challenges they …

When a critically endangered bird becomes elusive

Recently, Maharashtra's principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) AK Misra has started a novel scheme to save the critically endangered …

Africa's Ecology: Sustaining the Biological and Environment Diversity of a Continent

Driven by exponential population growth and the effects of globalization, haphazard development across Africa threatens the continent's natural …

Illegal and ignominious world of wildlife trafficking

Analysing the magnitude and international nature of illegal trade of Indian wildlife species

World Wildlife Day: born free

A large part of biodiversity, especially fauna, is threatened due to human activity. Time and again, we have tried, and failed to restrict these …

Down To Earth speaks to conservation icon George Schaller

George Schaller on his life, accomplishments and the road ahead for world wildlife conservation

What is the history of cheetah re-introduction in India?

After several ups and downs, the cheetah is finally making its way back to India. Down To Earth takes you on this journey

Will Northern White Rhinos continue to roam on Earth

This paves the way for transferring the embryos into a surrogate, most possibly a Southern White Rhino to revive the animal population

Adequate water most important for plant diversity

A recent study shows how rainfall amount and temperature affects variety of plants in India's major biogeographic zones

Vital roles bees and other pollinators play in food chain

Pollination contributes to one-third of the world’s agricultural crops production, says Food and Agriculture Organization

13 smarter ways to fight wildlife crime

Poachers will run out of luck with countries using these promising technological tools to detect wildlife crime and step up law enforcement

What is sixth extinction?

The planet is losing species at an alarming rate. What are the reasons? Are humans to be blamed?

R K Laxman and his love for common crow

Legendary cartoonist who passed away on Monday in Pune had a fascination for the crow, which he thought was a really ‘uncommon’ bird