Of Van Riebeeck and the ‘Big Boss’: European colonisation decimated Cape Buffalo in South Africa, study finds

Several large mammals were hunted to extinction or near-extinction during the 3 centuries of colonial rule in the region

India now has 212 indigenous livestock breeds after ICAR-NBAGR registers 10 new ones

The 10 new breeds included three new cattle, one buffalo, three goats and three pigs

Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak shows livestock diseases are not just about animals; here is why

Down To Earth reports from Rajasthan and Delhi on how outbreaks like Lumpy Skin Disease have harsh economic and food security implications and …

Cases of Buffalopox, India's latest emerging viral threat, underline need to understand evolutionary biology

West India has seen multiple outbreaks of buffalopox that belongs to the same family of viruses as monkeypox

Why is north India suffering from a fodder crisis

The rise in wheat straw prices is a combined consequence of an unrelenting summer, water shortage as well as better prices for other crops like …

North India faces an acute fodder shortage, courtesy wheat crisis, climate change

Wheat straw is being sold at Rs 1,100-1,700 per quintal; it was being sold at Rs 400-600 per quintal last year

How to save Banni grasslands from invasive species? Here’s what a new study suggests

A mosaic of restored grasslands and patches of Prosopis juliflora may be key to sustainability. Until other pieces of the puzzle are figured out

NGT upholds rights of pastoralists in Banni grasslands, wants encroachments removed

The court highlighted the lack of coordination between revenue and forest departments for the problem 

Cross-breeding, herd management key strategy to maximise India’s milk production: Study

New British-Australian study lays emphasis on cross-breeding to increase milk yield in India without neglecting indigenous animals

Uttarakhand Van Gujjars allege forest officials assaulted women; probe underway

Rajaji National Park area villagers allege they tried to lodge two FIRs, but police did not register them  

40 buffaloes die of haemorrhagic septicaemia in Odisha’s Kendrapara

Locals blame officials for not acting on time, worried about livelihood

India has a failed salvation policy on the not-so-holy buffalo

India’s only scheme to leverage the expanding buffalo meat exports has been in doldrums. To make it work, the government must first get rid …

State animals and birds: Do they make a difference to conservation?

As the Indus Dolphin is declared Punjab’s State Aquatic Animal, Down To Earth pops the question to conservationists

Patna scientist makes feta cheese from buffalo milk

Sanjeev Kumar secures patent for technology that replaces sheep and goat milk 

Centre to roll back controversial ban on trade of cattle for slaughter

The government’s May 23 notification on changes made to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules, 2017, …

Meat Matters

Why slaughterhouses have to be "illegal" to be sustainable and why farmers have to give up their cattle for survival

Breeding benefits

A community-led initiative in Gujarat has been instrumental in getting government recognition for the Banni buffalo, a drought- tolerant breed

India emerges as largest buffalo meat exporter

Exports by the country exceeded that of Brazil and Australia last year

Government steps up efforts to revive wild water buffalo

Years of neglect and shortage of funds have been blamed for near-extinction of the species

BANGKOK

Genetic map

To make buffaloes stronger

CONSERVATION PROGRAMME

Protein from buffalo blood has answer to infertility

Wild buffaloes threatened

Buffalo protein against cattle diseases