Protecting water and land from grabbers. For a new water ethic
In a world running out of accessible water, the question of control looms large. Is water a human right, a public trust and common heritage or a …
Researchers quantify damage caused by peafowl to farmers
They selected two plots. Peafowl were allowed in one and not in the other. After four years of repeated estimates, the researchers have concluded …
Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: Is the Kremlin using food as a weapon of war
There is growing belief that Russia is doing so, given its exit from the Black Sea grain deal and targeted attacks on food supplies in Ukraine
The Northern Territory does not have a crocodile problem – and ‘salties’ do not need culling
The territory’s current crocodile management plan is an example of large predator conservation done right
How to decarbonise defence: International Military Council shares guidelines
Russia-Ukraine war has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of dependence on fossil energy, its repercussions of climate change: Report
Fourth 'unnatural' leopard death in Odisha this year
Environmentalists in the state have raised concerns about the safety of the animals given that poaching is rampant
Leopards of Jawai: a failing success story?
A thriving tourism industry has come up in Jawai thanks to frequent leopard sightings
Map shows India at top of climate violence
Conflicts related to water management appear highest in India with 59 cases, followed by conflicts in fossil fuels and climate justice
'Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson’s accuracy of description is very much in question'
Bruce D. Patterson is the MacArthur Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is also an …
Shrinking lion numbers in Africa: 40% geographic populations have 50 or fewer big cats
Somalian and Malawian lion populations most fragile; Paper points to need for including socio-political aspects along with ecology for lion …
Ukraine war forces eagles to shift migratory route, making journey arduous and stressful
Increased energetic cost of migration due to fewer stopovers and longer distances could result in a higher mortality rate than natural causes, …
Punjab’s ‘Donkey Flights’ to the world’s conflict zones
Widespread joblessness explains why Punjab’s migrants resort to desperate means to reach their final destinations
A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages
Many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger
Russian invasion poses ‘huge’ health threats for Ukraine, experts flag
Efforts to monitor and contain COVID-19 and other diseases have taken a backseat
Odisha lost 179 elephants to electrocution since 2000
The state lost 102 pachyderms over the last 8 years alone, data shows
Uttarakhand, land of the Rudrapayag maneater, will see more human-leopard conflict in future, warns report
Training of forest staff, timely compensations and awareness among local communities can help alleviate the problem, says report released by …
What is the exact procedure to remove a man eater?
The killing of Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, has raised this question. Here are the answers
The invasion of Ukraine has raised some difficult questions about human rights
In both, Russia and Ukraine, the people’s right to civilian existence has been taken away
Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General
Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on
Ukraine invasion fallout: Food, energy price rise to continue till 2024-end, says World Bank
Shift to more costly trade patterns has begun; transition to cleaner energy could be delayed
How prolonged conflicts left Libya vulnerable to climate change
Libya’s agriculture relies heavily on irrigation but climatic conditions are not conducive for good production
As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all
Will we act to eliminate the nuclear threat or press mute on the alarm and drift back to sleep?
Tusker dies after being allegedly poisoned by villagers in Angul
Conservationists blame inadequate patrolling by forest officials and a lack of monitoring for the poisoning of a tusker in Odisha
Efforts to conserve marine mammals threaten poorer communities. A study examines how
Conflict between seal, sea lion populations and fishing communities has been on the rise in west coast of South America; fishers say …
World Health Assembly: India abstains from voting on providing health services to Palestine
India was among 20 countries who abstained during a vote on a draft decision on 23 May, proposing support to Palestine to provide health services …