Want to save millions of migratory birds? Turn off your outdoor lights in spring and fall

Birds use stars to orient their journey between summer breeding grounds and winter feeding grounds. The artificial lights produced by humans …

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

Let it flow: COVID-19 pandemic underscores need to share research; but how will it work

The scientific community has rolled out plans to remove hurdles in the shift to open access publishing. Will this ensure equitable access?

In photos: Zoological Survey, Odisha government plan to tag 30,000 Olive Ridley turtles

Tagging the turtles whose decreasing population make them vulnerable will help scientists study them and draft conservation plans

Counting large mammals

Uncertainty of conservation science

Species that need protection are rare, shy and difficult to spot

Union govt flags off ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ scheme to push scientific research

The scheme will strive to boost high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower that can venture into research careers 

Lives of others

Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …