Muggers of Rapti: Anthropogenic threats pose risk to saurians in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, says study

Park authorities should provide local communities with nature guide training, low interest bank loans for farming and job recruitment in the park …

No one-size-fits-all approach to human-crocodilian conflict globally: Delegates at IUCN meet

The great diversity of crocodilians, their distribution and the diverse cultures of people who share their habitat, make a common solution impossible

How the saltwater crocodile once lorded over Vietnam’s waterways…and then died out

A new article published in the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group Newsletter details the history of saltwater crocodiles in Vietnam and southern China

Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika

The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3

35 crocodile nests seen in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika, a vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp, is home to at least 1,742 salt water crocodiles

Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa

Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water

Global Eco Watch: Kazakhstan’s smallest saiga population records mass calving

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Pied pipers of Irula

Rats.... rats.... we've got to get rid of the rats. Irula tribals offer the most environmentally-safe, low-cost way to do it

Rs 25,00,000 conservation fund for amphibians and reptiles

No let up in human-animal conflict in Bhitarakanika National Park

Two ‘tiger widows’ in the Sundarbans granted Rs 5 lakh each by Calcutta High Court, kindling hopes for others

About 30 fisherfolk or honey gatherers fall prey to tigers annually in the Sundarbans as per unofficial estimates; the kin of most are not …

TEARS FOR CROCODILES

3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

2022 too short, too far: DTE’s top wildlife stories of the year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Cuban crocodiles near extinction; inter-breeding with other species main reason

Study finds breeding between Cuban and American crocodiles is more extensive than thought earlier

Question mark on Vishwamitri’s crocodiles as Vadodara Municipal Corp rams their habitat

Vadodara’s municipal corporation started a ‘clean up’ drive July 10 but zoologists say the exercise could have destroyed prime …

Wildlife harvesting

Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope

Reptilian recovery

Once threatened, the gharials get afresh lease of life at the Kukrail Reserve Forest near Lucknow

Wave of woe

Crocs on loose

Fifth of the world's reptiles threatened by extinction: study

Indian crocodile, king cobra among species in great danger of disappearing forever

International Albinism Awareness Day celebrates those with rare genetic condition

‘Made To Shine’ — the chosen theme for this year’s International Albinism Awareness Day — celebrates the …