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
Wildlife Institute of India working on vaccine to reduce ‘vermin’ populations, awaits further funding
The immune-contraception has already been successfully used in USA, Brazil and Africa
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2023): 60% wells recorded rise in water level in May
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Three in every five wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished: Report
Birds were the species most targeted in wildlife crimes
Goods train driver booked after two female elephants mowed down in Odisha
Forest officials said the animals were killed becuase the train was speeding
‘What’s left of the jungle’ tells why India’s forest dwellers are its best conservationists
Nitin Sekar’s book mixes two strands of narration, juxtaposing the present times with India’s conservation history to conclude that …
World Environment Day 2023: This project in south India is all about bridging art, conservation and empowerment
Adivasis make life-sized elephants from lantana; this provides them with employment besides decreasing lantana in the forest and raises awareness …
Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held
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Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death
Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation
Elephant tusks seized, four arrested in Bihar
The prime accused repeatedly claimed that he was the proud owner of two captive elephants that died four years ago and that their tusks were kept …
Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents
On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found
Bihar man-eater shot: ‘We need to put down problem animals for wildlife conservation’
Shafath Ali Khan, who was engaged by the Maharashtra government in the operation to eliminate Avni in 2018, released a book this year to narrate …
Elephant crushed by train in Odisha’s Sambalpur
This is the 29th such death in Odisha in a decade and the second death in Sambalpur district within a month
NGT direction to notify Odisha elephant corridors welcome, but more needs to be done
Survival, free movement of pachyderm population possible only if connecting corridors are revived, restored
Expect more elephant raids during paddy harvest in Dooars this year
Many COVID-19 returnees have cultivated paddy this year during the monsoon due to the lack of work and livelihood opportunities
Union Budget 2020-21: Big chunk goes to tigers and elephants
Allocation for other species reduced
India identifying, defining forests wrongly, say experts at Anil Agarwal Dialogue
The urgent agenda today is to reinvent forest management for the future; so that India can build a wood-based future, but still protect the …
Total weight of humans is 10 times that of all wild mammals put together
The weight distribution is also skewed: 40% global biomass of wild land mammals is concentrated in only 10 species
Bhupender Yadav launches field manual for forest staffers to manage human-elephant conflict
Yadav also released the Preliminary Report on Human Elephant Conflict and a booklet titled Trumpet
Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur
Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers
As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited
Hunting elephants, rhinos and pangolins for trade may affect climate, says UN paper; here is how
UNODC paper highlights that illegal wildlife trade has implications for ecosystem function and resilience, including to the persistence of …
As told to Parliament (April 3, 2023): Over Rs 7,400 crore disbursed in 2022-23 for natural gas infrastructure
Beyond protected areas: This new book explores how India's conservation scene turned inclusionary
‘At the Feet of Living Things’ journals experiences of ecologists who practise a collaborative and socio-ecologically sensitive …
As told to Parliament (July 18, 2022): Final notification on eco-sensitive areas pending for 8 years