Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

Making slow headway

Hurdles in the way of a buffer zone in Arunachal tiger reserve

Towards a tusk-less future

The role of tusks in sexual selection questioned

On the trail of rampaging elephants

Down To Earth reporters visit human-elephant conflict zones and discover that affected people are increasingly venting their ire on forest staff …

Rogues tamed

In a unique operation, forest departments of two states use trained elephants to capture crop-raiding tuskers in the forests of southern Maharashtra

Whose corridor is it?

A proposed elephant corridor has turned eco-sensitive Sigur plataeu into a war zone

Elite in an ivory tower

Parbati Barua's predicament: What kills an elephant?

On march 6, 2003 all of us came to know what Parbati Barua had done. It made sensational news: she had -- sin of sins -- killed an elephant. As …

Elephants cause havoc in Dumka

So does the state forest department...

On the trail of the hungry herd

A stray herd of elephants in West Bengal was hounded by villagers and government officials, who feared destruction of their crop. The incident …

Elephants pit

Scientist R SUKUMAR of the Centre for Ecological Studies, Bangalore, says that DTE correspondent Anju Sharma was slipshod in her homework on elephants

An unholy bondage

Temple elephants live in utter misery

Rogue elephants in the backyard

A study explains why peaceful pachyderms go on rampages that leave crops and humans devastated

Fights for space

Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …

Dying on the edge

To reduce human-animal conflict, a 14-km-long wall will be built along the southern border of Corbett Tiger Reserve. But wall will cost Rs 4.5 …

A device that turns away wild elephants

Our forests are burning

People's relationship to the forest

In a favour of a lesser good

The latest round of negotiations on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has left little doubt that the South must fight …

Struggle for existence

Large-scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife-human conflict in recent times

Fighting for survival

Shrinking habitat due to deforestation has forced elephants to enter human territory in Orissa's Keonjhar district

Bat Tracks

On the tracks of two Indian bat species: one found in abundance, the other most elusive

Sri Lanka grapples with elephant-human conflict

Neutrino in elephant's way

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

Battle zone: Humans vs elephants

Afterwards, an eerie silence envelops the field. There is only the crop -- no longer standing -- and the heavy tread gouged in the mud. This is …