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 …

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  

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 …

Forest advisory committee clears way for mining in Saranda

Land alloted to Rungta Mines is home to elephants, tribals and Maoists

Bat Tracks

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

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

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 …

Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur

Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers  

Centre asks road-making authorities to avoid construction in protected areas

Get all clearances for unavoidable projects through national parks, sanctuaries: Ministry to NHAI, others

Will IUCN ban on domestic ivory trade spark a global battle on conservation?

Two blocs of countries seem headed for a confrontation over the issue of ban on ivory trade

Ivory poaching: scientists trace origin to two hotspots in Africa

Researchers from the University of Washington matched the DNA fingerprint of ivory to the DNA profile of elephant dung to come to the conclusion

Wild elephant may have died due to Maharashtra government's neglect

Non-availability of veterinary doctors has been cited as one of the reasons for the death of the animal

100,000 killed in 3 years, Africa may have no elephants in a few decades

Asia would be responsible for their disappearance, shows study that for the first time quantitatively demonstrates scale of illegal killing

Sacred assault

High stress levels are affecting the reproductive health of endangered Asian elephants in captivity, says study

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

As told to Parliament: Over 1,000 groundwater units in India over-exploited

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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 …

West Bengal’s tea-tribe voters have a jumbo problem

Workers in Majherdabri tea estate say no candidate is addressing their fear of elephant attacks

Environmentalists petition Obama to impose sanctions on Mozambique

African country is facing allegations of colluding with poachers, resulting in killing of thousands of elephants and rhinos