वन्य प्राणियों के लिए मौत का फंदा बनती जा रही हैं बिजली की तारें

वन विभाग के आंकड़े बताते हैं कि छत्तीसगढ़ में पिछले दो वर्षों में करीब 200 से अधिक जंगली जानवर की मौत करंट लगने के ...

Will Chhattisgarh’s proposed elephant reserve have a smooth corridor

Two ministers of state cabinet at loggerheads as Union coal ministry eyes coal blocks inside proposed reserve

Nilgiris Elephant Corridor: SC upholds Madras HC order affirming animals’ right of passage

Apex court also sets up committee to look into complaints on the issue

World Elephant Day: Poaching of elephants for their skin could wipe them out

Poaching elephants for their skins to use in Asian medicine, will not just target males but also females and calves 

A unique rejuvenation camp in Tamil Nadu for captive elephants

Nutritious food and restorative care help relieve the stress that such elephants develop during captivity

Global Eco Watch: Pregnant Gaur killed in Kerala; 6 held

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology 

Elephant Task Force report: 10 years of a progressive policy that nobody talks about now

The report laid out a solid, actionable and progressive framework for elephant conservation, with innovative changes in governance, increased …

Conservationists slam draft of new government report on elephants

It fails to understand the ecology of elephants, they say

World Elephant Day: The trials of India’s national heritage animal

Of 21 venues housing 509 elephants, 45% were kept in severely inadequate conditions

विश्व हाथी दिवस पर विशेष: क्यों दंतविहीन होते जा रहे हैं गजराज

वैज्ञानिकों और वन विभाग के अनुमान के मुताबिक, उत्तर-पूर्वी भारत में पाए जाने वाले हाथियों में 60 प्रतिशत दंतहीन हैं। वहीं दक्षिण भारत में इनकी ...

Avoiding tragic elephant deaths through policy intervention

The wildlife conservation agenda in India is largely driven by an elitist mindset that is insensitive and disregardful of the real sufferings of …

Why should only jumbos matter?

The outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant in kerala highlights our skewed notion of biodiversity and its conservation 

Botswana elephants episode: There’s a colonial underpinning to conservation

Conservation should indeed be a global priority. But understanding of the complexity and colonial roots of this problem and the shocking double …

Centre removes Bander coal mine from auction list but no decision on Chhattisgarh plea yet

Bander removed as it is part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar, third within a month

Forest officials believe the dead elephant belonged to a herd of elephants roaming in the area

उत्तराखंड में हाथियों की संख्या बढ़ी, 6 से 8 जून तक की गई थी गणना

उत्तराखंड में 6 से 8 जून तक हाथियों की गिनती की गई थी, 29 जून को आंकड़े जारी किए गए

An open letter to forest denizens to avoid being roadkill

The hapless leopard, imprudent tiger, unreasonable tortoise, witless pangolin, incautious deer and the irrational elephant should just stop …

Elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar with tusks removed; activists allege poaching

Odisha forest department comes under fire by locals, activists; locals allege neglect

How solar-powered fences mitigated human-elephant conflict in Assam

A biologist employed with a non-profit in the North East describes her organisation’s efforts at reducing negative encounters between …

तीन दिन में तीन हथिनियों की मौत कहीं हाथी-मानव संघर्ष का नतीजा तो नहीं?

सरगुजा के जंगलों में कुछ वर्षों से जंगली हाथियों की काफी उपस्थिति देखी गई है, इस जंगल में करीब 240 हाथी तक देखे गए ...

लॉकडाउन का असर: पुराने रास्तों पर लौट रहे हैं हाथी

6 से 8 जून के बीच उत्तराखंड में हाथियों की गणना के दौरान कई रोचक बातें सामने आई हैं

गर्भवती हथिनी की हत्या से वन्यजीव संरक्षण कानूनों पर उठते सवाल

वन्य जीव संरक्षण के लिए 5 अनुसूचियां बनाई गई हैं। इसमें विभिन्न प्रजातियों के वन्य जीव शामिल हैं

Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

Pregnant elephant’s death in Kerala shows institutional indifference to wild animals

It is not tough to see how serious the Union and state governments of the country are about wild animals