Sanctions due to whaling

Birds flee winter home

Development work destroying wetlands, wildlife habitat in Bhopal

Clipped wings

Birds under threat from illegal dumping of bilge on Canadian coast

Death sentence

Ridleys at risk

The Orissa government appears to be in no hurry to implement measures to save the turtles

Fishing with pesticides

Vanishing deer

Illegal fishing continues to claim Olive ridleys

The blind watchdog

Exploiting Asia's biodiversity can ensure food security, end hunger

Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources

Agasthyamala included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserve

The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve comprises of tropical forests and is home to 2,254 species of higher plants including about 400 that are …

Security threat to hornbill

Armed with a feather and a memory, Vivek Ramachandran pitches for saving the last 300 Narcondam hornbills from radar station

Will Fuleco score the final goal?

Three-banded armadillo, the real-life counterpart of FIFA World Cup's official mascot, is in danger of extinction

The case of the vanishing Siberian cranes

Badly planned strategies, along with other reasons, have resulted in a failure to conserve the habitats of wild animals. An example: fewer …

Flight to extinction

The November deadline for the arrival of Siberian cranes in India is long gone, and wildlife experts are apprehensive that the birds are heading …

Conservation blues

Conservation of fruits may be difficult, but that is no excuse. Preservation of national assets should be given top priority

Waiting in the wings

Attempts at conserving fruit germplasm as well as creating a market for lesser-known varieties have been far from satisfactory. Also, a whole lot …

Different flavours

From major fruits like the mango, banana and citrus to minor ones like karonda and sapthei, the story is the same: genetic erosion is leading …

Home coming

After initial doubts over whether the turtles would retain Orissa as the site of their annual nesting exercise, the reptiles return for the …

Hornbills in peril

Hornbills, also known as avian farmers for their unique role in disseminating seeds and regenerating forest trees, are threatened by changing …

MasterChef in trouble

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Turned turtle

Losing the poets

What can we do to save the birds and ourselves from the chemical menace?

Indian scenario

A crippling lack of data prevents researchers from reaching conclusions

The Silent killer

Pesticides kill insects. Then, they poison animals and birds. Humans are hardly out of reach