Faith in spate

Sabarimala bursting at the seams with devotees but environmental concerns ignored

In Short

Book: The Gir lion

Book>> The Gir Lion By H S Singh Pugmark Books, Ahmedabad 2007

Tiger farming: India debates China experiment

Dying diversity: North profits from destruction of southern hotspots

Dolphin populations increases in Chilika

Why tigers fear Indian forest service officers

Bad fish

Primates losing race

Organic fish farms

Rhododendrons losing ground

14 species native to Himalayas are critically endangered

Many protected migratory species declining: Report

73 per cent of Appendix I and 48 per cent of Appendix II species of the Convention on Migratory Species are diminishing, it says, with …

India demands removal of rosewood from CITES

It contends that trade of the plant species doesn’t need to be regulated as it grows at a very fast rate and is not threatened

Turtle turnaround

An initiative driven by fishing communities in Odisha has not only given the endangered Olive Ridley turtles a new lease of life, but has also …

Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

Pied pipers of Irula

Rats.... rats.... we've got to get rid of the rats. Irula tribals offer the most environmentally-safe, low-cost way to do it

Frogs are falling silent

The decline of the frog population is an early warning that something is seriously wrong with living conditions on Earth

The lotus effect

Water doesn't stick to lotus leaves. Nature has given the plant a self-cleaning mechanism. Crack the science of it, and you have the formula for …

Disappearing Act

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction

When forest officials help poachers hunt down protected animals

A government report has exposed Rajaji Tiger Reserve's most gory secret

Bird in danger

Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat

Recall of the wild

A huge debate surrounds the use of synthetic biology for environmental conservation

On a wing and a prayer

Vulture revival projects give hope

Life in captivity

Captive breeding programmes a ray of hope for near-extinct turtle

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