Promoting tourism in Andaman & Nicobar islands puts ecology at stake

The Ministry of Tourism has reportedly formed a panel to probe the scope of allowing high-value tourism in uninhabited islands

Experts warn of 'do or die' situation for many animals ahead of CITES meet

Support has been expressed for the greater protection of Sunda pangolin, Chinese pangolin, thresher and silky sharks

Poaching taking a toll on gorilla, zebra population: IUCN

The Eastern Gorilla has moved from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Critically Endangered’ category with its total population now …

How we're saving the mountain chicken frog from one of the world's worst wildlife diseases

A nasty fungus killed 85% of Dominica's mountain chicken frogs in just 18 months – but the species lives on

Top 10 facts about Machli, the Tigress Queen of Ranthambore

Between 1998 and 2009, the extraordinary popularity of Machli helped the Indian government earn nearly US$100 million.

Here’s a good news conservation story: farmers are helping endangered ecosystems

There’s been a variety of market-based programs for conservation on farmland in Australia, but we don’t know what the total …

Officials shed crocodile tears

Crocodiles today abound in captive breeding centres in India. But the government still applies to them a protection law that was relevant two …

Crop species disappearing in Garhwal

A survey reveals a drastic fall in Garhwal Himalayan crop diversity. Compounding the seriousness of the situation is the lack of scientific …

Southerners win the Rio round

For many southern groups, the greater cause at Rio was to align with their governments against the West's "green imperialism"

Who will play Cupid?

Pollinators, small insects like bees and butterflies, animals like bats and small birds such as the hummingbird, play a big role in helping …

Who ate my house?

A bird found in the Andaman islands is under grave threat as its edible nest -- one of the most expensive animal products in the world -- is …

Dolly II

Chinese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by cloning the endangered giant panda

Be kind to the vulture

There is obviously something wrong with the health of the nation if institutions cannot diagnose the health of the vulture

Life, again

A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of …

The face of extinction

Species extinction is real, and not a scare. But the solutions conservationsists provide are simplistic and even more scary

Force the fish up

The annual Maund festival of the Aglar valley in Uttaranchal is both pure revelry and impure fun, says manisha viren singh

New study reveals sturgeon caviar sourced from illegal trade, labelled to mislead

Researchers found international market flouted CITES and EU wildlife regulations, other laws

Less is more

Rare species are essential for the survival of ecosystems

Identity crisis

Classification debate hurts conservation of Himalayan wolf

Antelope wool confiscated

Through the fisheye

Some positive moves on conservation of Indian freshwater fish were made at a recent workshop

Butterflies endangered

Illegal trade in rare butterflies continues but is yet to be acknowledged by the government

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Trouble in the deep

Illegal fishing activity near the shoreline is taking a major toll