No food in forests: Artificial greening of jungles equivalent to farming in wilderness for herbivores, says expert

India needs a single comprehensive law, nodal agency to deal with invasive species

Four more cheetah cubs born in Kuno; but experts point out captive breeding not conservation

Namibian female cheetah Jwala becomes mother for the second time, but never released in the wild

Ban on more drugs harmful for vultures welcome move, but more stringent steps needed: Experts

Nimesulide drug continues to possess a threat and should also be banned soon, conservationsists say

पवित्र वन भूमि ओरण को डीम्ड फॉरेस्ट में बदलने के फैसले का ग्रामीणों ने शुरू किया विरोध

कानूनी विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि पवित्र उपवनों को वन घोषित करने से सामुदायिक अधिकारों में कोई बाधा नहीं आएगी

DTE Coverage: CMS COP14 Samarkand

Uzbekistan meet ends with parties agreeing to adopt listing proposals for 14 migratory species

कूनो में चार और चीता शावकों का जन्म, लेकिन विशेषज्ञों ने उठाए ये सवाल

नामीबियाई मादा चीता ज्वाला दूसरी बार मां बनी, लेकिन उसे कभी जंगल में नहीं छोड़ा गया

CITES COP19: Read DTE’s coverage of the 19th World Wildlife Conference

The event has been dubbed as a ‘watershed’ for its ‘historic’ decisions

Unique birds are at a higher risk of going extinct, finds study

Threat of extinction can have severe consequences on ecosystem functioning 

No more cheetahs from Namibia, next batch of wild cats only from South Africa

Outspoken criticism of reintroduction project’s management may be behind decision, alleges member of steering committee

Gamechanger for India’s vultures: Experts laud Centre’s move to ban aceclofenac, ketoprofen

They also observed that the implementation of the ban would be the real test and that other raptors should also be provided similar safety from …

Kerala bird flu: Thousands of ducks to be culled in Alappuzha after reports of confirmed cases

The circulating H5N1 strain has killed millions of birds and mammals, including polar bear and penguins

Pau Brasil: CITES COP19 rejects proposal to include Brazil’s national tree in Appendix I

Its high-quality wood is mainly used to make bows for musical instruments

This new tool can drive India’s eco-restoration initiatives; here’s how

The tool helps the user in identifying species that match their restoration objectives

Cheetah reintroduction ‘highly complex’, more sites needed as reserves, expert says

Vincent van der Merwe from the Cheetah Metapopulation Project, South Africa expects more cheetah deaths in coming months  

Citizen scientists find first evidence of wolf-dog hybridisation in India

Researchers say such scenarios could drive these wild populations into a hybridisation vortex which eventually result in extinction via …

डाउन टू अर्थ खास: क्यों जमीन छिनने के डर से चिंतित हैं राजस्थान के लोग?

गांवों के लोग पारंपरिक चारागाहों की जमीन को डीम्ड फॉरेस्ट घोषित करने का विरोध कर रहे हैं। उन्हें डर सता रहा है कि कहीं ...

New butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats discovered in Karnataka

The species was first sighted in 2008, followed by an extensive research in 2021  

Three cheetah cubs born at Kuno National Park, second litter since arrival

Cubs were likely born around a week ago

Cautious cats: Africa’s lions changing behaviour, skipping high density human areas to avoid conflict

Human-lion conflicts may increase due to shrinking lion habitat, lack of food availability, warns study

नामीबिया से लाए गए एक और चीते की मौत, कारण का पता नहीं

कुनो नेशनल पार्क में मार्च से लेकर अब तक सात चीतों की मौत हो चुकी है 

Project Cheetah: Two more cubs die, toll increases to six

Officials say the cubs died of severe dehydration caused due to extreme temperatures

This newly discovered fish can change its colour like a chameleon

The species was found from Nagaland; rivers here are unexplored compared to other Northeastern states, say researchers

Snakes can hear sound and react to it — this may help prevent snakebites

Researchers studied 19 snakes across five genera; find different snakes react differently to what they hear

New amendments in wildlife trade rules enable issuing licences for certain Schedule II species

The revised notification came into effect on January 16, the first revision since 1983

Bird species in northeastern India shifting to higher elevations, face threat of extinction

Researchers say certain bird species shifting to degraded forest systems for climate change adaptation may go extinct