Lion hunting only makes sense if it's part of a package of interventions

New research from Zambia's Luangwa Valley identifies reforms needed for lion trophy hunting

Secret lives of cougars: Pumas might be ‘gardening’ to attract prey to hunting hotspots

Study suggests prey carcasses fertilise the soil to grow nutrient-rich plants that attract large hooved mammals to hunting areas

Lock & hold

The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate

Curse of the horn

Soaring prices of rhino horns have led to a new spurt of poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Once heralded as a conservation success …

Lost in woods

Environmentalists see red over wildlife bill in Bangladesh

Florida moves closer to ending 20-year-old ban on bear hunt as attacks rise

Final decision would be taken by wildlife authorities in April and June

Blue whales face risk from ship strikes

Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal

Making slow headway

Hurdles in the way of a buffer zone in Arunachal tiger reserve

Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands — It’s time for a new conservation approach

Additional revenue streams are needed to incentivise private and community rhino custodians

Should ivory trade be legalised?

International ban on ivory trade has neither reduced elephant poaching nor the volume of the illegal trade. Is it time the trade is legalised? …

Borneo’s wildlife habitat to shrink by a third in 65 years

Over 30 per cent of island’s mammals likely to become extinct

Search for prey in diminishing habitats drains cheetahs of energy, says study

Scientists are studying factors that may have affected their population

Japan leads opposition to establishing marine sanctuary for whales

Proposal for a sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been repeatedly submitted to the International Whaling Commission in recent years, but …

Hunters turn protectors

Traditional hunters Phase Pardhis are part of an initiative to save critically endangered lesser floricans

No mermaid fairytale

A scientific conservation programme notwithstanding, the dugong remains in peril

Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them

The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again