‘China committed to supporting conservation of African wildlife’

Senior Beijing official addresses delegates at a workshop in Nairobi, says China has been and will cooperate with African governments to save …

IN PHOTOS: This Kolkata journalist uses matchboxes to contribute to tiger conservation

Gopi De Sarkar, a phillumenist, has over 9,000 matchboxes, many of which depict tigers

Camera trap captures snow leopard in high altitude region of Arunachal Pradesh

Trap set up as part of state-wide survey carried out by state government and WWF-India

Listen to the scientist

Translocation as a way of dealing with leopard-human conflicts is completely wrong

More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored: WWF report

 A new report on snow leopards says just 23 per cent of the species’ 1.7 million sq km habitat had been explored by researchers

Buffet buddies: Footage reveals that fierce leopard seals work together when king penguin is on the menu

A film crew working on Netflix documentary series Our Planet in South Georgia saw wild leopard seals floating alongside one another dining …

Climate change affecting the flora and fauna of the high Himalayas: study

Research by the Wildlife Institute of India indicates that the upper reaches are warming, putting the very survival of plants, insects, birds, …

Presence of snow leopards confirmed on camera traps in Sikkim

In addition to snow leopards, camera traps have also captured the rare Pallas cat, blue sheep and the Tibetan argali

For the swish of a snow leopard's tail

The snow leopard, small but menacing in his stealth, is a beautiful beast that streaks into full view so often in this film that you wonder where …

Simply Put: Broken Covenant

How to kill four cheetahs barehanded!

This World Wildlife Day let’s take a look at wildlife crimes in India

The Union government has cut the funds released under three flagship wildlife schemes even though poaching remains rampant

The forgotten tigons and litigons of Alipore Zoo and other hybrids

It is important to know about the lives of hybrids at Alipore and globally, given the baggage hybridisation has had and recent research …

World Crocodile Day: How crocodilians square off against big cats

Here are some remarkable examples of crocodilian predation involving large wild cats based on published literature

India Wildlife Week: Odisha’s report card has hardly anything to show

While other states are implementing viable wildlife management plans, the Odisha government is lagging way behind

Study finds pathogens in wild snow leopards

Conducted in Mongolia, the research detected pathogens which, though they did not cause illness to the leopards, could make other wild cats ill; …

India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 8-14)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology

India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 1-7)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology

African lions attack humans over larger areas than Indian leopards, tigers: study

Scientists speculate that this is due to social structure differences between the cats; Lions live in prides while tigers and leopards are …

The catch in conservation

Ullas Karanth has many lessons to offer to make wildlife management in India more scientific

Global Eco Watch: Reindeer may have been domesticated 2,000 years ago

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Snow Leopard: Enigmatic big cat of High Asia now National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz president Sadyr Zhaparov signed decree on December 30, asking his Cabinet to safeguard the species and promote it  

Global Eco Watch: Tree frogs create auditory illusion to find mate without being eaten

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Return of the cheetah

World Snow Leopard Day 2023: Time for the enigmatic cat to be recognised as climate adaptation mascot in the Third Pole?

The snow leopard is a resident of High Asia. Its imagery can appeal not just to people there but to those dependent on the cryosphere that the …