What is the exact procedure to remove a man eater?
The killing of Avni, the Yavatmal tigress, has raised this question. Here are the answers
India's ready to shoot man eater, man killer animals, but doesn't know the difference
Down To Earth speaks to five eminent conservationists on the nuances of these two terms and if their usage is justified in today’s world
Maharashtra High Court quashes shoot-at-sight order against tiger
The court observed that the order was passed in violation of guidelines issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority
Bihar man-eater shot: ‘We need to put down problem animals for wildlife conservation’
Shafath Ali Khan, who was engaged by the Maharashtra government in the operation to eliminate Avni in 2018, released a book this year to narrate …
Squeezing ecological spaces
Boundaries are sometimes mere artefacts, and ecology is governed by different rules
‘Rogue elephant’ kills four in Odisha
Human-elephant conflict usually goes up during summer
How humans and lesser known carnivores can coexist
Researchers suggest preventing diversion of forests for development, reducing livestock depredation and increasing efficiency of compensatory …
'Mission Tiger will make an emotional appeal to poachers to save the big cat'
Poachers come from very poor backgrounds and some poach for as meagre as Rs 2000 per tiger
Leopards of Jawai: a failing success story?
A thriving tourism industry has come up in Jawai thanks to frequent leopard sightings
'Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson’s accuracy of description is very much in question'
Bruce D. Patterson is the MacArthur Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is also an …
Bihar man-eater shot: Here is when an order can be given to put down such an animal
If a tiger / leopard begins to seek out, stalk and wait for human beings and has, after killing a person, eaten the dead body, it is established …
Odisha lost 179 elephants to electrocution since 2000
The state lost 102 pachyderms over the last 8 years alone, data shows
The future of the chimpanzee
On the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day, we should consider the ways we can ensure that future human generations can enjoy sharing the earth with …
How J&K reduced snow leopard attacks on livestock
Herders in villages on the outskirts of Ladakh's Hemis National Park were involved in initiatives that helped reduce attacks on livestock and …
Half the global snake bite deaths happen in India. Why are we not prepared?
WHO now recognises snakebite as a neglected disease. But India, which has the highest number of snakebite deaths, is woefully ill-prepared in …
Three of Namibia’s most famous lion family were poisoned – why?
Ongoing drought means increased encounters between people and lions in north-west Namibia
Gir deaths: one lion, two lionesses found guilty
While the lion killed and ate a teenager, the lionesses were not involved in attacking and killing, and ate leftover body parts
'Lions’ presence in human-dominated areas is neither new nor surprising'
Wildlife expert and authority on Gir lions Ravi Chellam, who is currently the executive director of Greenpeace India, talks about attacks on humans
God’s own country or elephants’ graveyard?
A host of reasons ranging from poaching to intake of plastic, poisonous articles and electrocution have been attributed to deaths
How Australia’s saltwater crocodiles are being made scapegoats amid increasing conflicts with humans
There is no evidence to prove that their increased migration is causing attacks on humans as news report claim
Tigress that killed 3 in Bihar dies
The tigress had created panic in West Champaran district. It was wounded and unable to hunt due to old age, said forest officials
Avni’s cubs found safe in Yavatmal
Forest officials are trying to catch them and relocate them
At least 103 saltwater crocodile nests counted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika this year
Forest officials say it is a marginal increase from last year
Jumbo without a jungle
Experts from the fields of history and conservation tell Down To Earth about why, despite featuring so frequently in Indian history and culture, …
Bihar forest dept officials on toes after tigress kills 3
The tiger is wounded and weak, hence hunting down human beings, say officials; no trace of it so far
