Colours of Nature

An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants

Reviving East Timbalier

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

Compromised!

Tiger reserve security in Karnataka

Street food vendors threatened after court ruling

Dolphins return

Andaman Trunk Road ignores SC order, affects Jarawas' lives

Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people

Only 6 of Chile’s 346 electoral districts voted in favour of the new constitution

World Nature Conservation Day: These 5 communities of India preserve ecology in their own distinct ways

The main aim behind observing the day is to protect various natural resources

The first-ever IUCN assessment of the Himalayan Wolf is out. And it is grim

Species listed as ‘Vulnerable’, with just 2,275-3,792 mature individuals in the wild

African raptor population declines 88% in 40 years, many crossing IUCN threshold: Report

Evidence indicates two-thirds of 42 examined species to be globally threatened  

10 Most Critically Endangered Animals in the world

These 10 species are the most likely to go extinct in the next few years

Africa’s vultures dwindling, says study

Raptors diminishing across continent due to a number of reasons

Last call

Will the song of the sarus be heard when the wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are drained?

Satellite Maps Forests

Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India

Simian alert!

The orangutan is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction

Drought fails to crush a Bundelkhand village

New cicada species in Nagaland underscores need for conservation

The main threat to many cicada species is their rapidly diminishing natural habitat

Grazing concerns

Over-grazing is leading to the degradation of pasture lands

Making a beginning

Community management of natural resources is still in the nascent stage

Corals, maths and satellites

A new mathematical formula will scan satellite images to study changes in coral reefs

NEEDED: A WAKE-UP CALL

Foresters need to throw away their blinkers. Scientists need to prioritise areas of research

Flight to extinction

One in eight birds will vanish in the next 100 years, says a new report

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?