IUCN adds 361 birds to Red List

87 of these face extinction threat

Left to die

The double-humped Yarkandi camels in Ladakh are on the route to extinction after the closure of the 'silk route'

Struggle for existence

Large-scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife-human conflict in recent times

Bat Tracks

On the tracks of two Indian bat species: one found in abundance, the other most elusive

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

In Brief

In Short

Guns, saws and double standards

Sounds of silence: a forest that survived 'development'

A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation

South Africa’s Cape Town restores landfill as natural reserve

Bracken Nature Reserve is rich with flora and fauna post-restoration

Are Amur tigers ‘re-wilding’ China?

A camera-trap video recently captured a tiger family deep inside China

Tibetans breathe easy in high altitude with gene from extinct human species

Unusual gene variant prevents blood from congealing

Outstanding grain

The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take …

Toda traditions in peril

Can this tribal community in the Nilgiris survive the concrete trappings of civilisation? Tarun Chhabra on the eco-friendly Todas

COSTA RICA

विलुप्ति के कगार पर पहुंची प्रजातियों की सूची लंबी हुई

प्रजातियों की विलुप्ति रोकने का लक्ष्य 2020 तक हासिल करना है, लेकिन लगातार विलुप्ति बढ़ने की बातें सामने आ रही हैं 

Humans and mice are similar, yet different creatures, says study

Research will help experts to better test medicines meant for humans on mice

Climate change causing rainfall in Africa’s Sahel region, says study

A long drought, which started in 1968, led to the virtual extinction of crops and widespread loss of cattle in the region

Pictures on social media can help in conservation of ecology

Hundreds of geotagged photos are being analysed to find out how people use different natural spaces

Delhi ranked second among world’s most water-stressed cities

Five out of 20 world’s most water-stressed cities are in India, says study

Scientists map microbes in healthy humans

Will help in diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Forest fires - a trailblazer

Controlled burning of woodlands can be an effective tool for enriching the land and ecology. Dipanjan Ghosh looks at the possibilities

नए युग में धरती: कुछ दशकों में खत्म हो जाएंगे अफ्रीकी हाथी

नया अध्ययन बताता है कि अवैध शिकारियों ने 2010 से 2012 के बीच पूरे अफ्रीका में अनुमानतः एक लाख हाथी (लोक्सोडोंटा अफ्रीकाना) मार दिए

Singapore passes law to fine Indonesian firms that cause transborder haze

Study says forest loss in Indonesia worse than Brazil; most of the deforestation is caused by forest fires that result in transboundary haze

Andamans, Lakshwadeep declared ‘hope spots’ by IUCN

Two groups of islands are the first in India to make it to the list of 50 global hope spots with significant wildlife and underwater habitats