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
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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