Life, again

A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of …

BOW BEFORE THE ORCHIDS

A look into what could be the world's most- elevated plant family

A new home

A tale of four rhinos from Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park to bardia, 600 kilometres away, the rhinos are forced to live in a new place for …

TEARS FOR CROCODILES

Disappearing with the forest

Survival is not easy for an endangered species of gibbons when its habitat is being destroyed, says Kashmira Kakati

The environment war

The army has taken to environment resuscitation with prganised fervour, but is still facing a barrage of criticism from state forest

Last chance for the big cat

Several countries are getting tough with tiger poachers and traders in what may be the final attempt to save the magnificent beast:

Parked at a panacea

Are isolated refuges the only way to protect biodiversity?

Deliverance by detention

Conservation strategy stands on a fork in the road: one leads to animal protection in their natural habitats, or sanctuaries; the other to …

Home where the blackbuck roam

The religion of the Bishnoi community in Punjab has protected the blackbuck

The past catches up with the present

A custom of community forest protection, started in 1832 by the Raja of Alwar, is making a comeback

Yankee doodles

...or is it going to be some dandy green picture of a USA under the born-again Bill Clinton, out to realise the American Dream?

What's metapopulation biology

Metapopulation biology shows how

Flying on the edge

Population of bar-headed geese is at risk due to loss of its natural habitat, degradation of wetlands and large-scale hunting

Blood on the beach

Fisherfolk on the coast of Saurashtra kill whale sharks to make a living. If this is replaced by an ecotourism scheme the people and the fish …

Hornbills in peril

Hornbills, also known as avian farmers for their unique role in disseminating seeds and regenerating forest trees, are threatened by changing …

Trekking to balanced development

Gandruk, a small Nepali village on a popular trekking route, will be visited by more than 80,000 tourists before the year ends. But an unusual …

Return of the green

A retired police officer takes up the task of restoring greenery in a remote Naga village

What Sariska's taught us

Tigers vanish while tiger-wallahs flourish

Optical camouflage may just be possible now

The ways of optical camouflage

Monkey business

Coping with the nuisanceof urban monkeys may be beyond human patience. But shooting or declaring them pests will not serve the problem. Only a …

Chased off

Pockets of salt manufacturing uits and an army firing range within the Wild Ass Sanctuary i Gujarat are scaring the animals away

Quiet Exit

Can the forest department save the Great Indian Bustard from extinction?

Killing them softly

Dolphins, the most playful and beguiling mammals of water, are on the verge of extinction. Awareness programmes will go a long way in preserving …

A question of control

Karnataka's new panchayati raj law has sparked a debate, with the Congress government saying it gives the people more power and opposition …