To cull or not to cull: protests over animal killing orders

The Centre has declared nilgais (blue bulls), wild boars and Rhesus macaques vermins after receiving requests from Bihar, Uttarakhand and …

Leopards in my backyard

India is the only country where high densities of people and livestock share space with carnivores

Tadoba park closed

Kaziranga loses 10 tigers

Elephant traffic

Elephantine block

A wall to keep elephants at bay ends up alienating people in an Uttarakhand village

Maharashtra digs trenches to keep away elephants

Poaching led to record rhino deaths in Kaziranga

Cyanide kills elephants

Of 'man-eating tigers' and ‘tiger-eating men'

While reigniting debate on human-wildlife conflicts, Uttarakhand High Court’s order on man-eating big cats leaves many questions unanswered …

Rogues tamed

In a unique operation, forest departments of two states use trained elephants to capture crop-raiding tuskers in the forests of southern Maharashtra

Twist in turtle’s tale

Falling catch fuels turtle-fisher conflict in Lakshadweep atolls

As told to Parliament (February 2, 2023): Tapovan-Vishnugad power project far away from Joshimath, claims minister

Experts are of the opinion that the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project is part of the reason for the soil collapse

Better wild than never

Sociology of conflict

In vitro testing needs a push

‘Hong Kong’s lost tigers show us a species once gone, cannot return’

Down To Earth speaks to journalist John Saeki about his upcoming book on the lost tigers of Hong Kong

Border conflict

Clashes between wild animals and farmers are rising along forest fringes. But the government is yet to gauge their intensity, forget developing a …

Unlikely man-eaters

India's disregarded wolves

The king of dry grasslands has nowhere to go

Out of control: why monkeys are a menace

Damage by raiding monkeys has become a menace of unprecedented magnitude. Down To Earth travels to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar …

Tribals won’t budge

Demand rights over national park in Borivali

Growing tiger attacks in Uttarakhand: Shrinking natural habitat may be reason, say experts

Two humans were killed by tigers in April in Pauri; latest tiger census shows tiger population growing, sighted out of protected areas

Neutrino in elephant's way

1,411 tigers, and unanswered questions