Protect the tuskers damn the carvers
In its enthusiasm to protect tuskers from being killed, the government has extended the worldwide ban on ivory trade to India as well. Left in …
Call of the wild
The popularity of several wildlife species as delicacies is adversely affecting their numbers in China
Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands — It’s time for a new conservation approach
Additional revenue streams are needed to incentivise private and community rhino custodians
Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar, third within a month
Forest officials believe the dead elephant belonged to a herd of elephants roaming in the area
On same day, 3 elephants die in 2 Odisha districts
The development has raised concerns among forest officials and animal conservationists
Plight of the vaquita forces International Whaling Commission to issue first extinction alert
There are just 10 vaquita, a type of porpoise, left in the world; all in the northern part of the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez
Rhinos should be conserved in Africa, not moved to Australia
The estimated $4-million expenditure is almost double the anti-poaching budget for South African National Parks
CITES CoP 2019: Eswatini’s request to trade in white rhino horn rejected
The landlocked southern African country wanted to change the rules that currently forbid the international commercial trade in rhino horns
Centre interviews official named in tiger poaching probe for WII directorship
Samir Sinha, former director of Jim Corbett National Park, is one of the eight officials the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …
Road expansion, deforestation shrinking wildlife in Congo Basin: Study
Accelerating deforestation could also leak carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect
Not entitled to break the law: Conservationists slam Jyoti Randhawa
The ace golfer was arrested on December 26 with a hunting rifle and animal parts in Uttar Pradesh
Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
Experts warn of 'do or die' situation for many animals ahead of CITES meet
Support has been expressed for the greater protection of Sunda pangolin, Chinese pangolin, thresher and silky sharks
Poaching taking a toll on gorilla, zebra population: IUCN
The Eastern Gorilla has moved from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Critically Endangered’ category with its total population now …
Draft wildlife bill to make life tougher for poachers, easier for industrialists
The draft, not yet in the public domain, proposes to turn the National Board for Wildlife, which can raise red flags against large industrial …
Elusive trail
Despite heavy deployment of police, Veerappan has remained elusive. The Special Task Force used the ugliest tactics to track him down, but failed
Mistaking guns for trees
The Tamil Nadu Green Movement wants the state government to use armed guards to protect a rain forest. Will they never learn?
Militants poaching rhinos in Kaziranga
247 accused arrested with high-end arms, but no poacher convicted for killing 149 rhinos in five years
Debate: Should forest guards in India be armed with firearms?
Will giving guns to forest guards make them secure in their job? Or will it lead to tragic consequences for forest dwellers? Down To Earth puts …
A peek into the secret lives of Indian spiders
India is home to several unique species of spiders; some are known to science, while many others are yet to be discovered
Should we celebrate the spread of peafowl in India
Their population dispersion in Kerala, a wet state, points to climate change and the drying up of formerly wet areas like the southern Western Ghats
A losing battle to protect forest elephants in Central Africa
Unless urgent conservation action is taken, the world stands to lose this charismatic species
Elephants reduced to a political football as Botswana brings back hunting
Over the past five years Botswana has earned a reputation as the continent’s last elephant haven
Leopard dies after getting caught in poachers’ trap in Odisha
The iron trap laid to catch a wild boar dismembered the three-year-old big cat’s left leg and injured him severely before killing him
Elephant memories apart
Tania James offers an insight into the elephant's mind, while exploring the human-animal conflict through a range of narrative techniques