FORESTS: Losing its soul

No mermaid fairytale

A scientific conservation programme notwithstanding, the dugong remains in peril

Misplaced pride

Sunderbans a land in limbo

Catch me a colossus

Catching Veerappan, who amuses himself upsetting the government cart, is like trying to cage a titan. The State is in no position to meet his …

In dubious battle

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. …

Towards a tusk-less future

The role of tusks in sexual selection questioned

Time to tell the truth, again

Let the tiger roam

Last pangolins

The world is running out of time to save its only scaly mammal

1,411 tigers, and unanswered questions

Guns, saws and double standards

Giving villagers a slice of the pie

A programme in Zimbabwe strives to conserve wildlife and maintain development on the premise that villagers will utilise natural resources in a …

For a common environmental ethic

Let's understand that species have both aesthetic and utilitarian values

Wild and unprotected

Poachers and smugglers continue to snip through the tatty net of existing Indian wildlife protection laws

Foresters blame itinerant tigers

Say they wandered out of Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh and were poached

Tiger farming: India debates China experiment

Silent killers

Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern

Hornbills in peril

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

Wings Of Change

Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life

To whale or not to whale

Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus

Fading fauna, forgotten people

There are a hardly any tigers left in Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. But, says aparajita dutta , the park is rich in biodiversity, …

The changing face of India's lakes

Lakes are being lost or altered because of the disruption of natural processes by intensification of agriculture, urbanisation, pollution and …

The salt of the earth

Moves are afoot to convert the brackish Pulicat lake into a freshwater one to supply water to Madras city and authorities seem to have little …

The broken mirror

A pristine lake that once drew birds of several species today lies clogged with weeds, a victim of unplanned economic development.