Wisent: Ukraine war could wreck efforts to save and rewild Europe’s great wild bovid, say new study authors
Parts of Poland, Ukraine, western Russia, parts of the Balkans and Germany most appropriate to rewild wisent
Two female Great Indian Bustards satellite-tagged in Rajasthan
Scientists hope to get critical information on the birds through the satellite tags
Three Asiatic lions mowed down by goods train in Gujarat
Six lions were crossing the track on Monday night when the incident happened
Avni’s cubs found safe in Yavatmal
Forest officials are trying to catch them and relocate them
Camera trap proves Gujarat now has tiger
Will the presence of the tiger puncture the state’s stance against sending lions to Kuno?
‘Sambar poaching highlights the indifference to Reserve Forests’
Experts talk to Down To Earth about the killings of India’s largest cervid species
Two leopard cubs harassed by residents in Maharashtra tiger reserve; one dies
One of the cubs, a sub-adult is recuperating. But the other, a 7 month-old, already weakened, could not stand the abuse perpetrated by the locals
Sherni: A Bollywood film that knows its environmentalism well
Every scene is finely etched in this very accurate portrayal of how India’s forest service actually works
The big transition that was Project Tiger
The landmark programme marked the transition from a very big game-centred view of nature, prevalent among imperial British officials, Indian …
RTI points to poaching behind dead elephant in Tamil Nadu
Forest officials had covered up the death of the tusker in 2018 and said the animal was a female that had died due to electrocution
Snakebite: Researchers purify commercial Indian antivenoms, find them more potent
Snakebites are classified as a ‘neglected tropical disease’ by the World Health Organization
Sloth bear, dhole, tiger most affected among apex predators globally due to road development: Study
More roads will be built in the years to come and can wreak havoc on top predators worldwide, study warns
World Rhino Day: COVID-19 keeps rhino poaching in check
According to a new report by the International Rhino Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be beneficial for rhinos, especially in Africa
The tomistoma does not usually attack humans but that is happening now; here is why
Attacks on humans in Indonesia may be increasing due to increasing intrusion in their habitat, study suggests
International Vulture Awareness Day: India’s numbers increasing, albeit slowly
Introduction and release are a process which takes time; it must be done systematically, scientist Vibhu Prakash told DTE
Cross-breeding, herd management key strategy to maximise India’s milk production: Study
New British-Australian study lays emphasis on cross-breeding to increase milk yield in India without neglecting indigenous animals
Leopard rescued from heart of Jammu city after it mauls three
An adult leopard has been brought to the Manda rescue centre in Jammu after injuring three people in the city
The Borneo elephant has been overshadowed by its bigger cousins: Nurzhafarina Othman
Down To Earth speaks to Nurzhafarina Othman, a Malaysian elephant ecologist, on the little-known Borneo elephant
Messengers of the gods: 1,400-year religious protection of sika deer in Japan’s Nara have made them genetically unique
Deer around the shrine were found to have unique mitochondrial DNA, which is passed only from mother to offspring
Politics over science: Experts slam Sweden’s wolf cull; say it should learn to live with large carnivores
The wolf cull in Sweden will worsen the ongoing effects of inbreeding among Sweden’s lupines, say experts
International Tiger Day 2023: Just when and how did today’s big cats evolve
Big cats have been associated with human history since our inception. But where do their origins lie?
‘Wildlife trafficking and crime are ever shifting and changing’
Azzedine Downes, president and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) spoke to the media about various issues concerning global …
There are 150 Bustards in the Desert National Park, claims report
Wildlife Institute of India pegged the species' total population for the whole country at 150 during 2018
Could plastic spill in the North Sea have been behind deaths of 20,000 seabirds?
The birds, called guillemots have been washing up on the Dutch shore in the aftermath of containers spilling from a ship passing through the area
State animals and birds: Do they make a difference to conservation?
As the Indus Dolphin is declared Punjab’s State Aquatic Animal, Down To Earth pops the question to conservationists