World Snake Day: Dozens of snake species facing peril, say herpetologists

Habitat loss is the gravest threat facing snakes, says Romulus Whitaker

The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions

Human exploitation of migratory species is the main reason why these species are in decline

Officials count 122 saltwater crocodile nests in Bhitarkanika

The numbers are much more than previous years, implying that the adult breeding population is increasing

A month after sighting, Gharial hatchlings go missing from Angul

Forest officials call disappearance a “natural phenomenon”; activists ascribe it to department oversight

Endangered

More than amphibians, it is the reptiles that are in danger of becoming extinct, claims a new study

Protecting the endangered

Protected Areas in India have failed to reach the goal of preserving the endangered species

When did modern lizards originate? A beast from the Triassic Period offers answers

‘Cryptovaranoides microlanius’ lived in limestone cracks around Bristol about 250-200 million years ago

Flawed conservation policies lead to decline in gharial population

Killed in cold blood: Amphibians and reptiles are bearing the brunt of crop intensification

Loss of species due to rising farm productivity is inevitable, says research 

These animals and plants of India could have become 'possibly extinct' : IUCN

A number of fish, birds, crustaceans and plants could have died out according to the IUCN’s latest Red List of Threatened Species

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Despondent in captivity

It has been two-and-a-half decades since the Central Zoo Authority was set up to improve the lot of zoo inhabitants. Then why are animals still …

Unbalanced sheet

According to the WWF Living Planet 2002 report, people are consuming more natural resources than nature can produce, and some more so than others.…

Rs 25,00,000 conservation fund for amphibians and reptiles

End of creepy crawlies?

Studies show global warming is making it difficult for lizards to survive

Timely preservation

Tale of two reptiles

Fossils of an ancient snake wrapped around a dinosaur enraptures scientists

Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?

Historically, crocodiles lived throughout the Indonesian archipelago but were killed off in Bali, Lombok and Java 

Invasion triggers evolution

A study on lizards shows evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete

Reptiles in South Africa are under threat — but there’s good news too

Many species of threatened reptiles are inadequately conserved in formally protected areas

World Turtle Day: Meet Odisha’s ‘Turtle Man’

Rabindranath Sahu and his team have been helping in Olive Ridley conservation since 20 years  

Olive Ridley nesting begins: Over 500,000 turtles lay eggs in 4 days at Odisha’s Gahirmatha sanctuary

Space crunch has pushed several female turtles to return to sea. But they will be back in a few days to nest

New species of snake discovered in Western Ghats

It is named after Varad Giri of Bombay Natural History Society who brought it from Goa

Wildlife trade is thriving on Internet, finds study

Survey finds wild animals and wildlife products worth US $11 million for sale online in 16 countries

World Rainforest Day: Goliath frogs need urgent conservation measures

Goliath frog population is estimated to have halved in the last 15 years