Forest officials kept eyes tightly shut

When it was found there were no tigers in the Panna Tiger Reserve, P K Sen was called to join the government special investigation team. …

Rethink growth with forest capital

Village in arms

Centre pitches for Kerala

Environment ministry wants to revoke Karnataka’s ban on night traffic in Bandipur  

‘You may like to make sure that PIL does not succeed’

State wildlife warden sends friendly warning to tourism industry

Endangered in Sariska

Death of a translocated tiger highlights the task force was not heeded

Happily uprooted

A well-calculated compensation plan eases relocation pain of forest dwellers from the core area of Melghat Tiger Reserve

Tigers and tribals

Rajasthan HC issues orders against encroachments in Ranthambore

Pug marks hide the truth

Finally, community forest rights

Tribals of BR Hills can now manage resources in Karnataka reserve

Tigers in, people out

Nearly 213 ha in protected areas diverted between April and July

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife approved 21 projects for diversion, deferred 7 for later

Nearly 500 ha forest land in protected areas diverted in 2019

Standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife gave nod to carry out 68 projects in protected areas 

In the name of the tiger

The current conservation model has led to increased human-wildlife conflicts

When exactly did the tiger colonise the Indian subcontinent?

Down To Earth popped the question to geneticists, historians and experts on the cat superstar. Here is what we were able to deduce

India continues to lose forest land to non-forestry projects

Central environment ministry reports diversion of 11,467 hectares forest land in 2019 (up to first week of November) 

‘States violating wildlife law in rush to notify buffer zones’

Process of consulting gram sabhas bypassed to notify buffer areas around tiger habitats within time limit set by court, allege activists

Guns, saws and double standards

Vedanta and lessons in conservation

Tigers buffered

Supreme Court order to notify buffer zones around reserves raises both hope and fear

Baigas in exile

Once called lords of the jungle, the Chhattisgarh tribals are being evicted without adequate relief

COVID-19: How wildlife hunting increased in Tamil Nadu amid lockdown

Less availability of meat, long-term unemployment increased instances of hunting in Tamil Nadu

Desperate to relocate

Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…

Dark twist to bright tale

Three tigers die in a week under mysterious circumstances; total 32 deaths in two-and-a-half years; all in the forests of Corbett, a showpiece of …