Tiger kills man near Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar

Victim was a farmer working in his paddy field when he was attacked

50 years of Project Tiger: Half a century on, conservation has to move on beyond band-aid mode, says Mahesh Rangarajan

Down To Earth speaks to Mahesh Rangarajan, professor of history and environmental studies at Ashoka University in Haryana, for an appraisal of …

Uttar Pradesh plans its 4th tiger reserve in Bundelkhand

Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary in Chitrakoot district has no tigers of its own; but pugmarks are frequently seen as tigers from nearby Panna frequent it

Will Madhya Pradesh retain its ‘Tiger State’ tag this year?

This year, 40 tigers died in MP — the highest in India

Bihar man-eater shot: Here is when an order can be given to put down such an animal

If a tiger / leopard begins to seek out, stalk and wait for human beings and has, after killing a person, eaten the dead body, it is established …

Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants

The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000

COVID-19 lockdown: Wild animals freely roam Bihar’s forests and fields

Leopards, nilgai and tigers, all have appeared in human-dominated areas

Paris fumigated for 1st time as disease-carrying mosquito spreads, likely triggered by climate change

It has become easier for the species to thrive in a warming Europe

We hope to see Amur leopards back across their historic range in two decades: Taisiia Marchenkova

Down To Earth speaks to Taisiia Marchenkova, a researcher in the Land of the Leopard National Park in Russia, on the Amur leopard, the ‘…

India's killer wire snares

New analysis reveals the damage done to wildlife by poachers' wire snares over the past one decade 

Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December

Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden  

How Maharashtra’s dam on ‘Human’ river threatens tigers

The dam proposed at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve threatens to submerge more than 90 per cent of a 7-km forest area

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 2, 2024)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents

On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found 

Bihar man-eater shot: ‘We need to put down problem animals for wildlife conservation’

Shafath Ali Khan, who was engaged by the Maharashtra government in the operation to eliminate Avni in 2018, released a book this year to narrate …

The multiple dangers of privately owning tigers and other big cats

Any presence of a big cat in private ownership is scientifically and morally wrong and poses challenges to human health, safety and security

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (December 7, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

DTE Coverage: Earth Day 2024

Our planet is in turmoil; Down To Earth reported on some major difficulties facing it

Parliamentary Digest (August 8, 2022): India generates plastic wastes of 3.46 million tonnes

All that was discussed in the house through the day

Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

The jury is still out on how many types of tiger are found across Asia

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 28 – November 3)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Tigress killed

Tigers in South Africa: A farming industry exists — often for their body parts

These big cats aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species

76 years of environmentalism

The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement

Critical Wildlife Habitat guidelines issued; NTCA order superseded  

Forest rights activists criticise Ministry of Tribal Affairs' decision to accept the guidelines without making any revisions or inviting comments …