Modi’s new ‘deviant’ lion capital: What is it emblematic of anyway?
Scholars find metal-casting atop new Parliament building different from what Nandalal Bose painstakingly created
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …
Bihar forest dept officials on toes after tigress kills 3
The tiger is wounded and weak, hence hunting down human beings, say officials; no trace of it so far
India must adopt holistic approaches to handle human-wildlife conflicts
Essential to integrate conservation goals with community welfare
What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules
Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats
Bandipur: Evolution reason behind twinning being rare among elephants, say scientists
A cow elephant in Bandipur Tiger Reserve recently gave birth to twin calves
Near-extinct hard ground swamp deer see revival in Kanha
Species’ number increased to 800 in 2020, claim park authorities
Departure from the goddess: Sunderbans’ women & Bonbibi suffer the worst of climate crisis
Women live precarious lives in the cyclone-ravaged delta, as people slowly disconnect from Bonbibi worship & its principles of ecosystem …
Tiger reserved: Fiftieth anniversary of Project Tiger means little to forest-dwelling communities
The fact is that despite amendments, our policies still follow the fortress conservation approach where the strategy is to “exclude and …
International Day of Forests: Can India shift from a ‘plantation’ mindset to an ‘eco restoration’ one
On World Forestry Day 2022, a retired forest officer offers some suggestions on India’s future forest policy
Conservation plan chalked out after 150 vultures spotted in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve
A rescue centre for vultures will be set up in the reserve’s Ganauli range to increase the number of vultures
Tigress Sundari, brought to Odisha from Madhya Pradesh in 2018, heads back home
The inter-state tiger relocation project has been put on hold after the first attempt was unsuccessful
Similipal forest fire: It is time to act
Forest fires can be controlled in the first few hours; it is important to engage local communities in the first line of action
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Global Eco Watch: Many factors may have caused muskrat decline in North America
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Floods threaten wildlife at VTR, Bihar’s sole tiger reserve
Floodwaters entered the low-lying areas of VTR following heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Gandak river in Nepal in the last 48 hours
Climate action worst-performing area for Indian tiger reserves, confirms Centre’s report
Overall management performance improved compared to last analysis but key parameters remain backbenchers
Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured
Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers
Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth
A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore
Fire recorded at 23,000 points across Odisha in one week: Forest Survey of India
Rise in forest fires across Odisha this year can be clearly attributed to a lack of proper planning
Biting drought fuels human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya, Horn of Africa
Ongoing dry spell displaces wildlife from their habitats in search of pasture and water
Sariska Fire: IAF fighting blaze with choppers; no tigers harmed, says official
The fire started on March 27 afternoon and has gone out ofcontrol
Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief
The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official
40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits
People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires
International Big Cat Alliance headquarters will be in India; Centre allocates Rs 150 crore
The grouping’s structure will consist of an Assembly of Members, Standing Committee and a Secretariat; its statute has been drafted …