India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Feb 18-24)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology
Roars in lost land
As tigers are sighted in high mountains scientists wonder if they have always lived there or are migrants in search of a better habitat
Is India turning into a death bed for the last remaining South Asian tigers?
If the government does not wake up now and take corrective measures; Indian forests, wildlife and biodiversity have a very slim chance of recovery
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India’s wildlife needs its people’s empathy, not just sympathy
The trend of shooting animals declared as ‘man eaters’ is taking a toll on our wildlife, our precious natural heritage
Forest officials attacked in the Sundarbans
A party of officials led by the Divisional Forest Officer in the South 24 Paraganas were attacked with sticks when they tried to arrest an …
Assam bans mining in Kaziranga after Supreme Court order
The apex court had issued an order on April 12, 2019, ordering a mining ban along the southern boundary of the Kaziranga National Park
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 13-19)
India's killer wire snares
New analysis reveals the damage done to wildlife by poachers' wire snares over the past one decade
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (May 20-26)
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Sariska tiger died due to heatstroke, cancer: Autopsy report
Activists have criticised the way the tiger was tranquilised, saying it could have played a role in its eventual death
Run-up to World Tiger Day: Can India become a tiger utopia?
The country should put more emphasis on educating people and changing their attitudes, so that a doubled tiger population can thrive with lesser …
Tiger Census 2018: None found in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa reserves
The presence of tigers in these reserves was scarce in 2014 too; nation-wide population up 30 per cent
Simply put: Tiger census
India's tiger census 2018 may set a Guinness record
There is an application in with the Guinness Book of World Records to see if this is the largest wildlife survey ever conducted anywhere in the world
Healthy reserves key for tiger conservation
Population of big cats is declining in states that has much of its geographical area under forest cover — Chhattisgarh (44.1%), Jharkhand (…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 5, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Centre interviews official named in tiger poaching probe for WII directorship
Samir Sinha, former director of Jim Corbett National Park, is one of the eight officials the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …
124 tigers poached every year for 18 years in Asia: Report
Most of the seizures of tiger body parts occurred in India, finds a report released by TRAFFIC
Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve to get more grassland cover
Increasing grassland will mean a rise in tigers’ prey base, leading to better chances of survival
India's tiger map
In 4 of the 5 states where the number of tigers fell, large areas of forests were diverted to mining
Bihar plans another tiger reserve in Kaimur
The forests of Kaimur district, which include the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, have been earmarked as a second reserve for tigers since the Valmiki …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 3, 2019)
Tiger kills man near Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar
Victim was a farmer working in his paddy field when he was attacked
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