The Lewa Conservation Way

In East Africa,meat and tusk are livelihood for many. In this milieu, Lewa, Kenya shows how community involvement aids conservation

Foresters blame itinerant tigers

Say they wandered out of Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh and were poached

Happily uprooted

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

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

Ustad redux? Ranthambore ‘mankiller’ T-104 could be shifted to a cage in Mukundara

The tiger killed three people in 2019 and is considered ‘a threat to human life’

World Lion Day: Asiatic lions used to inhabit most of southwest Asia & India

For the last 130 years, the lion subspecies has been found only in Gujarat 

Sariska Fire: IAF fighting blaze with choppers; no tigers harmed, says official

The fire started on March 27 afternoon and has gone out ofcontrol

Odisha to relocate 420 families from Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district

The relocation will reduce human-animal conflicts and provide basic amenities like electricity, road and healthcare to the villagers

Hundreds of gharial eggs destroyed by floods in north Bihar

Two back-to-back cyclones in May, followed by early floods in June caused officials to release water into the Gandak river, thus destroying the …

Not yet April, but mercury at 44.6 in Odisha’s Baripada

Some 18,500,748 trees were felled in Odisha in the last 11 years, according to the state government

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

Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early

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Wildlife recall: Manas National Park's experiment with former poachers

Once in the grip of armed insurgency, a national park has lessons in wildlife management

Should conservation be privatised?

Since the late 1960s, many African countries, including Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, have adopted a new approach to conservation.…

MoEFCC deals death blow to Madhya Pradesh’s tourism promotion plan

Sources said the underlying objective behind the proposal was to “rejuvenate” degraded forest areas in order to take off …

How tiger got its white coat

A mutated gene holds clue

Supreme Court lifts ban on tiger tourism

Directs states to prepare tiger conservation plans in six months

Malaria hits anti-poaching efforts

Malaria has affected management of Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. Vibha Varshney talks to Nandini Velho of National Centre for …

Breaking the ice

The long-standing people-wildlife dispute in Sariska Tiger Reserve is closer to a resolution

Royal deaths

Was the real killer an infection or negligence?

Back to life

DANGEROUS ROAD

Thailand

Simmering

Forest fires, tribal discontent in Melghat Tiger reserve