Why the cheetah may never come back to India?

The year India became independent it also lost all its cheetahs. In 1947, India's last two Asiatic Cheetahs were shot dead in erstwhile princely …

‘In a world in which wildlife is so threatened, the Indus dolphin is a rare good news story’

Gill Braulik, who has been studying Indus River dolphins in Pakistan for over 15 years, speaks to Down To Earth about the future of the animal in …

‘There are less than 8 Great Indian Bustards in Maharashtra’

We, a team of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientists, reached this sobering conclusion recently after conducting a complex and statistically-…

From loathed to loved: villagers in Assam rally to save Greater Adjutant stork

“Called a prodigy of ugliness” by one ornithologist, this avian scavenger is being championed by villagers in Assam, to everyone’…

Wild bet

Gone extinct in the wild, scimitar-horned oryx are reintroduced in their natural habitat in Chad

Is there a future for wetland birds of Sippighat?

Despite ecological disturbances such as high noise levels and presence of debris, wetlands birds are a sight to behold here

National bird and state animal—a nuisance in Goa?

The government of Goa has proposed to classify peafowl and the gaur as vermin in the state

International Snow Leopard Day: Why we celebrate it

It is a reminder to us that it is our collective responsibility to conserve the species and its ecosystem

Gujarat's burgeoning crocodilopolis

Vadodara plans a park for crocodiles to keep their numbers and attacks on humans in check

Simply Put: Adivasis in Kaziranga

Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses — now we better understand why they evolved

One of the largest monkey species in Asia, proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) are endemic to the island of Borneo

Asian tigers get a boost: 10 countries pledge $1 billion over a decade for habitat conservation

Since 2015, tiger population globally has increased from 3,200 in 2015 to about 4,500 in 2022

Study finds even vultures in protected areas not safe from toxic drugs

New study contradicts the claim of vultures living in the wild are safe from painkiller diclofenac

Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days

Dolphins are frequently targeted by poachers for their skin and oil

Simply Put: Human-animal compassion

Simply Put: ‘Bluetooth’ kites

Book Excerpt: The cat from the land of the Jatakas and Panchatantra

BN Goswamy, one of India’s leading art historians, put together a fascinating collection of folktales, paintings, poems and proverbs in his …

‘Small herbivores are true victims’

Megaherbivores unwittingly promote the spread of invasive species by dispersing their seeds

Simply put: Crocodile & tears

Simply Put: The cow and the cheetah

So long, An An: World’s oldest male giant panda dies in Hong Kong

Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

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

Bats are avoiding solar farms and scientists aren’t sure why

One of the reasons could be that bats sometimes mistake flat surfaces for still water

Simply Put: Two is company

Urban Menace: Dogs, monkeys and pigeons in Indian cities

Why is their story important? Because they are creating a new set of urban problems