Citizen science helping to prepare biggest-ever database on Indian wild canids
The Wild Canids–India Project, started by 5 researchers, is collecting hundreds of entries on 8 wild species belonging to the dog family …
New DNA testing shatters ‘wild dog’ myth: Most dingoes are pure
While dingoes can pose a threat to some livestock, as apex predators, they play an essential role in maintaining healthy ecosystems
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 ‘…
International Vulture Awareness Day: What is the status of Indian vultures?
The legacy of diclofenac continues to cast a shadow over India’s vultures. However, efforts are being taken to revive populations&…
Threat of invasive alien species is increasing worldwide: International study
Urgent action is required to prevent, detect and control invaders at both local and global levels, say authors
In pictures: These unique ponies in Odisha need to be conserved
Adivasis in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha’s Malkangiri district have relied on a pony breed of unknown origins to transport their produce over …
Mystery solved: When mammals’ ancestors became warm-blooded
Endothermy developed in mammalian ancestors about 233 million years ago during the Late Triassic period
Reset to restore
As the world meets to discuss the next decade of biodiversity conservation, lessons from the past will be critical
Australia puts koalas in ‘endangered’ category as numbers plunge
According to estimates, 60,000 koalas died or were affected by the devastating ‘Black Summer’ bushfires of 2019-2020
World Chimpanzee Day 2023: A species heading towards extinction?
Chimpanzees are seriously threatened by hunting and poaching activities, along with habitat destruction and degradation, disease risk and …
Forest elephants are our allies in the fight against climate change, finds research
African forest elephants – smaller and more vulnerable relatives of the better known African bush elephant – are fast going extinct. …
Windturbines posing a threat to birds: study
Researchers were invited by two windfarm owners in Gujarat and in Karnataka to investigate bird mortalities
There’s still so much we don’t know about the star-gazing beetle with a tiny brain
Dung beetles process visual information that even humans with their vast brains struggle to comprehend
India's killer wire snares
New analysis reveals the damage done to wildlife by poachers' wire snares over the past one decade
Five actions Madagascar's president must take to save country's biodiversity
Andry Rajoelina’s term represents the last chance to save some of Madagascar’s incredible natural heritage
‘Yeti is a vehicle to connect with our wild past’
While the India Army claims to have seen tracks of the mythical Himalayan monster in snow, here’s an interview of American scholar Daniel C …
Great Apes will lose 90% of their homelands in Africa in the coming decades
Scientists say the key action to avert losses is ensuring connectivity between ape habitats and by creating new protected areas
Wild canids should be recognised as flagbearers to expand India’s conservation enterprise
As most canid habitats are in human-dominated landscapes, we must modify our notion of ‘conservation’ so that both, wildlife and …
Drug debacle: Endangered vulture population still under threat
India’s vulture populations are not safe; they are still small to recover quickly and will not survive another catastrophic event
More to roosting than meets the eye
A new study from Rajasthan is uncovering interesting facets about the behaviour of Indian water birds that should aid in their conservation
Palm fossils suggest Tibet had high mountains and deep valleys
A new study has suggested that Tibet may not have been a plateau all the time and perhaps had high mountains and deep valleys
Grey hypocolius seen for the first time in the Thar
Found in North Africa and West Asia, the bird was photographed in two locations in Rajasthan
Good while it lasted - II: 6th mass extinction an all pervasive loss
The loss of biodiversity is on land, water and air, across all continents, and indicates mass extinction
18 Chinkaras die within a fortnight in Jaislamer
Cause of death included getting entangled in wire fencing and being attacked by stray dogs
Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
In Wild Things, Wild Places actress, author, and conservationist Jane Alexander offers a moving first-hand assessment of what is being done to …