18 Chinkaras die within a fortnight in Jaislamer

Cause of death included getting entangled in wire fencing and being attacked by stray dogs

‘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-…

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 …

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

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

Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy

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

Simply Put: ‘Bluetooth’ kites

Why do bats keep cropping up during virus outbreaks

The more bats are under stress, the greater is the risk from viruses

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (January 20 – 26, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (January 6 – 12, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Simply put: Bird migration hit by no-fly zone declaration

Jumbo in captivity

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

Socotra archipelago: Why the Emiratis have set their sights on the Arab world’s Garden of Eden

Experts estimate tHAT 37% of its plant species, 90% reptiles and 95% land snails exist nowhere else in the world