Simply Put: Insect apocalypse
Stop trading ‘lucky’ owls for black magic during Diwali, says wildlife network
The nocturnal bird is poached in thousands as occult practitioners tout use of their body parts as significant to cure illnesses and fight …
Enemies of the State: America’s Mustangs
The nation’s wild horses are under siege by oil, gas, mining and other special interests, with total disregard for public lands
To create a wild haven
The Tumakuru Forest Division has submitted a proposal to the Karnataka government for declaring the Bukkapatna State Forest as a Wildlife …
New facts unearthed about impact of Polynesian settlement on New Zealand’s fauna
Researchers found evidence of 14 species of native animals that are extinct now by analysing DNA from fossils
Slingshot toting teenagers turn conservationists in Pakistan
Youngsters in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are giving up their guns to become a driving force behind wildlife conservation
Why poachers persist in hunting bushmeat - even though it's dangerous
A study in western Tanzania shows that poachers take risks to widen their livelihood options and improve their situation
China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world
The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat …
Chicken hatcheries in Egypt serving as breeding grounds for antibiotic resistance
A team of scientists came to this conclusion after testing fecal samples and swabs collected from 10 hatcheries in the country
The power of community
The role of the Bishnois in sending Salman Khan to jail is a shining instance of the power of community participation in conservation
Life on Earth at risk
A series of landmark reports show rapid biodiversity loss, land degradation driving species to extinction
Why we need to listen to hunters
Biologists have often used the hunter's knowledge for wildlife studies. But strict laws have silenced their voice
‘A zoo must strive to meet animals’ physical and psychological needs’
Gerald Durrell was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. He founded what are now called the Durrell …
Leopard kills forester in Uttarakhand; authorities suspect it to be a man-eater
The staff of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve was attacked in the Motichur range in Raiwala area
CITES COP19: Read DTE’s coverage of the 19th World Wildlife Conference
The event has been dubbed as a ‘watershed’ for its ‘historic’ decisions
How many ants live on earth? At least 20,000,000,000,000,000
Total biomass of this species is about 12 million tonnes, while the combined biomass of wild mammals and birds is two million tonnes and seven …
Lockdowns brought down poaching rates in Africa, but rhinos still under threat
Poaching numbers went down in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown; they went up again in 2021
Cheetah relocation: Wild cats likely to arrive Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno by end of August
Staff and authorities of Kuno National Park are struggling to keep leopards out of the 500-hectare enclosure made for the cheetahs
Win-win strategy: These countries’ conservation practices have helped their economy too
Countries across the world have identified and adopted measures to conserve wild species that can help develop sustainable livelihood opportunities
Local bodies are key to decentralised biodiversity governance
It is necessary to redesign interactions between those close to biodiversity, protecting and nurturing biodiversity and those benefiting from them
Keeping the ‘Green Hills’ truly green
An eco-toursim model allows tourists to explore the wilderness of Tamil Nadu's Pachaimalai hills and locals to have a stake in protecting them
A step forward for conservation at CMS COP 13
Ten different species, including three from India have been recommended to be added in Appendix I and II of the CMS CoP 13
Crowd-sourcing, community participation to help in conserving rare toad
Bengaluru-based non-profit grantee to build citizen conservationist group for mapping, conserving Malabar Tree Toad in the Western Ghats
How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
Involves plantation of native salt-tolerant grasses, a diverse set of carefully identified mangrove species in different zones of degraded …
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (September 9-15)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
