Animal farm

Kpunji represents a new genus

Recent find climbs up the taxonomic ladder from a new species to a new genus

Rhino demoted

DNA test

Nandan Kanan gets health cover

House sparrows want old homes

Downsizing bird habitat

Not all died of poisoning

Humans: The super predators

Kangaroos in Dooars! Is Jalpaiguri the new wildlife trafficking hub

Some say that the north Bengal town has always been a transit point; others say it is a recent development; but all agree on the need to be vigilant

Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha

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

World Pangolin Day: Adorable ant eaters face obliteration

With Asian species critically endangered, poaching and illegal trade in pangolin meat and scales has shifted to Africa

Killing blue bulls: are there alternatives?

Unless conservation area declared for protection has enough grazing field for herbivores and enough prey for predatory carnivores, straying will …

Unjust and inaccurate?

Popular cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, should be sensitive and truthful while portraying wild animals

A doctor at the pole

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For the love of butterflies

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A flawed effort

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For the people

Conservation policies practised in the developing world need to tread cautiously on territories which had for generations, belonged to the people,…

Losing jobs in the jungle

Irula tribals are rich in the knowledge of traditional medicine. They used to catch snakes and practise herbal medicine for a living. Today they …

Conversing on conservation

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Elephants without borders

Tourism-dependent nations value elephants

Leopards in my backyard

India is the only country where high densities of people and livestock share space with carnivores

Deer don’t need more space

Uttarakhand says extending sanctuary will hamper development

Wildlife parts, live chameleon seized in Odisha’s Jajpur

Forest officials trying to find whether two arrested persons are poachers or couriers