International Snow Leopard Day: Of snow leopards and domestic dogs
‘Man’s best friend’ has become a big threat for the charismatic cat in Ladakh, as this account shows
Can’t do without support: Wildlife Institute chief writes to environment ministry
The Union finance ministry on September 30, 2020 recommended that MoEF&CC ‘disengage’ from five autonomous institutions, including&…
Wildlife Week: Improved fielding can help overcome sour relations at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Human-wildlife conflict has led to strained relationships between villagers and forest staff
जलवायु परिवर्तन के चलते तेजी से बढ़ रही है मछली, उभयचर और सरीसृप जीवों की उम्र
एक तरफ बढ़ते तापमान और हीटवेव के चलते इन जीवों की उम्र तेजी से बढ़ रही है। वहीं दूसरी तरफ इनके शरीर पर भी ...
Land use change major cause behind biodiversity loss, finds WWF report
Asia Pacific region lost 45% of its vertebrate population in four-and-half decades, while the global average was 68%
Report flags violations in creation of India’s first critical wildlife habitats
CWH notification was first initiated in 54 of Maharashtra’s 55 protected areas, where rights of forest dwellers can be recognised under …
Climbing the machan: Poverty and animal conflict in Karnataka
Human-wildlife conflict is a monumental issue for farmers living in subsistence, conflict with wild animals disproportionately impacts the poor
Snakebites in rural India: A slow suppuration
Most people in rural areas die from snakebites during the monsoon season; a quarter of these are children less than 15 years of age
अवैध शिकार के कारण कई बड़े स्तनधारी जीवों पर मंडरा रहा है विलुप्ति का खतरा
दुनिया के अन्य हिस्सों की तुलना में एशिया और अफ्रीका में कहीं ज्यादा तेजी से इन जीवों का शिकार किया जा रहा है
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
As part of an expanding non-lethal toolkit, this simple, low-cost approach could reduce the costs of coexistence for some farmers
Increasing human footprint cutting Antarctica wilderness: Study
Data from 2.7 million records show how human activity has risen in Antarctica over the last 200 years
Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report
Pangolins have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes …
Global Eco Watch: Kazakhstan’s smallest saiga population records mass calving
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Global Eco Watch: Wolf spiders reproducing more in warming Arctic
Kaziranga braces to curb human-wildlife conflict ahead of monsoon
Water levels rise inside the park every year, prompting animals to move highlands in areas of heavy settlements
Global Eco Watch: Reindeer may have been domesticated 2,000 years ago
How solar-powered fences mitigated human-elephant conflict in Assam
A biologist employed with a non-profit in the North East describes her organisation’s efforts at reducing negative encounters between …
Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc
Global Eco Watch: Botswana farmers can now keep small game on their farms
Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early
Global Eco Watch: Tree frogs create auditory illusion to find mate without being eaten
Global Eco Watch: Iceland will not hunt whales in 2020
Earth Day 2020: Wildlife runs wild amid COVID-19
With humans across the world cooped up in their homes due to COVID-19, wild animals have made appearances in human-dominated areas
Global Eco Watch: Lions cat nap on Kruger road, with South Africa in lockdown
