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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Barrage repairs at Okhla park force birds out in breeding season
Okhla Bird Sanctuary
Irrigation officials dried up the wetland for 15 days for the task, but ecologists claim …
April 17, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

How Google images helped us pin down the diet of Africa’s largest eagle
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Declines in Martial eagles have been so steep that this species is now considered …
April 16, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

A peek into the secret lives of Indian spiders
Spider
India is home to several unique species of spiders; some are known to science, while many …
April 16, 2019
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

Is India turning into a death bed for the last remaining South Asian tigers?
The dead body of Avni, after she was shot by Asghar Ali Khan in early November
If the government does not wake up now and take corrective measures; Indian forests, …
April 01, 2019
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In-Depth

Wildlife & Biodiversity
plants

Listen... plants too speak

January 03, 2019
As early as in 1880, Charles Darwin demonstrated that plants could sense light, moisture, …
Wildlife & Biodiversity
The income of tribal communities of Kalahandhi district, Odisha, increased three-fold once their right to sell tendu leaves to traders of their choice was recognised under the Forest Rights Act (Photo: Vikas Choudhary)

Forest governance 2.0

January 02, 2018
Forest dwelling communities have created a new economy courtesy a decade of the Forest …
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Deer, antelopes, wild cattle and pigs are illegally hunted for meat in different parts of the country. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Trade / Flickr

Illegal and ignominious world of wildlife trafficking

May 01, 2017
Analysing the magnitude and international nature of illegal trade of Indian wildlife species

Blogs

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A tiger’s tale

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