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Hoolock Gibbon electrocuted by a railway track in Assam

Hoolock Gibbon electrocuted on a railway track in Assam

Anupam Chakravartty

17 hours ago

4 min read

Sargassum seaweed on a beach in Bavaro, Punta Cana.

Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing — but also offers opportunities

Yanna Alexia Fidai

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ — why are so many still labeled that way?

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ — why are so many still labeled that way?

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

News

Hoolock Gibbon electrocuted by a railway track in Assam

Hoolock Gibbon electrocuted on a railway track in Assam

Anupam Chakravartty

17 hours ago

4 min read

Businesses are destroying the very natural systems they depend on to survive: IPBES Report

Businesses are destroying the very natural systems they depend on to survive: IPBES Report

Shimali Chauhan

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2026): Asiatic Lion population in India grew by over 200 in 5 years

As told to Parliament (February 5, 2026): Asiatic Lion population in India grew by over 200 in 5 years

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

More than a dazzle

More than a dazzle

07 Feb 2026

3 min read

Bird flu resurfaces in Tamil Nadu after mass crow deaths in Chennai, triggering statewide surveillance

Bird flu resurfaces in Tamil Nadu after mass crow deaths in Chennai, triggering statewide surveillance

06 Feb 2026

3 min read

From Vanuatu to the Seychelles: How the Saltwater crocodile once lorded over the Indo-Pacific

From Vanuatu to the Seychelles: How the Saltwater crocodile once lorded over the Indo-Pacific

06 Feb 2026

2 min read

Meet Ibu Baron or The Baroness, the longest measured snake in the world. She measures almost 24 feet

Meet Ibu Baron or The Baroness, the longest measured snake in the world. She measures almost 24 feet

05 Feb 2026

2 min read

A common Indian Cobra (Naja naja) on a train in Valsad, Gujarat.

Snakes on trains: Are king cobras being transported to new, unsuitable areas, through India’s vast railway system, asks study

Himanshu Nitnaware

05 Feb 2026

3 min read

There are now 9,000 described species of amphibians officially

There are now 9,000 described species of amphibians officially

05 Feb 2026

4 min read

Odisha’s Ganjam retains its reputation as a haven for blackbuck, as numbers increase in latest census

Odisha’s Ganjam retains its reputation as a haven for blackbuck, as numbers increase in latest census

Hrusikesh Mohanty

04 Feb 2026

3 min read

Introduced in 1998, bamboo rafting on the Periyar lake helped turn a forest-produce smuggling corridor into a patrolling zone

Conserve or perish

03 Feb 2026

2 min read

New study provides framework for addressing racism, discrimination and marginalisation in global conservation

New study provides framework for addressing racism, discrimination and marginalisation in global conservation

03 Feb 2026

6 min read

Blogs

Sargassum seaweed on a beach in Bavaro, Punta Cana.

Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing — but also offers opportunities

Yanna Alexia Fidai

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ — why are so many still labeled that way?

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ — why are so many still labeled that way?

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

China’s panda diplomacy is becoming a liability for Beijing

China’s panda diplomacy is becoming a liability for Beijing

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Grazing and digging put some herbivores at greater risk from toxic elements in soil — new research

Grazing and digging put some herbivores at greater risk from toxic elements in soil — new research

06 Feb 2026

4 min read

Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish species

Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish species

Darienne Lancaster

29 Jan 2026

3 min read

When forests become classrooms: how Madhya Pradesh’s Anubhuti programme is shaping environmental consciousness

When forests become classrooms: how Madhya Pradesh’s Anubhuti programme is shaping environmental consciousness

27 Jan 2026

7 min read

Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away

Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away

27 Jan 2026

3 min read

Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

23 Jan 2026

5 min read

Videos

The camel that once connected India to the world

The camel that once connected India to the world

On Republic Day, two Bactrian camels named Galwan and Nubra walked down Kartavya Path in New Delhi. The species once connected India to the world

28 Jan 2026

1 min read

Stingless bees: World’s first insects with legal rights

Stingless bees: World’s first insects with legal rights

01 Jan 2026

1 min read

AAD 2025: Pranav Chanchani on human-wildlife conflict in India

AAD 2025: Pranav Chanchani on human-wildlife conflict in India

28 Feb 2025

1 min read

Climate Conflicts: What is the role of climate change in the India-Sri Lanka fisheries conflict?

Climate Conflicts: What is the role of climate change in the India-Sri Lanka fisheries conflict?

06 Feb 2025

1 min read

Tragic surge in Olive Ridley turtle deaths sparks concern

Tragic surge in Olive Ridley turtle deaths sparks concern

30 Jan 2025

2 min read

Centre clears oil & gas exploratory drilling in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

Centre clears oil & gas exploratory drilling in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

14 Jan 2025

2 min read

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