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Living alongside does not always mean knowing: study reveals how the Striped Hyena’s elusive life shapes local perceptions

Living alongside does not always mean knowing: study reveals how the Striped Hyena’s elusive life shapes local perceptions and conservation opportunities

By
DTE Staff
5 min read
80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study

80% butterflies have expanded their ranges while a quarter face range contractions due to climate change: Study

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Two-thirds of India’s 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government report  

Two-thirds of India’s 58 tiger reserves have either declining prey base or poor habitat or both; nine have zero or critically low tiger numbers, says government report  

By
Jayanta Basu
3 min read
Blind, blood-red eel found inside dug-out wells in Assam’s Goalpara

Blind, blood-red eel found inside dug-out wells in Assam’s Goalpara

By
Lakshya Gupta
2 min read
Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan

Amid concurrence and disagreement over various issues, SBSTTA28 ends in Nairobi ahead of CBD COP17 in Yerevan

By
Shimali Chauhan
4 min read
Rethinking conservation: India needs a new framework for conserving tigers

Rethinking conservation: India needs a new framework for conserving tigers

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Rethinking conservation: Why India’s approach to tiger conservation is essentially flawed

Rethinking conservation: Why India’s approach to conserving tigers is essentially flawed

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Rethinking conservation: There is a boom in India’s tigers and most of it its outside protected areas

Rethinking conservation: There is a boom in India’s tigers and most of it is outside protected areas

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Vulnerable bustard species being captive-bred and released to restore Aral Sea, destroyed by Soviet folly

Vulnerable bustard species being captive-bred and released to restore Aral Sea, destroyed by Soviet folly

By
DTE Staff
3 min read
There could be more elephant-human encounters in India during the next four years, predicts study

There could be more elephant-human encounters in India during the next four years, predicts study

By
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
5 min read
Nairobi meetings 2026: Draft report indicates slow progress towards meeting biodiversity targets

Nairobi meetings 2026: Draft report indicates slow progress towards meeting biodiversity targets

By
Vibha Varshney
3 min read
What do Asiatic wild dogs or dholes in India eat? Mostly chital and sambar and hardly any livestock, says study

What do Asiatic wild dogs or dholes in India eat? Mostly chital and sambar and hardly any livestock, says study

By
DTE Staff
4 min read
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