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Birds of Delhi

Flying colours: Why Delhi is a birder's paradise

Vikas Choudhary

6 hours ago

1 min read

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing?

Shimali Chauhan

08 Jun 2026

6 min read

The Asian tiger mosquito can survive cooler temperatures than the yellow fever mosquito, allowing it to spread into warmer former cold regions and increase the risk of local chikungunya transmission.

Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

Himanshu Nitnaware

08 Jun 2026

3 min read

News

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing

The world has spent 35 years funding biodiversity. Why is nature still losing?

Shimali Chauhan

08 Jun 2026

6 min read

The Asian tiger mosquito can survive cooler temperatures than the yellow fever mosquito, allowing it to spread into warmer former cold regions and increase the risk of local chikungunya transmission.

Climate change may expand chikungunya risk in North America, Europe and Asia, study says

Himanshu Nitnaware

08 Jun 2026

3 min read

Students of Pisavare village, who have played a key role in documenting the bird species in the village in Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra.

Sahyadri gets a bird village

Shekhar Paigude

06 Jun 2026

2 min read

Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

05 Jun 2026

6 min read

World Environment Day: Guardians of the commons and the living forests of Odisha’s community-led conservation movement

World Environment Day: Guardians of the commons and the living forests of Odisha’s community-led conservation movement

05 Jun 2026

8 min read

Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

04 Jun 2026

5 min read

World’s fourth mass coral bleaching event, fastest and widest on record, likely ended in 2025

World’s fourth mass coral bleaching event, fastest and widest on record, likely ended in 2025

Himanshu Nitnaware

04 Jun 2026

3 min read

Harvest of heritage

Harvest of heritage

02 Jun 2026

2 min read

Some of the highest rates of livestock depredation by tigers in India now occur outside protected areas, precisely where lantana dominance is highest

Rethinking conservation: The saga of the ‘lantana tiger’

Ninad Avinash Mungi

02 Jun 2026

2 min read

Rethinking conservation: India’s striped cats are unevenly distributed

Rethinking conservation: India’s striped cats are unevenly distributed

02 Jun 2026

1 min read

Rethinking conservation: Project Tiger may have expanded but funding has not kept pace

Rethinking conservation: Project Tiger may have expanded but funding has not kept pace

02 Jun 2026

2 min read

Rethinking conservation

Rethinking conservation: India’s tiger story must move beyond rising numbers and expanding protected areas

Himanshu Nitnaware

02 Jun 2026

2 min read

Blogs

Closeup of a tiget at the
Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

India must now manage its conservation success

04 Jun 2026

5 min read

A tribal family outside their home in Mavinhalla, on the foothills of Ooty. Residents say tigers are often spotted near the village, raising concerns for the safety of people and livestock.

Wildlife management must align with fundamental human rights

03 Jun 2026

6 min read

A tiger in the Bandhavgarh National Park in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh.

Big cat diplomacy: Protecting them is about safeguarding ecosystems, livelihoods and planetary health

03 Jun 2026

5 min read

India’s hidden underground fungi could hold clues for medicine, mining, and even space exploration

India’s hidden underground fungi could hold clues for medicine, mining, and even space exploration

Sujata Dabolkar

02 Jun 2026

4 min read

Naga cuisine is not a provincial or tribal oddity but a sophisticated culinary tradition worthy of national and international attention

Naga cuisine is not a provincial or tribal oddity but a sophisticated culinary tradition worthy of national and international attention

Machilie Diswang

02 Jun 2026

7 min read

As wildlife tourism faces growing local opposition, it’s important to review what guides the safari gaze, how it is perceived, and who it supports

As wildlife tourism faces growing local opposition, it’s important to review what guides the safari gaze, how it is perceived, and who it supports

01 Jun 2026

5 min read

Allium przewalskianum and Allium stracheyi are traditionally utilised for culinary, seasoning, and medicinal purposes in the Himalayan region.

How Himalayan chive is supporting livelihoods in Uttarakhand’s border villages

01 Jun 2026

6 min read

Was there a judicial balancing between the Great Indian Bustard and solar panels in ‘MK Ranjitsinh v Union of India’?

Was there a judicial balancing between the Great Indian Bustard and solar panels in ‘MK Ranjitsinh v Union of India’?

Amrita Pankaj Satija

30 May 2026

7 min read

Videos

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

The Sunita Narain Show: What are the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts?

Wild animals are destroying crops and adding massively to the economic losses of farmers; the desperate plight of farmers cannot simply be dismissed

07 Apr 2026

1 min read

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

Poisoned, buried, covered up: Tigress death sparks outrage in MP

02 Apr 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Sajan John on the health of coral reefs along the Indian coastline

AAD 2026: Sajan John on health of coral reefs along Indian coastline

27 Feb 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

AAD 2026: In conversation with Qamar Qureshi on protecting India’s biodiversity

26 Feb 2026

1 min read

Maharashtra’s Ujani Reservoir sees 12.2 million native fish release

Maharashtra’s Ujani Reservoir sees 12.2 million native fish release

24 Feb 2026

1 min read

Why Kerala fishers cut their own nets to save whale sharks

Why Kerala fishers cut their own nets to save whale sharks

18 Feb 2026

1 min read

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