[Photos] City dwellers…now you see me?
The shade of a tree gives a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat. While checking messages on the phone, you see a movement out of the corner of your eye.…
To parade or not: An elephantine problem at Thrissur Pooram
He is the most loved as well as feared among the 521 captive elephants, presently under private ownership in Kerala. So, it was with bated breath that Thrissur, the state’s…
Demand for FRA implementation in the Sundarbans echoes in 2019 general elections
The implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the Indian Sundarbans, a demand reiterated by a section of fisher and forest-dependent communities in the 2019 national elections, has been hindered…
Gollum surfaces in India: Scientists document the first underground snakehead fish
The first snakehead fish with an underground lifestyle was hiding in the aquifers of Kerala until a chance encounter, social media and the historic floods of Kerala in 2018 thrust…
A new species of venomous pit viper from Arunachal
The new-to-science Arunachal pit viper was perfectly camouflaged among dry leaf litter when Rohan Pandit and Wangchu Phiang accidentally stumbled upon it when out on a march through a forest…
Vhali Watcher: An app to set whale sharks free
For fisherfolk from Gujarat, finding a whale shark tangled in their nets is an unwelcome sight. They can’t legally harvest the protected species, yet the world’s biggest fish can wreak…
The barking deer enigma
Most forests in India are home to the Indian muntjac, also called barking deer. Found across southern India, including the Western Ghats, in the dry forests of central India, the…
Gharials and mugger crocodiles coexist by separating resources
When one species encounters another, also occupying the same habitat, splitting up the resources available can help avoid competition. This is the strategy adopted by gharials and mugger crocodiles in…
Recognise Himalayan wolf as a distinct species: study
Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, found a study, reiterating that it needs…
Tracing boundaries of Kangchenjunga landscape in sync with cross-border human-wildlife conflicts
Elephant herds migrating across boundaries from Assam in India to Nepal are increasingly coming in contact with humans in their natural habitat, causing a rise in conflict situations. A three-country…
