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A Miniopterus phillipsi.

A newly described cave bat in Sri Lanka indicates presence of more species

Malaka Rodrigo 25 Nov 2022
Image shows a giant squirrel on a tree branch

How preserving forests could save the Indian giant squirrel

Sneha Mahale 23 Nov 2022
Three elephants.

[Interview] Author Karen Bakker tunes in to the world of non-human sounds

John Cannon 1 Nov 2022

Rajasthan is getting wetter and it’s not good news for the desert ecology

Azera Parveen Rahman 21 Oct 2022
A Royal Bengal tiger

[Interview] “South Asia needs its own regional plan to sustain Bengal tiger population”

Abhaya Raj Joshi 12 Oct 2022

All eyes on the next chapter: India prepares to host cheetahs after 70 years

Manish Chandra Mishra 16 Sep 2022
A Sikkim grass lizard

The elusive and endangered Sikkim grass lizard makes a rare appearance in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 14 Sep 2022

Sri Lanka fuel shortage takes a toll on wildlife treatment, conservation

Malaka Rodrigo 30 Aug 2022
A tiger using an underpass on NH44.

Monitoring crossing structures in tiger reserves offers insights into species movement, behaviour

Gana Kedlaya 25 Jul 2022
A gharial on the banks of the Rapti River

New gharial hatchlings in Nepal a hopeful sign for the critically endangered reptile

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Jun 2022

Global illegal trade and farming flourish amid tiger conservation efforts

Sharon Guynup 17 Jun 2022
Tamil Nadu maintains that the neutrino observatory project and allied activities could impact the movement of tigers. Photo by Timothy A. Gonsalves/Wikimedia Commons.

Tiger movements between India and Nepal become increasingly restricted, even as numbers rise

Abhaya Raj Joshi, Sahana Ghosh 17 May 2022

Failure to cut GHG emissions is putting species conservation in eastern Himalayas at risk

Sahana Ghosh 16 May 2022

[Interview] Whitley Award winner from Nepal emphasises on crossborder collaboration to protect the red panda

Abhaya Raj Joshi 11 May 2022

Trafficked kangaroos rescued in north Bengal en route to Indore turn the spotlight on Indian zoos

Nabarun Guha 10 May 2022
Elephant herd crossing roads at Bandipur. Photo by Lokeshlakshmipathy/Wikimedia Commons.

Corridors with high human activities may not ease elephant connectivity: study

Rupsy Khurana 9 May 2022
Aedes aegypti in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim/Wikimedia Commons.

The cost of invasive species bears heavy on Indian economy, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 3 May 2022
Pangolins are able to swiftly roll up into ball-like posture when stressed or under threat.

[Interview] Priyan Perera: Shining a light on the little-studied Indian pangolins in Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 28 Apr 2022
Forest team patrolling with the help of captive elephants in Madhya Pradesh. Photo by Satyendra Kumar Tiwari

Spirits are low this mahua season as fear and grief take over these MP villages

Manish Chandra Mishra 26 Apr 2022

Mahatma hill’s avian diversity shows the importance of conserving the ‘tekdis’ of Pune

Vinaya Kurtkoti 31 Mar 2022