Researchers in Assam studying the impact of human disturbance on prey species in two of the state’s wildlife habitats have found that some species, mostly active during the day hours…
The blowout at an oil well near Baghjan village in Assam took a turn yesterday (June 9) with a major fire outbreak at the well. For almost two weeks, the…
Bidarva Rajkhowa, a pig breeder, is a worried man these days. Despite his best efforts, he couldn’t keep the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF) away from his Rajkhowa Pig Breeding…
Nearly three lakh people in nine districts of Assam have been affected by the season’s ‘first flood’, triggered by cyclone Amphan, wreaking havoc in the state. A phenomenon that ravages…
Following release of the black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) population in Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary last year, Guwahati-based herpetologist Jayaditya Purkayastha is hoping for a revision in the animal’s status,…
Conservation biologists are coming to terms with a new normal in the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with disrupted food supply for animals, postponed fieldwork and training, and the possibility…
Battling environmental challenges and protests, ecotourism operators in several parts of India, have called for building community resilience as they take stock of losses amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Can tea agroforestry mosaics in Assam, the world’s largest, contiguous tea-growing area in the world pitch in, in the fight against climate change? Researchers working on sprawling tea estates to…
Governments are gearing up to determine biodiversity targets for the next decade in 2020, a year dubbed as the make or break year for biodiversity. Meanwhile, disquiet prevails in a…
There is something common between Manik, Mohan, Madan, Pawan, Joybahadur and Motilal. All of them are male Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) in musth (a condition of heightened aggression) who…
