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Pallas's cat. The survey that captured the cat also shot images of the Brokpa herding community whose centuries-old pastoral traditions enable coexistence with wildlife. Image courtesy of WWF-India.

Survey finds wild cats at record heights

Nabarun Guha 7 Oct 2025
A tigress and her cub in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve. In their earliest phase prior to dispersal, young tigers stayed within their natal ranges, close to their mothers’ territories. Image by Rohit Sharma via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tracking tigers as they move from comfort zones to independence

Sneha Mahale 6 Oct 2025

Pastoral grief in the high Himalayan rangelands [Commentary]

Pema Yangden Lepcha 24 Sep 2025
A fishing cat in Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sundarbans preys on a monitor lizard. Image by Soumyadip Santra.

Rare natural history moment of a fishing cat captured on camera

Nabarun Guha 17 Sep 2025
Chhota Matka photographed in Tadoba-Andhari’s buffer zone in August, days before his capture. Such sightings of ageing tigers often become turning points in the public conversation on conservation. Image by Himanshu Bagde.

When compassion for tigers means letting go [Commentary]

Ashraf Shaikh, Prajakta Hushangabadkar 15 Sep 2025
A clouded leopard in Cotswold Wildlife Park in the U.K. Representative image by Richard via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Viral clouded leopard video is not from Northeast India, experts confirm

Shailesh Shrivastava 26 Aug 2025
The marbled cat, classified as near threatened in the IUCN Red List, receives protection under Schedule I of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. It is a small semi-arboreal cat that is similar in size to a large domestic cat, though with a longer, bushy tail. Representative image by James Eaton via Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0).

Camera traps confirm marbled cat’s presence in Assam forests

Nabarun Guha 20 Aug 2025

World’s smallest wild cat recorded in West Bengal

Nabarun Guha 19 Aug 2025
Brahmagiri serves as a crucial corridor for elephants and tigers, raising concerns about human-wildlife conflict that could intensify if the tribal colony is established.  The proposed land witnesses high wildlife activity and cattle lifting by tigers is frequently reported from nearby villages. Image by Bose Madappa.

Tribal resettlement near the forest a wild idea, say environmentalists

Arathi Menon 30 Jul 2025
A rise in tiger numbers along with expanding human settlements is bringing people and livestock in contact with these large carnivores, resulting in conflict around protected areas. Image by Himanshu Chattani.

Tracing a tiger from its kill

Bharti Dharapuram 16 Jul 2025
The recent deaths of a female tiger and her four cubs in the Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary comes as a blow to tiger conservation. It reveals lapses in forest protection, unchecked livestock grazing, and brewing human-animal conflict in the landscape. Representative image of tiger cubs by Gurdeep Singh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tiger deaths reveal conservation challenges

Bharti Dharapuram 15 Jul 2025
A camera trap image of a snow leopard marking a rock with its scent. Image by Pankaj Raina et al.

Snow leopard survey finds the elusive cat thriving

Sneha Mahale 3 Jul 2025
A tigress and cubs. Representative image by Davidvraju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tigress and four cubs found dead in Karnataka

Divya Kilikar 27 Jun 2025
Lions in Gir. Image by Bijit Sarkar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Asiatic lion population has grown 172% in 25 years

Manish Chandra Mishra 13 Jun 2025
Female tigers avoid the risks of long-distance dispersal, and benefit from knowing the location of water, prey, and shelter. Image by Supratim Dutta.

How tiger relationships evolve in a reintroduced population

Sneha Mahale 9 Jun 2025
Valmik Thapar speaks at the Sanctuary Wildlife Awards held by in Mumbai. Image courtesy of Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Celebrated tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Divya Kilikar 2 Jun 2025
A shepherd from the Bakarwal community of Jammu and Kashmir with her livestock. Image by Amitkanwar919 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The costs of coexisting with predators

Sneha Mahale 6 May 2025
A camera trap image of the elusive caracal recorded for the first time in Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Kota, Rajasthan on March 14, 2025. Image by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.

A caracal captured on a camera trap renews conservation efforts

Madhav Sharma 24 Apr 2025

New study proposes roadmap to conserve the clouded leopard

Sneha Mahale 13 Jan 2025

Relocating villages in core tiger areas based on science

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Jan 2025