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A farmer cleans maize seeds near a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Representative image. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Valuing the diversity that feeds us [Commentary]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 12 Jun 2026
Men leads a herd of goats and sheep in the outskirts of Mandvi in Kachchh district, Gujarat. Representative image. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Biodiversity and pastoral traditions lose shine with time in these grass preserves

Vandana K. 12 Jun 2026
A caracal in Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. Image by Sumer Singh Bhati and Pankaj Bishnoi.

Crime against caracal sparks a census project for the cat

Madhav Sharma 10 Jun 2026
An adult olive ridley turtle. Image by Jonathan Reynaga via Pexels.

A long-distance ocean traveller

Team Mongabay-India 10 Jun 2026
A female belonging to the new-to-science fanged frog species, Limnonectes motijheel, in her natural habitat at Namdapha Tiger Reserve. Image by Abhijit Das.

Researchers describe a new fanged frog species that builds mud nests on the forest floor

Ananya Singh 9 Jun 2026
A marbled cat captured on camera trap in Nagaland. Image by Giridhar Malla.

Communities rally to conserve marbled cat

Barasha Das 5 Jun 2026
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is one of India's most adaptable apex predators. Image by David V. Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The whistling pack hunter

Team Mongabay-India 3 Jun 2026
A lion cub in Gir. Image by Anushree Potdar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

After eight lions die from Babesia infection, treatment and isolation controls spread

Simrin Sirur 2 Jun 2026
A Brahminy kite. Representative image by Hari K. Patibanda via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Artificial light at night alters foraging behaviour in kites

Nikhil Sreekandan 2 Jun 2026
Gojri buffalos. Image by Neha Negi.

How nomadic herders sustain forests [Commentary]

Najakat Ali, Neha Negi, Neema P. Broome 1 Jun 2026
Tendu leaves being dried after harvest. Representative image by Subodhkiran via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India releases report on access-benefit sharing from biological resources

Simrin Sirur 29 May 2026
Tuskers interact at Rajaji National Park. Image by Abhimanyu Madhusudanan.

Tuskers form all-male groups in the wild, finds study

Sneha Mahale 29 May 2026
A long-legged marsh glider, a dragonfly species. Image courtesy of Chatur Ullu Lab.

Western Ghats has high odonate endemism, reveals survey

Arathi Menon 28 May 2026
Pankaj Koparde, and a crimson marsh glider. Images courtesy of Chatur Ullu Lab.

A scientist’s search for dragons and damsels [Interview]

Nikhil Sreekandan 28 May 2026
A great Indian bustard. Image by Saurabh Sawant via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

A low flyer of the grasslands

Team Mongabay-India 27 May 2026
One-horned rhinoceros graze at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

The importance and exploitation of Indian forests down the ages [Book Review]

Usha Rai 27 May 2026
A jackal and a tiger in Panna. Image by Supratim Dutta.

Predator-prey relationships and habitat quality shape a tiger reserve

Sneha Mahale 27 May 2026
Coral garden nursery tables at Mithapur, Gujarat, established using rescued coral boulders from the intertidal region and attaching them to metal tables. Image by B. M. Praveen Kumar/WTI.

How are degraded coral reefs restored in India? [Explainer]

Neha Jain 26 May 2026
A bay woodpecker. Image by Rejoice Gassah via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

A bird call that signals rains [Commentary]

Aditya Pradhan 25 May 2026
Women wade into the East Kolkata Wetlands to forage for small crabs and fish, a practice that is often done before the working day begins. Image by Sukanya Basu.

The slow exit of foraging in urban blue spaces

Jyotsnika Tiwari 22 May 2026