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White-bellied heron spotted in Arunachal Pradesh. Photo by Dekbin Yonggam.

Elusive white-bellied heron spotted in the high Himalayas

Ranju Dodum 6 May 2021

Not two, only one species of hoolock gibbon in India: study

Roopak Goswami 30 Apr 2021

Eyes in the sky can track effectiveness of nature-based solutions

Sahana Ghosh 29 Apr 2021
Mangrove plantation at Kampong Jawa Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Irwandi Wancaleu/Wikimedia Commons.

Mapping future hotspots of carbon dioxide emissions from mangrove loss

Sahana Ghosh 28 Apr 2021

Saving the Asiatic black bear from illegal wildlife trade needs nuanced conservation

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 23 Apr 2021
Indian grey mongoose was one of the animals captured by the camera traps in the cashew nut plantations. Photo by Anushka Rege.

Mammals use cashew plantations in the northern Western Ghats

Neha Jain 22 Apr 2021

Urban support for government action on environment is high, finds pre-COP26 survey

Sahana Ghosh 21 Apr 2021

Exotic animal trade carries risks of disease outbreak and introduction of invasive species

Nabarun Guha 20 Apr 2021

Predatory European ships push Indian Ocean tuna to the brink

Malavika Vyawahare 19 Apr 2021
Deorali sacred forest associated with Deorali Chorten Monastery. Photo by Bijayalaxmi et.al.

Sikkim’s urban sacred groves mitigate double the carbon compared to a natural rural forest

Sahana Ghosh 16 Apr 2021
Bulaceros newcannorum Dixit, 2021. Photo from the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE).

New marine flatworm from rare group discovered from the coral atolls of Lakshadweep

Neha Jain 14 Apr 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

[Photos] New book presents the rich biodiversity of Thar desert and threats to the landscape

Madhav Sharma 6 Apr 2021
Rucervus eldii eldii

Threatened sangai deer’s habitat likely to shrink due to climate change

Roopak Goswami 2 Apr 2021
Women in a rice field in India (Tamil Nadu). Achievements of global goals on health, water, sanitation and matters of gender equality and their anticipated impacts on forests remain poorly researched. Photo by Deepak Kumar/Unsplash.

Study finds some UN SDGs could damage forests, some others may be beneficial

Sahana Ghosh 31 Mar 2021

Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world’s smallest reptile

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Mar 2021
The Mandarin duck in northeast India. Photo by Ranjan Kumar Das.

Mandarin duck sighting raises awareness on lesser-known wetlands

Rini Barman 25 Mar 2021

Avian flu in India brings forth environmental, animal and human health linkages

Sahana Ghosh 17 Mar 2021

Radio telemetry signals new ways to study snakes

Arathi Menon 15 Mar 2021

Land use changes are driving Himalayan forest bird loss

T. V. Padma 1 Mar 2021