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An iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh. Representative image by India Water Portal via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Mining project overlaps wildlife corridor, ignites debate

Arathi Menon 15 Jun 2026
A jungle cat crosses a road cutting through dry grassland. Expanding road networks are an increasing threat, leading to vehicle collisions in fragmented habitats. Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not jungles, jungle cats need open landscapes, says study

Manjeera Gowravaram 11 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
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
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
A male cheetah at a zoo in Hyderabad, India. Representative image. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Project Cheetah takes new turns as young males explore the wild

Arathi Menon 21 May 2026

What a coastal zoning map leaves out, explained in visuals

Shreya Raman 19 May 2026

How map scales impact coastal communities

Shreya Raman 19 May 2026

Expressway underpasses see early wildlife movement

Manish Chandra Mishra 19 May 2026
A male tiger at a stream in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Image by Yajuvendraupadhyaya via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Shrinking forest corridors in central India could disrupt tiger dispersal

Manjeera Gowravaram 18 May 2026
A white-rumped vulture fitted with a tracking device. Image by Krishna Prasad Bhushal.

Telemetry helps track vulture routes, threats

Manish Chandra Mishra 15 May 2026
A peacock tarantula. Image courtesy of Wingham Wildlife Park.

Rare peacock tarantula gets dedicated conservation survey

Arathi Menon 14 May 2026