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Surveying maps, roping in authorities and building a community for Bengaluru’s lakes

Shoma Abhyankar 6 Dec 2021

[Photos] A Kashmir spring is protected by a local festival

Waseem Dar 5 Nov 2021

Jackie Chan, Balerion and Smaug inspire names of gecko species described from Western Ghats

Liz Kimbrough 26 Oct 2021

Conservation by eliminating human presence is a flawed construct: study

Latoya Abulu 22 Oct 2021

Protecting a forest on a hill in Imphal

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 20 Oct 2021
A herd of hangul. Photo by Tahirshawl/ Wikimedia Commons

Hangul population increases marginally in latest census

Sneha Mahale 18 Oct 2021

Unpacking how cyclones impact mangroves’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide

Sahana Ghosh 14 Oct 2021

[Commentary] Bridge the North-South divide for a more just UN Biodiversity Framework

Subhankar Banerjee 7 Oct 2021
A Waghoba worshipper at Film City in Goregaon, Mumbai. Photo by Ramya Nair/Project Waghoba.

Worshipping Waghoba: Faith meets conservation in Maharashtra where humans and leopards share space

Aathira Perinchery 4 Oct 2021
Camp elephants carrying forest staff in tourism zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve. Photo by T. R. Shankar Raman/Wikimedia commons 

The absence of captive elephants in Madhya Pradesh is impacting tiger conservation

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 Sep 2021

The neelakurinji bloom is wilting with time

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2021

Environmentalists concerned over easy clearances for Bengaluru’s real estate

Bhanu Sridharan 8 Sep 2021

Mangar, on the outskirts of New Delhi, looks to its past to protect its future

Manon Verchot, Sanshey Biswas 7 Sep 2021

Study examines wildlife-friendly land use for conservation beyond Nagarahole and Bandipur national parks

Rishika Pardikar 31 Aug 2021
Croton gibsonianus male flowers. Photo by Maniruddin Dhabak.

Maharashtra’s first endemic tree rediscovered after 180 years at Harishchandragad hill

Vinaya Kurtkoti 31 Aug 2021

To escape floodwaters, Kaziranga’s large herbivores risk moving through human-dominated spaces: study

Sahana Ghosh 27 Aug 2021

Clean tap water mission in Puri hopes to replenish groundwater

Tazeen Qureshy 23 Aug 2021

Blue whale songs recorded off Lakshadweep coast

Sahana Ghosh 20 Aug 2021

All three tiger reserves of Chhattisgarh now in Maoist territory

Alok Prakash Putul 17 Aug 2021
An oran of Jaisalmer. Cutting of trees or hunting is not permitted on the orans, and it is left untouched for the animals to graze on. Image by Sumer Singh Bhati

Rajasthan’s orans and bustards under threat from green energy infrastructure

Madhav Sharma 12 Aug 2021