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Every year hundreds of people and animals die in India due to human-wildlife conflict. Photo by Goldentakin/Flickr.

Mechanism to deal with human-animal conflict needs legislative backing, says parliamentary panel

Mayank Aggarwal 9 May 2022
Glossy ibis flock in a flooded field. In addition to recording observed bird species, Katwal and colleagues also assessed how different agriculture practices influence the abundance of birds by season and the crop mix in the fields. Photo by K. S. Gopi Sundar.

Nepal, India need robust conservation policies for farmland birds outside protected areas

Abhaya Raj Joshi 2 May 2022
Pangolins are able to swiftly roll up into ball-like posture when stressed or under threat.

[Interview] Priyan Perera: Shining a light on the little-studied Indian pangolins in Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 28 Apr 2022

For two years, hundreds of turtles at Varanasi breeding centre are surviving without funds

Chandan Pandey 31 Mar 2022

Sri Lanka growing as smuggling hub for star tortoises mainly collected in India

Malaka Rodrigo, Pragati Prava 28 Mar 2022

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

Liz Kimbrough 26 Oct 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

Incentivising landowners around Pench to engage in agroforestry for conservation

Priyanka Shankar 2 Aug 2021

Impact of armed conflicts on wildlife underestimated: study

Sahana Ghosh 28 Jul 2021

Neglect shrouds Behali Reserve Forest’s biodiversity along Assam-Arunachal border

Nabarun Guha 23 Jul 2021

148 zebra loaches exported per day from Western Ghats to feed global pet trade

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jul 2021

Excitement of Himalayan pheasant sighting dulled by potential threats to the bird

Sahana Ghosh 24 Jun 2021

[Commentary] Conserving marine ecosystems through the Wild Life Protection Act is not very effective

Shivani Swami 10 Jun 2021

The risks of tree plantation in grassland and non-forest areas

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021
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
A male gharial basks at a nesting site cleared of vegetation. Photo by Gaurav Vashistha

Gharial nesting threatened by woody vegetation on riverbanks

Neha Jain 3 May 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

Odisha plans to satellite-tag pangolins to study them better

Manish Kumar 6 Apr 2021