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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
Rucervus eldii eldii

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

Roopak Goswami 2 Apr 2021

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

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Mar 2021

Great Nicobar’s protected areas to get near-zero eco-sensitive zones for “holistic development”

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Mar 2021

Editor’s review of 2020: Virus, controversies, wildlife, transitions and wetlands

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 29 Dec 2020

Path of destruction: Road to Anjaneri hilltop could threaten fragile rocky outcrop ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 17 Dec 2020

Uttarakhand’s draft ecotourism policy could threaten biodiversity

Mayank Aggarwal 21 Aug 2020