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[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

The rare shark of the Ganga

Kelly Duhigg 24 Jun 2020

Finn’s weaver faces a risk of extinction

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 23 Jun 2020

[Book Review] Good information, data and people’s support is needed for conservation

Asad R. Rahmani 18 Jun 2020

Environment ministry unlocked many protected areas during the lockdown

Mayank Aggarwal, Sahana Ghosh 12 Jun 2020

Can Sharavathi river survive another hydropower project?

Arathi Menon 11 Jun 2020

[Commentary] India’s Biological Diversity Act finally shows progress due to NGT

Mridhu Tandon 9 Jun 2020

Etalin hydel plant’s future now hangs on its economic viability

Mayank Aggarwal 13 May 2020