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Banni’s edible local grasses threatened by the spread of Prosopis

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Apr 2024

Silence of the wolves: How human landscapes alter howling behaviour

Sneha Mahale 15 Feb 2024

While Banni readies for cheetah, native pastoralists demand land rights

Dhairya Gajara 30 Jan 2024
Concrete porcupine screens installed on the river bank to stop erosion on a river island near Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Jyotirmoy Saharia

Grassland loss threatens endemic birds in Arunachal sanctuary

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 30 Nov 2023

Declining bird populations are a ‘grim’ reminder of rapid biodiversity loss, says new report

Simrin Sirur 29 Aug 2023
Saw-scaled viper under a rock in the rock outcrops in the Ratnagiri region of Maharashtra. Photo: Jithin Vijayan

Studies reveal impact of land use on species diversity in rock outcrops

Arathi Menon 14 Aug 2023

[Interview] Conservationist MK Ranjitsinh Jhala on the need for a grassland policy in India

Sahana Ghosh and Kartik Chandramouli 24 Mar 2023
Tephrosia calophylla is an endemic species discovered in India's grasslands. More endemic species are waiting to be discovered, underscores a new study. Photo by R. Ganesan.

Indian grasslands hold a treasure trove of endemic plants

Sahana Ghosh 8 Mar 2022

Environmental activism in the Nilgiris: too early to rejoice?

Nina Varghese 15 Jul 2021

Are we overlooking the role of grasslands in mitigating climate change?

Aathira Perinchery 29 Jun 2021

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

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

Rajasthan’s latest draft forest policy proposes strict control over mining

Mayank Aggarwal 8 Jan 2021

Saving the last remaining grassland habitat in Bengaluru region

Arathi Menon 6 Jan 2021

Conserving the grass on Himalayan slopes

Hridayesh Joshi 4 Dec 2020

[Commentary] Of ants and antelopes – the ecological history of Chennai was not what one would imagine

R.J. Ranjit Daniels; N. Muthu Karthick; Anjana Vencatesan and Jayshree Vencatesan 22 Sep 2020

The bugyals or Himalayan alpine meadows: a treasure trove endangered

Hridayesh Joshi 27 Aug 2020

Conserve both large intact and small degraded habitats to maintain biodiversity

Aathira Perinchery 3 Aug 2020

Livestock grazing drives blue sheep in the Himalayas to forage in sub-optimal areas

Neha Jain 7 Jul 2020

Finn’s weaver faces a risk of extinction

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 23 Jun 2020