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A herd of elephants at a tea estate in Golaghat district, Assam. Representative image by Donvikro via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Study finds counterintuitive rise in elephant deaths after organised monitoring

Manish Chandra Mishra 4 Mar 2026
An aerial view of Rajamandal, against the backdrop of neighbouring Indore city. Image by Ritesh Khabia.

Data-driven visitor management is vital for protected areas [Commentary]

Pradeep Mishra 2 Mar 2026
A striped hyena at a rocky outcrop. Image by Indrajeet Ghorpade.

Agropastoral landscapes as refuge for wildlife

Arathi Menon 26 Feb 2026
A board erected on land purchased to strengthen an elephant corridor adjoining the BRT and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Image by Ananda Siddhartha.

Land acquired for strengthening elephant corridors, pressurises farmer livelihoods [Commentary]

Ananda Siddhartha 16 Feb 2026
A red fox with a prey. Red foxes were common in areas used by other carnivores, likely because they offered scavenging opportunities. Image by WII Camera Trap.

Carnivores alter behaviour to coexist in a high-altitude Himalayan valley

Sneha Mahale 12 Feb 2026

A community-managed goat bank supports farmers for livestock losses

Shailesh Shrivastava, Nabarun Guha 11 Feb 2026
An Indian grey wolf. Image by Rudraksha Chodankar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why wolf psychology matters for community-based conservation [Commentary]

Devvrat Singh, Rohit R.S. Jha 5 Feb 2026
A shore seine net is hauled ashore at Valinokam, Tamil Nadu, while people gather along the beach to watch. Image by Vinod Kumar.

Traditional fishers turn rescuers in a win for declining marine wildlife [Commentary]

M. Fathima Hanna, Teresa Scholastica Thomas, I. Santhanamari, Vinod M. Kumar, Maria Antony P., M. Soubadra Devy 26 Jan 2026
Mahouts ready a captive elephant for safaris in Kaziranga National Park. Image by SeethaG via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Elephant’s death spotlights conditions in safari tourism

Nabarun Guha 13 Jan 2026
Himalayan brown bears are elusive, largely nocturnal and occur at very low densities, making direct sightings rare. Image by WII camera-trap.

Study identifies prime brown bear habitats beyond protected areas

Sneha Mahale 9 Jan 2026
A farmer carries her radish harvest in Sikkim. Image by Srijana Sharma.

Market gaps reshape farming and economy in the mountains [Commentary]

Srijana Sharma 8 Jan 2026
A train station in Assam. Experts say that elephant–train collisions are not new to people in the Kampur subdivision in Nagaon. In 2016, four elephants were mowed down by a train, close to the spot of the recent accident. Representative image by Himanshum14 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Jumbo deaths on tracks expose gaps in wildlife safety

Nabarun Guha 31 Dec 2025

Tiger gut microbes reflect human pressure in India’s wildlife reserves, study finds

Manjeera Gowravaram 19 Dec 2025
Given that existing anti-venom does not neutralise the venom of a Malar pit viper, the study authors are are raising awareness about these lesser-known but medically significant venomous snakes so that antivenom manufacturers can consider adding them to their immunisation pools. Image by Bose Mudappa.

Scientists warn Malabar pit viper is medically overlooked

Arathi Menon 12 Dec 2025
An Asiatic lion in Gir National Park. While the WLPA has created a legal framework for protectionist conservation, its effectiveness in ensuring species recovery beyond the iconic mega-fauna like the tiger, lion, leopard and elephant has been limited. Image by Tanmay Haldar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The case for a new legal framework to protect India’s wildlife and livelihoods [Commentary]

Mathen Rajeev Mathew 3 Dec 2025
The Sikkole river. Image by Shawn J. Stephen/Keystone Foundation.

The Irulas mourn a fading river

B. Vijayarani 26 Nov 2025
Indal Chauhan, wearing a green t-shirt, stands with villagers guarding their village from wild animals during the day. Image by Saurabh Sharma.

As wolf attacks rise, villagers and scientists hunt for answers

Saurabh Sharma, Raihana Maqbool 7 Nov 2025
A leopard seen on the road to Sukhia Pokhri. Image by Prabin Subba.

How a hill town’s narrative is changing from “the coldest place” to “a leopard’s trail” [Commentary]

Avantika Thapa 27 Oct 2025
A saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus). Image by Rohit via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India’s snakes changing range, thanks to climate change

T. V. Padma 17 Oct 2025
Women from Kibber village set up a camera trap on a steep slope in Spiti Valley during the state-wide snow leopard survey. Image courtesy of the Nature Conservation Foundation and Himachal Pradesh Forest Department.

In the high Himalayas, women and communities build a shared future for the snow leopard

Manish Chandra Mishra 15 Oct 2025