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A male Nagami mithun. Image by Harshit Kumar.

Genetic study of the Arunachali mithun flags declining breeding population

Barasha Das 13 Aug 2026
An Indian flying fox perches on a banana tree. Image by Praveen P. via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

The world’s only flying mammal

Team Mongabay-India 12 Aug 2026
Dasharam Thakre, a grazer from Borghundi village in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. Thakre plays an important role in locating dead cattle and facilitating relief. Image by Ravin Mahle.

As herders quit, the skills that helped human-tiger coexistence, disappear [Commentary]

Varun Sharma 10 Aug 2026
A sloth bear in the Aravallis. Image by Utkarsh Prajapati.

Sloth bears are unlikely seed dispersers shaping forests

Sneha Mahale 6 Aug 2026
Smooth-coated otters. Image by Anirnoy via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Whiskered swimmers with webbed feet

Team Mongabay-India 5 Aug 2026
Dholes feed on a deer in Karnataka. Representative image by T.A. Joseph via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

New DNA analysis reveals what dholes eat

Rajeev Tyagi 24 Jul 2026

Dolphins tread the waters between tourist boats and fishing nets

Sneha Mahale 21 Jul 2026
Image by Harlequeen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

The rusty-coated bamboo muncher

Team Mongabay-India 8 Jul 2026
A herd of elephants captured by camera traps at an altitude of over 3,200 metres, the highest known record of elephant presence. Image courtesy of WWF-India/Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department.

As elephants venture to higher altitudes researchers track possibilities of conflict

Manish Chandra Mishra 3 Jul 2026
A clouded leopard in Aizawl Zoo, Mizoram. Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A cat that is clouded by design

Team Mongabay-India 1 Jul 2026
A herd of Mishmi takin in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. Image by T.R. Shankar Raman via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

The goat-antelope of the high Himalayas

Team Mongabay-India 24 Jun 2026
An Indian wolf spotted in the grasslands of Kiraksal. Image by Himesh Gahir/Green Hub.

Village documents 600 species through a community-led survey

Vinaya Kurtkoti 22 Jun 2026
A pair of chinkaras at the Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra. Image by Dr Caesar Photgraph via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

The chinkara’s future may be less secure than its conservation status suggests

Manjeera Gowravaram 18 Jun 2026
A caracal in Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. Image by Sumer Singh Bhati and Pankaj Bishnoi.

Crime against caracal sparks a census project for the cat

Madhav Sharma 10 Jun 2026
A marbled cat captured on camera trap in Nagaland. Image by Giridhar Malla.

Communities rally to conserve marbled cat

Barasha Das 5 Jun 2026
The entrance to the tiger reintroduction site. Image by Andy Ball/Mongabay.

Bengal tigers from India to be introduced in Cambodia

Arathi Menon, Andy Ball 4 Jun 2026
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is one of India's most adaptable apex predators. Image by David V. Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The whistling pack hunter

Team Mongabay-India 3 Jun 2026
A lion cub in Gir. Image by Anushree Potdar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

After eight lions die from Babesia infection, treatment and isolation controls spread

Simrin Sirur 2 Jun 2026
Tuskers interact at Rajaji National Park. Image by Abhimanyu Madhusudanan.

Tuskers form all-male groups in the wild, finds study

Sneha Mahale 29 May 2026
A jackal and a tiger in Panna. Image by Supratim Dutta.

Predator-prey relationships and habitat quality shape a tiger reserve

Sneha Mahale 27 May 2026