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Striped hyenas face threats like habitat loss and degradation, prey depletion, human-wildlife conflict, direct persecution and illegal trade. Image by Manish Kumar Chattopadhyay.

Striped hyena gets stronger global protection

Manish Chandra Mishra 22 Apr 2026
A greater yellow house bat in Dehradun. Image by Rohit Chakravarty.

Wind power’s ecological costs on bats

Aisiri Amin 20 Apr 2026
Image by Vardhanjp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The ocean grazer tending seagrass fields

Team Mongabay-India 8 Apr 2026
A rhino released in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. Image by Vipin Kapoor Saini.

Rewilding rhinos as part of a long-term conservation plan

Manish Chandra Mishra 3 Apr 2026

The last surviving population of a red deer rises

Team Mongabay-India 25 Mar 2026
A sloth bear mother and cub. Caves on rocky hillocks provide hidden shelters that offer shade, safety and a place for mothers to raise cubs. Image by L. Shyamal via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Sloth bears den between a rock and a safe place

Sneha Mahale 25 Mar 2026

A predator in the grasslands

Team Mongabay-India 11 Mar 2026
The study found desert foxes strongly preferring open native vegetation and avoided mesquite woodland and farmland. Image by Chetan Misher.

Invasive trees, roaming dogs, and the fragile balance of Thar’s desert predators

Sneha Mahale 9 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 dung beetle in the Thar desert. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

What wild poop can teach children about ecology [Book review]

Kasturi Das 25 Feb 2026

What are colour aberrations in mammals? [Explainer]

Nikhil Sreekandan 19 Feb 2026
A Malabar spiny dormouse. Small rodents have shared spaces with human civilisation for centuries, and find mentions in folklore and stories. Image by Davidvraju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Living with small mammals [Commentary]

Krishnamurthy K.V. 17 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
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 tiger in Ranthambore. Image by Anupal31 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

New DNA analysis reveals tigers feeding on more diverse prey

Sneha Mahale 2 Feb 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
An Asiatic lion in Gir National Park. Image by Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0),

Majority of Asiatic lions are found outside Gir protected areas

Simrin Sirur 7 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

Climate change shaped primate populations in northeast India

Anusha Krishnan 23 Dec 2025