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When tigers, elephants, rhinos visit an expanding Indian town

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Nabarun Guha 26 Feb 2021
Camera trap image of snow leopard in HP upper reaches. Camera trap images from surveys by NCF and HP forest department.

Scientific survey maps 73 snow leopards in Himachal Pradesh

Vivek Gupta 10 Feb 2021

[Commentary] Decade of biodiversity saved from bio-travesty?

Saumya Chaudhari 9 Feb 2021
IFS Vanjulavalli Sridhar has often ruffled feathers with authorities for her actions against violations of forests and wildlife laws. As a mother to two boys, she has learnt to identify and stand her ground against gender-based discrimination, especially towards working mothers. Photo from Vanjulavalli Sridhar.

[Interview] ‘There is so much you can do in the forest service’, says IFS Vanjulavalli Sridhar

Sahana Ghosh 3 Feb 2021

India’s SOP to deal with feral and stray dogs in tiger reserves lacks the bite

Sahana Ghosh, Mayank Aggarwal 7 Jan 2021
Spot-billed pelican nesting sighted at the Pallikaranai marshland in this season. Photo by KVRK Thirunaranan.

Cyclones brought relief to migratory birds in parched Tamil Nadu but more action is needed

Nalini Ravichandran 4 Jan 2021

Editor’s review of 2020: Virus, controversies, wildlife, transitions and wetlands

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 29 Dec 2020

Environment ministry defers clearance to dam in M.P., part of Ken-Betwa interlinking project

Mayank Aggarwal 27 Nov 2020

The elongated tortoise battles habitat loss and fire in its leaf litter home

Roopak Goswami 14 Oct 2020

How dams affect the gene flow of golden mahseer in the Himalayas

Neha Jain 1 Oct 2020

India’s wildlife knows no boundaries

Sejal Mehta, Kartik Chandramouli 11 Sep 2020
Tiger comes onto one of the streets in the CSTPS in January this year. Photo by Rahul Kuchankar

The tigers that live in a thermal power plant

Saurabh Katkurwar 4 Sep 2020
Chikki Jaddayan was happy to relocate out of Ammmavayal

Resettlement is a voluntary option for families in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Prerna Singh Bindra 26 Aug 2020

Uttarakhand’s draft ecotourism policy could threaten biodiversity

Mayank Aggarwal 21 Aug 2020

Can elephants be ‘restricted’ to forests?

Mayank Aggarwal 14 Aug 2020

[Commentary] Tigers, tourists and pilgrims: The ecological impact of pilgrimage sites in protected areas

Meenu Dhakad, Ishan Dhar 12 Aug 2020

States propose minimal eco-sensitive zones around protected areas

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Aug 2020

Conserve both large intact and small degraded habitats to maintain biodiversity

Aathira Perinchery 3 Aug 2020

Gharials swimming across India-Nepal border an opportunity for enhanced co-operation

Sahana Ghosh 16 Jul 2020

[Commentary] Landscape connectivity for better sustainability

Dipak Anand, S. A. Hussain, Ruchi Badola 15 Jul 2020