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Chhota Matka photographed in Tadoba-Andhari’s buffer zone in August, days before his capture. Such sightings of ageing tigers often become turning points in the public conversation on conservation. Image by Himanshu Bagde.

When compassion for tigers means letting go [Commentary]

Ashraf Shaikh, Prajakta Hushangabadkar 15 Sep 2025
Representative image by Yathin S Krishnappa via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Supreme Court orders investigation into Vantara

Simrin Sirur 27 Aug 2025
Brahmagiri serves as a crucial corridor for elephants and tigers, raising concerns about human-wildlife conflict that could intensify if the tribal colony is established.  The proposed land witnesses high wildlife activity and cattle lifting by tigers is frequently reported from nearby villages. Image by Bose Madappa.

Tribal resettlement near the forest a wild idea, say environmentalists

Arathi Menon 30 Jul 2025
A rise in tiger numbers along with expanding human settlements is bringing people and livestock in contact with these large carnivores, resulting in conflict around protected areas. Image by Himanshu Chattani.

Tracing a tiger from its kill

Bharti Dharapuram 16 Jul 2025
The recent deaths of a female tiger and her four cubs in the Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary comes as a blow to tiger conservation. It reveals lapses in forest protection, unchecked livestock grazing, and brewing human-animal conflict in the landscape. Representative image of tiger cubs by Gurdeep Singh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tiger deaths reveal conservation challenges

Bharti Dharapuram 15 Jul 2025
A tigress and cubs. Representative image by Davidvraju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Tigress and four cubs found dead in Karnataka

Divya Kilikar 27 Jun 2025
A tiger in Kaziranga National Park. Representative image by Sagar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Tiger death highlights strained human-wildlife interactions

Nabarun Guha 13 Jun 2025
Female tigers avoid the risks of long-distance dispersal, and benefit from knowing the location of water, prey, and shelter. Image by Supratim Dutta.

How tiger relationships evolve in a reintroduced population

Sneha Mahale 9 Jun 2025
A tiger in Ranthambhore. Image by Astajyoti1 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

A tireless voice for tigers and nature conservation [Obituary]

Usha Rai 3 Jun 2025
Valmik Thapar speaks at the Sanctuary Wildlife Awards held by in Mumbai. Image courtesy of Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

Celebrated tiger conservationist Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Divya Kilikar 2 Jun 2025
Protecting core areas ensures tiger populations remain at sustainable levels. Photo Credit David V Raju via Wikimedia Commons

The rise, fall, and return of India’s tigers

Sneha Mahale 27 Feb 2025

Relocating villages in core tiger areas based on science

Nikhil Sreekandan 7 Jan 2025

Your Environment This Week: India’s latest tiger reserve, DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake, Empowering waste pickers

Team Mongabay India 3 Jan 2025

Your Environment This Week: Tigers in the hood, indigenous cattle, Rooftop farming

Team Mongabay India 29 Nov 2024
Mahouts and their elephants at Kaziranga National Park. Image by SeethaG via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 4.0].

The courage and legacy of mahouts in Kaziranga

Nabarun Guha 7 Oct 2024

[Commentary] Ambiguity on fund allocation shrouds Project Tiger and Project Elephant merger

Akshay Chettri, Ishika Patodi 23 Jan 2024

[Interview] Former forest officer Rajiv Bhartari on zoning in Corbett Tiger Reserve and its impacts

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Oct 2023
A sub-adult Bengal tiger on the river bank in Sundarban Tiger Reserve in India.

Bangladesh’s tiger conservation efforts win with rise in population in the Sundarbans

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 25 Oct 2023
Image shows a tiger in a forest

Tiger poaching network, that spread from west to east India, busted

Nabarun Guha 11 Sep 2023

Two recent forest guard deaths in Asia’s second largest biosphere reserve spur reforms

Aishwarya Mohanty 25 Aug 2023