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Why Western Ghats states can’t agree on Eco-Sensitive Areas

Simrin Sirur 10 Aug 2026

Study warns of growing landslide threat

Arathi Menon 30 Jul 2026
Antaram idukki, discovered in Kerala’s Idukki district. Image by Md. Jafer Palot.

A lone moth leads the discovery of a new genus

Arathi Menon 22 Jul 2026
Excavators clear mud and debris from the Kalladi landslide site as search and recovery operations continue along the Meenakshi river. Image by Ajay Ghosh S.

Tunnel landslide raises fresh questions over mountain development

K.A. Shaji 14 Jul 2026
A beekeeper in the Nilgiris harvests honey from her hive. Image by Shawn J. Stephen/Keystone Foundation.

Indigenous women build new livelihoods with hive boxes

Arathi Menon 3 Jul 2026
Researchers measure the length of the Indian tree frog (Polypedatus maculatus). During the monsoon, this tree-dwelling species breeds in ephemeral pools found across the foothills of the Western Ghats. Many of these pools are now being developed into deeper waterbodies. Image by Madhushri Mudke.

Study finds urbanisation is reshaping frog communities in the Western Ghats

Ananya Singh 18 Jun 2026
A construction labourer at work at the rehabilitation township. Image by Divya Kilikar/Mongabay.

Landslide survivors wait for a place to call home

Simrin Sirur 17 Jun 2026
A long-legged marsh glider, a dragonfly species. Image courtesy of Chatur Ullu Lab.

Western Ghats has high odonate endemism, reveals survey

Arathi Menon 28 May 2026
Excelsa coffee fruits at an estate in Kodagu district, Karnataka. Image courtesy of South India Coffee Company (SICC).

The search for climate resilient coffee in a warming world

Meena Menon 21 May 2026
Amblyceps vayavy, a new species of freshwater fish discovered from the Western Ghats. Image by Abhishek Shirke.

New-to-science catfish sheds light on west-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats

Lisann Dias 18 May 2026
A Kali night frog. Image by Aravind C.K.

New night frog comes to light in the Western Ghats

Arathi Menon 15 May 2026
Günther's Indian gecko. Image by Vengolis via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Small creatures, big adaptations

Team Mongabay-India 22 Apr 2026
New growth emerging from a Neuracanthus plant following a surface fire, enclosed in Xerocoma, amid charred grassland vegetation. Image by Adittya Dharap.

Cottony coats and comebacks

Anusha Krishnan 24 Feb 2026
Madhav Gadgil at a school in Kasargod. Image by Harish Vasudevan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Madhav Gadgil: the hub of a wheel, the voice of the Ghats [Commentary]

John Kurien 18 Feb 2026

Celebrating the life and work of Madhav Gadgil

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 13 Jan 2026
An adult female fishing spider. Image by Umesh Pavukandy.

Scientists describe a new fishing spider species

Rohini Karandikar 13 Jan 2026
The surveys revealed that low-elevation forests in the northern Western Ghats harbour unique biodiversity, with higher diversity of birds and reptiles than higher elevations. Image by Irvin Calicut via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Can climate change and human pressure favour deciduous forests?

Arathi Menon 9 Jan 2026
Gadgil visits Yashawantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra, in 2017. Image by Subodh Kulkarni via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Madhav Gadgil – a scientist, mentor and an institution builder [Obituary]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 8 Jan 2026
Galaxy frogs in the Western Ghats. Image by K.P. Rajkumar/ZSL.

Photo tourism threatens rare galaxy frog population

Liz Kimbrough 2 Jan 2026
A painted balloon frog at Mallathalli lake. Image by Seshadri K.S.

What expanding cities are doing to frogs and toads

Aisiri Amin 16 Dec 2025