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Zamil Ahmed dresses in a black fur costume in absence of bear. Photo by Madhav Sharma

Two sides of the wildlife law: Animals protected but Kalandar tribe trying to make ends meet

Madhav Sharma 17 Jan 2022

Smugglers using government amnesty scheme as a new tool for exotic wildlife trade

Nabarun Guha 8 Dec 2021

Millions of seahorses caught as bycatch in Indian shores

Neha Jain 26 Jul 2021

[Commentary] Conserving marine ecosystems through the Wild Life Protection Act is not very effective

Shivani Swami 10 Jun 2021

India’s wildlife knows no boundaries

Sejal Mehta, Kartik Chandramouli 11 Sep 2020

Living with leopards: taking forward Corbett’s legacy

Hridayesh Joshi 23 Jul 2020

Excess Baggage: How wildlife is trafficked by air in and out of India

Mahima Jain 10 Jul 2020
chinkara, poaching, lockdown

Rajasthan sees spike in wildlife poaching during COVID-19 lockdown

Azera Parveen Rahman 20 May 2020

Lakshadweep unveils world’s first sea cucumber conservation reserve

K.A. Shaji 5 May 2020

Rajasthan uncovers chinkara poaching racket

Mayank Aggarwal 14 Apr 2020

[Commentary] Crackdown on wet markets and illegal wildlife trade could prevent the next pandemic

Prerna Singh Bindra 25 Mar 2020

India considers bringing back the cheetah, even as lions and other species wait for conservation attention

Mayank Aggarwal 31 Jan 2020

High rate of green clearances continue, puts forests and wildlife at risk

Mayank Aggarwal 11 Dec 2019

Managing marine life strandings, while national protocol is awaited

Supriya Vohra 23 Jan 2019

With tigers getting the spotlight, is poaching of leopards increasing in the blind spot?

Mayank Aggarwal 27 Dec 2018

The Leopards of Aarey

Kartik Chandramouli, Aditi Tandon 16 Nov 2018

Satellite-tagged Amur falcon killed in Manipur

Sahana Ghosh 15 Nov 2018

Home gardens and polluted fields are helping conserve this perfume source

Sahana Ghosh 18 Oct 2018

It takes a village to fight off rhino poaching

Moushumi Basu 28 May 2018

A small village in Jaldapara is reeling under illegal trading of rhino horns

Moushumi Basu 25 May 2018