The proposed Bunder diamond block in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh has been in the news for the wrong reasons over the years. The diamond mine project, which is…
“I have never seen this kind of a forest fire before. This year, the fire entered our village, and I could see that it was just 100 meters away from…
It was a hot summer morning and Samrat Sengupta, a masters’ student of science at the Guwahati University, was watching birds through his binoculars in a reserve forest in north-eastern…
From “shooting with catapults and guns” to “shooting with cameras”, church worker Nuklu Phom mobilised communities in his ancestral village Yaongyimchen, in mountainous Nagaland, to identify an area for conservation…
A strategic plan for conservation, monitoring and management of wildlife corridors has been prepared by the Chhattisgarh forest department. As part of this exercise under the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund…
When one thinks of the Thar desert, what comes to mind is a landscape full of sand. But there is more to Thar, the vast desert expanse located in the…
The suitable habitat of the threatened sangai or brow-antlered deer (Rucervus eldii eldii) found only in Manipur’s Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP) in northeast India is likely to narrow down…
The status and distribution over time of large carnivore populations are of enduring interest to biologists and conservation managers. Carnivore populations and distribution can decline due to a range of…
Protected areas cover around 13% of the earth's surface, but contain an estimated 83% of its endangered wildlife. However, mounting evidence suggests that protected areas may not be living up…
The recent conflict between the owners of a homestay and a male elephant in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, that led to the death of…
