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A pet African grey parrot in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu. More than 40,000 people in India have declared their exotic pets. By law, pet owners must register possession, transfer, birth and death of species listed in the Wild Life (Protection) Act. Representative image by Yercaud-elango via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Legal system fails to keep pace with India’s growing exotic pet industry

Arathi Menon 1 Oct 2026

From the Wild, For Trade

Team Mongabay-India 25 Sep 2026
A tiger marks its scent by spraying urine on a tree in Kanha National Park. Image by David V. Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Odours offer new clues in monitoring big cats

Sneha Mahale 24 Sep 2026
An orangutan seized by YOSL-OIC in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Image by Panut Hadisiswoyo.

As exotic primates reach India, welfare concerns grow

Arathi Menon 18 Sep 2026
A customer buys caged birds at a pet market in Kolkata, West Bengal. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Your exotic pet could be putting your health at risk

Arathi Menon 10 Sep 2026
Young gharials at the Gharial Rehabilitation Centre at Kukrail. Image by Azma Khan.

A proposed night safari threatens the ecosystem of an urban forest [Commentary]

Shravya Shruti 29 Dec 2025

Primatologist Jane Goodall dies at 91 [Obituary]

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 2 Oct 2025

India’s wildlife veterinary system needs an upgrade to tackle zoonotic diseases

Mayank Aggarwal 28 Apr 2020

At India’s Assam Zoo, decades of experience lead to rhino-breeding success

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 11 Nov 2019

Death of penguin chick in Mumbai zoo rekindles controversy

Darryl D'Monte 4 Sep 2018