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A herd of musk deer, which are endangered, cross a road near Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand. The state reported 93% of all restoration interventions in the Western Himalayan region. Image by Surajit Das via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Unpacking three decades of restoration in the Western Himalayas

Nikhil Sreekandan 16 May 2025
Drilling equipment is lowered onto a site that was part of the research from 2016-19, which found that ice temperatures in Khumbu Glacier were warmer than expected. Image by University of Leeds Press Office.

Digging into icy depths to understand glacial melt

Meena Menon 24 Apr 2025
Rhododendron trees in full bloom near Darjeeling, West Bengal. Image by Abhijit Kar Gupta via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Rhododendron survival depends on its conservation [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 13 Mar 2025

A regional hub in the Himalayas to reduce risks from climate-induced disasters

Nidhi Jamwal 14 Jan 2025

New study proposes roadmap to conserve the clouded leopard

Sneha Mahale 13 Jan 2025

Meet DiCaprio’s Himalayan serpent

Neha Jain 3 Jan 2025
A landscape view of Champawat town, Uttarakhand. Urbanisation is a major driver of environmental change in the Himalayas. Image by WhiteRaven335 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Urban expansion drives forest loss in India’s biodiversity hotspots

T. V. Padma 23 Sep 2024

Multiple studies flag food insecurity as a threat in the Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 9 Sep 2024

Long-term monitoring of Himalayan glaciers essential to assess their health

Ridhi Agrawal 23 Aug 2024

Himalayan pikas wait for weather cues to make winter plans

Arathi Menon 21 Aug 2024

The road to road resilience is paved with mindful construction and design say experts

Simrin Sirur 1 Aug 2024

Flood risk study of Himalayan valley highlights unregulated tourism as a cause

Arathi Menon 29 Jul 2024

[Explainer] How does habitat fragmentation impact India’s biodiversity hotspots?

Divya Kilikar 15 Jul 2024

Study finds leopard cats and red foxes cohabit regions in the Western Himalayas

Simrin Sirur 27 Jun 2024

Understanding the elevational movements of Himalayan birds to improve conservation efforts

Divya Kilikar 10 Apr 2024

[Commentary] The silent crisis of mountain springs and its implications

Samuel Thomas and Sushmita Kunwar 22 Mar 2024

Western Himalayas more “risk prone” than the East, according to new index

Simrin Sirur 11 Mar 2024

With more than 700 snow leopards, next step in conservation is long term monitoring, say experts

Simrin Sirur 16 Feb 2024

Himalayan wolf listed as ‘vulnerable’ in IUCN, prompts concerted conservation efforts

Sanjeev Kumar 8 Feb 2024

Himalayan treelines might be climbing higher in response to climate change

Hirra Azmat 30 Jan 2024