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Men leads a herd of goats and sheep in the outskirts of Mandvi in Kachchh district, Gujarat. Representative image. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Biodiversity and pastoral traditions lose shine with time in these grass preserves

Vandana K. 12 Jun 2026
Nomadic shepherds guide their flock across the rugged Himalayan terrain along the Mughal Road near Pir Panjal Pass. Image by Faisal Bashir.

Unseasonal snowfall blocks the path for migratory pastoralists

Farzana Nisar 4 Jun 2026
Gojri buffalos. Image by Neha Negi.

How nomadic herders sustain forests [Commentary]

Najakat Ali, Neha Negi, Neema P. Broome 1 Jun 2026
A cow walks on a dried lake in the summer. Representative image. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

As temperatures rise, cattle industry feels the strain

Himanshu Arya 19 May 2026
A herder with a flock of sheep at Raghwa village in Jaisalmer district, where a 2700 MW solar park has been earmarked. Image by Manu Moudgil.

A 700 km-long foot march to save sacred groves from solar projects

Manu Moudgil 19 Mar 2026
Researcher Vedant Patil documents informal milk traders in western Uttar Pradesh, showing how heat stress has reduced milk yields and affected their livelihoods. Image courtesy of Sustaina India.

Artists trace the journey of food, environment and livelihoods

Shilpa Raina 10 Mar 2026
A tiger in Ranthambore. Image by Anupal31 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

New DNA analysis reveals tigers feeding on more diverse prey

Sneha Mahale 2 Feb 2026

Pastoral grief in the high Himalayan rangelands [Commentary]

Pema Yangden Lepcha 24 Sep 2025
Mithuns in Roing in Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Divya Kilikar/Mongabay.

Conflicted over attacks on mithuns, experts gun for hunting ban

Kasturi Das 9 Sep 2025
A view of paddy fields during harvest in Srinagar. Image by Bilal Bahadur.

Erratic weather, overgrazing and land use change deepen fodder shortage

Hirra Azmat 18 Aug 2025

Churpi from mithun milk could boost farmer incomes

Kasturi Das 13 Jun 2025
Vultures feed on a carcass in northern India. Image by Ron Knight via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Vulture conservation needs more than drug bans

Gowthami Subramaniam 3 Jun 2025

Indigenous livestock breeds have evolved to brave harsh climates

Sneha Mahale 26 Nov 2024

Tamil Nadu’s grazing ban threatens rights, livelihoods of forest dwellers

George Rajasekaran 28 Jun 2024
Azolla has thrived even in the hottest summer on Maruthachalam's farm, growing robustly under the shade of coconut trees thanks to the natural sand and fresh water available on his four-acre organic farm. Photo by Gowthami Subramaniam/Mongabay.

Farmers embrace Azolla, a fern, as low-cost livestock feed amid fodder shortage

Gowthami Subramaniam 13 Jun 2024

Farmers seek solar fencing machines to keep stray cattle at bay

Sumit Yadav 22 Apr 2024

Revolutionising dairy farming with hydroponic fodder amidst a fodder shortage

Vandana K. 22 Apr 2024

Brokpas bank on yak milk products to sustain traditional livelihood

Barasha Das 1 Feb 2024
Malnourished cows in Chattisgarh.

Malnutrition affects the health and productivity of cattle in Chhattisgarh

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Apr 2023

How Sosamma Iype became the icon of native cow breed conservation

K.A. Shaji 14 Apr 2022