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

Simrin Sirur 16 Feb 2024

[Book review] A frank and fearless autobiography of India’s snakeman

Meena Menon 13 Feb 2024

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

Sanjeev Kumar 8 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Pressures on the Thanpattan pastureland threaten biodiversity, pastoral livelihoods

Nidhi Singh 19 Jan 2024

Channapatna’s traditional artisans toy with modernity 

Arathi Menon 18 Jan 2024

Problems maximise for Elephas maximus in Karnataka

Arathi Menon 29 Dec 2023

Kerala farmers go bananas over diversity

Arathi Menon 20 Dec 2023
Concrete porcupine screens installed on the river bank to stop erosion on a river island near Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Jyotirmoy Saharia

Grassland loss threatens endemic birds in Arunachal sanctuary

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Jyotirmoy Saharia 30 Nov 2023

Genetic insights of the Kempholey night frog offer better conservation strategies

Neha Jain 30 Nov 2023

Rusty-spotted cat conservation hinges on dedicated research and management plans

Saurabh Katkurwar 15 Nov 2023
A lynx in a sea buckthorn shrub. Chamba spotted the Eurasian lynx on eight different occasions and captured several photographs. Photo by Stanzin Chamba.

A citizen-led initiative contributes to wildlife conservation in Ladakh

Manish Chandra Mishra 14 Nov 2023
Bright yellow flowers and thick green canopy make Senna attractive. Photo by P.A. Vinayan

Wayanad’s soured relationship with Senna

Arathi Menon 13 Nov 2023

[Interview] Wildlife biologist Sumit Dookia on researching the understudied Asiatic wildcat

Shuchita Jha 9 Nov 2023

Study busts myths around king cobra venom

Arathi Menon 9 Nov 2023
Image shows a man on a motorbike looking at a plant

Increasing knowledge of non-timber forest products for conservation

Ashvita Anand 6 Nov 2023
A sub-adult Bengal tiger on the river bank in Sundarban Tiger Reserve in India.

Bangladesh’s tiger conservation efforts win with rise in population in the Sundarbans

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 25 Oct 2023

Leopard cats may not respond well to global warming 

Arathi Menon 24 Oct 2023

As caracals inch towards extinction, path to conserving the wild cat remains unclear

Shuchita Jha 11 Oct 2023
An elephant with a radio collar walks through a coffee estate on May 18, 2023, near Sakleshpur, Hassan district, Karnataka. Photo by Abhishek N. Chinnappa

There is more to radio collaring than cheetah deaths

Arathi Menon 6 Oct 2023

When citizens take ownership of urban commons

Arathi Menon 27 Sep 2023