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Hard-ground swamp deer in their new habitat in Satpura Tiger Reserve. Image by L. Krishnamoorthy.

India’s rare swamp deer establishes a second home

Sneha Mahale 28 Apr 2026
Sambar deer in Maharashtra. The recent paper highlights an increase in herbivore populations, better nutrition from crop foraging, and a waning fear of humans as pull factors of crop damage by herbivores in the state. Image by Revati Sarnaik via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fear may deter wild animals from damaging crops, study suggests

Arathi Menon 27 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
A herd of hangul. Photo by Tahirshawl/ Wikimedia Commons

Hangul population increases marginally in latest census

Sneha Mahale 18 Oct 2021