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A green moray eel. Image by P. Lindgren via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

From diversity to monotony, ecological communities are homogenising

Trisha Putturaya, Guha Dharmarajan 9 Apr 2026
Velli, a Paniyan elder collects Kurunthotti in Meppady, Wayanad. Image by Sujith M.M.

Adivasi medicinal plant collection faces uncertain economics [Commentary]

Vipindas P., Thippi Thazhassery, Sujith M.M., Abhi Augustine 2 Apr 2026
The study found desert foxes strongly preferring open native vegetation and avoided mesquite woodland and farmland. Image by Chetan Misher.

Invasive trees, roaming dogs, and the fragile balance of Thar’s desert predators

Sneha Mahale 9 Mar 2026
A saltwater crocodile. An island’s size not only affects the intensity of competition among species for limiting resources, but also the activity level and rate of metabolism in its dominant predators. Reptilian predators such as saltwater crocodile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is an example. Representative image by Richard.Fisher via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Development projects in small and micro islands need careful planning [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 2 Feb 2026
Blackbuck population in Tal Chhapar has resurged over the years, with some even being translocated to Jaswanthgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, where the grassland has similarly been restored. Image by Umesh Bagotia.

A grassland’s comeback is now a conservation blueprint

Azera Parveen Rahman 10 Dec 2025

Achyut Kumar Banerjee on curating a database of invasive plants in India [Interview]

Nikhil Sreekandan 6 Nov 2025
Wadha Koli labourers set up mounds of Prosopis juliflora wood to be used for charcoal production. Image by Divyajyoti Ganguly/Sahjeevan.

Looking at invasives beyond the ecological lens [Commentary]

Divyajyoti Ganguly 23 Jun 2025

Citizen science reveals lesser known invasive pest

Arathi Menon 16 May 2025
Invasion biologist Puja Ray observing the invasive water hyacinth. Ray shares there are several successful biocontrol programmes against invasive plants across the world, and in India. Image courtesy of Puja Ray.

Biocontrol agents as a solution for invasive species

Nandita Jayaraj 28 Apr 2025
youth engaging in invasive alien plants removal

[Explainer] How are invasive alien plants removed?

Divya Kilikar 10 Feb 2025
A colony of painted storks constructs their homes on the Acacia nilotica (desi babool) tree.

[Commentary] Protecting the tree that branches out for migratory painted storks

Harsh Singhal, Manas Singh, Satya Prakash Mehra 10 Dec 2024

Human equations with their local invasives could be the key to better management

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 23 Oct 2024
Women workers making water hyacinth products in factory - ROPE International

Weeds of change

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Oct 2024

Banni’s edible local grasses threatened by the spread of Prosopis

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Apr 2024
Image shows two sloth bears with a tree branch in the foreground

An invasive plant is threatening sloth bear habitats and could increase conflict

Sneha Mahale 26 Feb 2024
While Lantana camara, considered one of the world’s most troublesome weeds, is widespread in India, other invasives like Senna spectabilis and Crofton weed have received little attention despite reports of being invasive. Photo by Bhawna Negi.

Lurking behind Lantana, a ‘devil’ is spreading in the mountains

Hirra Azmat 11 Jan 2024

NGOs and conservationists look into commercialising invasive plants from the wild

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Dec 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

Megaherbivores could be a potential solution to manage invasive plants, finds study

Simrin Sirur 25 Sep 2023
Photo shows tiger cubs

Improved tiger numbers come with hidden messages on invasives, habitat connectivity

Simrin Sirur 4 Aug 2023