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Veli-Akkulam backwaters. Beneath the calm surface, three decades of ecosystem modelling show a fraying food web, with broken links and top predators, including fish and birds, in decline. Rajithmohan via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0)

Invasive species and waste are redrawing an estuary’s food web

Max Martin 14 Apr 2026
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
Varkey George shows a grapefruit tree on his farm in Kottayam. He plans to diversify his fruit farming. Image courtesy of Varkey George.

Farmers swap rubber for exotic fruits, chasing higher profits

Navya P.K. 8 Aug 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

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

Looking for nutritional gold in wild greens

Arathi Menon 27 Aug 2024

The feral elephants of the Andaman Islands

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 10 Jul 2024

Pricey guests: Urban invasive species cost the world billions every year

T. V. Padma 8 Apr 2024

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

Azera Parveen Rahman 3 Apr 2024

Tilapia, highly adaptable and invasive fish, found growing in marine waters

Sneha Mahale 19 Mar 2024

[Commentary] India needs to step up its fight against invasive fishes

Gopi Krishnan, Somdatta Karak 5 Feb 2024