In Arunachal Pradesh, local communities have joined hands with forest officials to conserve orchids

The Sessa Sanctuary, located in the West Kameng district, is the first protected area in the country dedicated to the naturally growing orchids.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

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Jyotirmoy Saharia

· Dec 27, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Assam’s wild water buffalo is in troubled waters because of habitat loss

Listed as ‘endangered’ since 1986, the animal faces multiple threats in Assam.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

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Jyotirmoy Saharia

· Sep 21, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Arunachal Pradesh, saving the Asiatic black bear from wildlife trade needs a nuanced approach

Conservation traditions that are ingrained in the local tribal lifestyles need to be recognised and integrated into mainstream policies.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· May 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The Assam State Zoo can teach the rest of India (and the world) a lot about rhino conservation

Decades of experience has led to great success in increasing populations.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Nov 17, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In Assam, a beloved wandering rhino was killed and the forest department tried to ‘hush it up’

Eight months after a rhino wandered out of its sanctuary, forest officials lost track of it. Then it was found dead.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Sep 16, 2019 · 01:30 pm

In Meghalaya, tribal communities join hands to ensure that the hoolock gibbon’s song stays alive

Increasing human pressure is gnawing away at the forest, endangering the hooleng, as the species is called in Khasi.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Jun 10, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Alien invasion: How growth of weeds from outside India is wrecking Assam’s rhino habitats

Parthenium, native to the Americas, alone has a history of damaging local ecosystems in more than 20 countries.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Apr 01, 2019 · 09:30 pm

A ‘people’s forest’ in Assam holds new hope for rhino conservation

The Mulai forest, created with the efforts of Jadav Payeng, needs a concerted protection effort.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· May 12, 2018 · 08:30 pm

The fortunes of the rhinos in this national park are intertwined with Assam’s ethnic politics

The Manas National Park illustrates the human dimension of rhino conservation.

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya

· Feb 27, 2017 · 07:30 pm