In Assam, an attempt to poison stray dogs ended up killing 100 vultures

Unlike raptors, canines have an acute sense of smell and they are smart enough to avoid a carcass laced with pesticide.

Nabarun Guha

· May 09, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In villages of Madhya Pradesh, fear of elephants has marred this year’s mahua season

Villagers are scared to venture out following encounters with tuskers that ended in deaths and grief.

Manish Chandra Mishra

· Apr 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

As oil palm cultivation expands in the North East, human-elephant conflicts are getting worse

Assam’s Goalpara is among the state’s worst-affected districts, with around 20 people killed last year in negative encounters with elephants.

Nabarun Guha

· Mar 15, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As mining expands in Jharkhand, the peace between humans and elephants is getting disturbed

Around 800 people have died in conflict with elephants over the last 11 years.

Rahul Singh

· Feb 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

In Bengal, the sighting of a tiger in a reserve has sparked a debate around human-animal coexistence

The government has made inconsistent offers of compensation to villages after the first sighting of a big cat in Buxa Tiger Reserve since 1998.

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

· Feb 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As tigers return to Gadchiroli forests after 30 years, human-animal conflicts are on the rise

Experts and forest department advocate strengthening wildlife corridors and coexistence as viable solutions.

Saurabh Katkurwar

· Oct 31, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Chhattisgarh’s policy to feed excess paddy to wild elephants may do more harm than good

After multiple attacks by tuskers, locals have begun doubting the state’s plans to prevent human-wildlife conflict by feeding the surplus crop to the animal.

Alok Prakash Putul

· Sep 27, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Tired of crop raids, Andhra Pradesh farmers want to drive elephants back into Odisha

Elephants that had migrated to bordering villages of Andhra Pradesh from Odisha in search of food and shelter may now be sent back.

Almaas Masood

· Aug 13, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In Nepal, a bittersweet wildlife conservation victory has upended many local livelihoods

Chitwan National Park has earned international praise for its conservation successes. But the park has evicted some communities.

Peter Gill

· Jul 11, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Controlling animals is not the difficult part of wildlife rescue. Managing crowd is

Experts highlight the need for cooperation between departments and long-term community engagement to ensure smooth wildlife rescue.

Sahana Ghosh

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Kartik Chandramouli

· Feb 01, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Uttarakhand is mapping snakes and training local communities to reduce conflict between them

The nature of human-snake conflict in the mountains is different from that in the plains.

Shivani Pathak

· Dec 27, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Pune’s encounters with two gaurs have lessons for rest of India about urban wildlife management

In the first instance, a large crowd hampered the rescue operation, leading to the bison’s death.

Shatakshi Gawade

· Dec 26, 2020 · 09:30 pm