Only one male Great Indian Bustard left in Gujarat, says report

The Wildlife Institute of India and Bombay Natural History Society blamed the ‘callousness and negligence of the government and forest department’.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 09, 2018 · 07:21 pm

Climate change, disturbance to habitat are affecting the breeding patterns of Indian birds

New research shown that altered cropping and rainfall patterns are responsible for unseasonal nesting in Sarus cranes, a globally vulnerable species.

Padmaparna Ghosh

· Jul 04, 2018 · 01:30 pm

The Pangti Story: How a Nagaland village turned from hunting ground to safe haven for Amur falcon

Six years ago, villagers in Pangti hunted nearly 14,000 of the migratory bird but now they guard them. What changed?

Sahana Ghosh

· May 28, 2018 · 08:30 pm

How politicking and state apathy has put the survival of the Asiatic lion at risk in India

In 2013, the Supreme Court ordered relocation of some of the lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh within six months. The order is yet to be implemented.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Apr 22, 2018 · 08:30 pm

To conserve the few remaining pygmy hogs in Assam, researchers are playing match-maker

Conservation breeding of pygmy hogs, which act as indicator species for health of grasslands, forms the core of Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme’s activities.

Sahana Ghosh

· Apr 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Popular for meat and rumoured medicinal value, frogs are on the decline in Sikkim Himalayas

With wildlife protection laws becoming stricter, the hunting of bigger game has become risky, diverting attention to small animals like frogs and snakes.

Sahana Ghosh

· Mar 30, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Endangered Olive Ridley turtles make Mumbai’s Versova beach a nesting site after 20 years

Environmentalists and activists have credited a massive beach clean-up drive that began in 2015 for the turtles coming to Mumbai’s shores.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 23, 2018 · 02:01 pm

Uttarakhand fined for not submitting plan to check a disease that’s killing Himalayan blue sheep

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the state’s Wildlife Department to pay Rs 1 lakh.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 01, 2018 · 01:38 pm

Frogs have an abiding presence in Indian art and mythology. Then why don’t we try to conserve them?

An exhibition in Delhi explains the cultural significance of the frog and highlights the need to save the species.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Feb 03, 2018 · 03:30 pm

China enforces complete ban on ivory trade

A partial ban had reportedly resulted in an 80% decline in seizures of ivory entering the country.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 01, 2018 · 04:06 pm

The secret behind snow leopard conservation in Pakistan – an insurance scheme for farm livestock

A project in Gilgit-Baltistan has paid farmers Rs 2.4 million in compensation since 2006, reducing their incentive to kill the big cat.

Shafqat Hussain

· Dec 09, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Video: Gir became the last refuge of the Asiatic lion thanks to the Nawab of Junagadh

An embarrassing moment of not being able to find a lion for his British host while hunting led to a remarkable conservation effort.

Ramakrishnan M

· Dec 08, 2017 · 08:45 am