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Deg Rai Mata Oran: Grove of the Gods and a Changing Landscape
Rajasthan’s sacred groves, locally called orans, were once secure wildernesses that also supported livelihoods. Today, with power lines and green energy projects dotting the landscape, they are no longer safe spaces for their rare and diverse wild residents
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Hesaraghatta Conservation Reserve: The Long Road to Protection

Life of Corals: Witnessing an Ecosystem in Collapse

The Conservation Paradox: Missing the Meadows for the Green Turtles

Ganges Shark: The One True River Shark of India

Challenge and Change in the Changthang

The Fishing Cat in Laxmi’s Backyard

India’s Western Coastline Under a Fish Knife

In Assam, Pesticide Poisoning Targeting Stray Dogs Kills Over 100 Vultures

Communities and Authorities Clash at Namdapha as Deforestation Escalates

‘Wonder Bird of the Himalayas’ Faces Several Threats

Sal: The Robust Timber Tree

Elephants Crossing: Danger and Death on a Railway Track in Palakkad

The Flooding of Kaziranga

How Village Folklore Helps Conserve the Ibex of Pin Valley

Farmers Suffer as Nilgai Numbers Rise

Hispid Hare Left With Nowhere to Go

Forest Protection Key to Saving the Indian Giant Squirrel

Lessons in Citizen Science and Community Stewardship in Latpanchar

Tadoba Welcomes White-rumped Vultures

Hoolock Gibbons: Return of the Apes of Northeast India

Understanding Market Dynamics to Make Shark Fishing Sustainable

Illegal Trafficking: What it Takes to Rescue Pangolins

Saving the Hoolock Gibbon’s Song

The Cat’s Out of the Protected Area

Shifting Boundaries: Tigers in our Backyard

Drones Give Wildlife Conservation an Added Edge

Illegal Mining Affects Lorises in Tamil Nadu

Fighting Fire with Fire

Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in a Race Against Extinction

Once Soaring, White-bellied Sea Eagles Now on the Decline

Goan Villagers Stand Against Big, Unsustainable Projects

Operation Bhediya Unveils Loopholes in Human-wildlife Conflict Mitigation

Saving One of the Largest and Rarest Turtles from Extinction

Turtle Tales: Conservation Along India’s Coast

Saving Olive Ridley turtles in Visakhapatnam

The Resonance of Restoration

Dung Beetles Key to Unravelling Climate Change?

Lateritic Plateau Frogs Threatened by Farms

Wildlife Tourism: Perilous or an Opportunity to Aid Conservation?

The Climate Refugee Elephants of South India

Mangroves Still Reeling from Aftermath of 2004 Tsunami

Fishing Cat Population Booming in Chilika

Wildlife Crime: Death by a Snare

Savannas Under the Scanner

How Tea Gardens in Darjeeling and Kalimpong Can Contribute Towards Landscape Conservation

Trailing the Spiny-tailed Lizard in Kachchh, Gujarat

Sacred Stripes: Reverence for Waghoba in Central India

A Match Made in Heaven: Traditional Wisdom and Modern Science

Arunachal’s birds: Canary in the Coalmine

Harnessing the Power of AI to Combat Human-wildlife Conflict in Tadoba

Rhinos Without Borders

Cornered but not Defeated

How the Bugun Liocichla is Keeping an Indigenous Culture in the Northeast Alive

Neglected Mammal and Bird Pollinators in the Spotlight

Little to Celebrate for Koraput Tribal Communities as Forest Commons Dwindle

Small Cats Meow to Nobody’s Notice

Save the Whale Sharks of the Lakshadweep Islands

Poison in Diet Emerges as Threat to Greater Adjutant Storks

Shadowing Elephants: The Story of Kallar

Shifting Baselines: A Fish Spawning Aggregation in Lakshadweep

Where Did the Grassland Birds Go?

Demand for Shark Meat Fuelled by Restaurants

Saving the Lion-Tailed Macaque, One Step at a Time

Struggle for the Land: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Bind

Leatherback Sea Turtles: Giants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Animal Rescuers Face an Uphill Battle as Human-wildlife Interactions Rise in Kashmir

Elevational Movements of Himalayan Birds Lend Clues to Improve Conservation Efforts

An Appeal to Tourists: Stop Feeding the Nilgiri Tahr

Sizing the Scavenging Value of Vultures

Securing the Future of the Eastern Swamp Deer in Assam

Pingers and an Attempt to Save the Ganges River Dolphin

Rhinos Rebound in Manas

Can a Rare Bird Save a Remote Manipuri Village?

Problem Elephant or Elephantine Problem?

Monitor Lizards: Unsung Dragons of the Indian Subcontinent

Conflict vs Coexistence: Mitigating Human-Leopard Interactions

Invasive Tilapia Reaches the Sea

Hope in the Land of the Rising Sun: Hunting and the Adis of the Siang River Basin

Why the Television Matters for Elephant Conservation

As Central Indian Wild Water Buffalo Faces Extinction, can Reintroduction Revive Their Numbers?

With A Little Help From Our Friends: Managing Invasive Plant Species

Humpback Dolphins: Sharing Coastal Spaces with Humans in Vembanad

Coexisting with Snakes in Goa – A Utopian Dream?

Crossing Corridors: In the Footsteps of a Tiger

Winds of Change: Sharing Space with the Wild in Ramanagara

Population Control of Animals to Resolve Conflict

Birds of Arunachal Sanctuary Threatened by Loss of Grasslands

Karnataka’s Elephantine Problem

In Deep Waters: The Conservation Saga of the Ganges River Dolphin

On the wings of the Bugun Liocichla

Loss of Habitat Forces Indian Crested Porcupines to Enter Saffron Fields in Kashmir

Threatened Pangolins in the Tea Plantations of the Darjeeling Hills

Climate Change Adding to the Spread of Invasive Species

Dwindling Bird Populations are an Indication of Biodiversity Loss

Reforesting Arunachala Hill in Tiruvannamalai

Dogs on the Rooftop: Faithful Friends or Fierce Predators?

Dying River: Declining Water Quality and Fish Stocks on the Cauvery

High and Dry: The Cauvery’s Otters Need Their River Back

No Room for Bats

Leopards in Udaipur: Struggle of a Predator

Behavioural Shift: Tigers Attack Bike Riders Along Corbett

Future in Jeopardy: The Wild Water Buffalo in Assam

Chirgaon Leads the Way in Vulture Conservation

Removal of Invasive Prosopis May Affect Livelihoods in Banni Grasslands, Says Study

Another Veterinary Drug Endangers India's Vultures

Managing the Elephant in the Room

Long-term Plans Key to Addressing Kerala's Human-elephant Conflict

Mass Die-offs of Fish in Kerala Linked to Warming Water and Pollution

Crop Raids by Wildlife on the Rise in Kaziranga

Identifying Mugger Crocodiles Using Drones

Communities and the Heronries, Can They Save Each Other?

Under Fire: Smooth-coated Otters on the Cauvery

Fishers’ Quandary: Strain and Survival on the Cauvery

Apprehension Raised Over Translocation of Tigers in Maharashtra

Rajasthan’s Desert Ecology Impacted by Unusually Heavy Rains

Pallas’s Cat: Silent Predator of the Trans-Himalayas

The Arduous Ambition of Bringing the Cheetah Home

The Rhino’s Future in India

Traditional Fishers Livelihood in Odisha Threatened by Illegal Fish Poisoning

Imaginary Borders and Their Very Real Effects

Decoding Dugong Days in Indian Waters

Big Cat of the Estate: Leopards in Shared Spaces

Untreated Legacy Waste is Harming Deepor Beel Wetland

Gangetic River Dolphin Numbers Decline in Assam

Woolly-necked Storks Thriving in Haryana

Fall of the House of Vultures (And How We Can Stop It)

Olive Ridley Turtles Threatened by Upcoming Port in Karnataka

Whale Shark Strandings Increase Along Andhra Pradesh Coast

Back From the Brink: The Rhinos of Jaldapara

Supercyclones and Extreme Floods: A Not So Bright Future

Fading Glow of Maharashtra’s Firefly Festivals

How to Conserve Biodiversity as Wind Farms Expand in Tamil Nadu

Monitoring Vultures in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve

Red Panda: Vanishing Flame of the Himalayas

India's Tiger Estimation Exercise Reveals State of its Forests

Conflict and Coexistence: Leopards and the Residents of Valparai

Rhododendrons: Superflowers of the Himalayas

Caracal in Crisis: From a Life among Royals, to Fighting for Survival

Kutch: From Bird Paradise to Death Trap?

Beyond Borders: Tiger Movement Between India and Nepal Increasingly Restricted

Resettlement Stories: Losing a Home to a Tiger Reserve

Humidity and Weather Conditions Take its Toll on Cheetahs in Kuno

Fishy Quandary: A Nexus of Livelihoods and Native Fish

Rethinking Hunting in Northeast India

Offtrack in Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

The Women Who Walk with Rhinos

Where Wildlife gets a Second Chance

Pygmy hog: Back from the Brink

Global Insect Apocalypse: Why India Must Worry

Flight of the Magnificent Hornbills

Secret Serpent: The Life and Times of the Malabar Pit Viper

With its Habitat in Danger, the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Struggles to Survive

Buffaloed by the Climate in Kolhapur

Not Wastelands: Non-forest Habitats of the Western Ghats

Smooth-Coated Otter: The Unexpected Visitor in Goa’s Mangroves

Perhaps We Made the Mountain God Angry

The Guest in My Paddy Field: The Return of the Sarus Crane

Out of Place: Invasive Species in the Western Ghats

Restoring the Rainforest around Pakke, One Tree at a Time

Will Agumbe Remain One of Wettest Places in India?

‘Why is the climate changing like this?’

In the Pink: Health and Herding in the Himalayas

Small-clawed Otter: The Secret Surprise by the Stream

In a Tight Corner: The Dwindling Elephant Herds of Assam

Trash is on the Menu for the Critically Endangered Greater Adjutant

Brooding over the Black-Necked Crane

Gone Too Soon: A Tale of the Central Himalayan Langurs of Uttarakhand

Is the Lesser Florican Jumping to Extinction?

Pushed to The Edge: Lion-tailed Macaques and the Case of Disappearing Forests

How a Colonial Hunter Inspired Conservation Efforts

Cut that Call: Ethics and Misuse of Artificial Birdcalls

Crisis in Kodagu: Reports from the Epicentre of Human-Elephant Conflict

Crisis in Kodagu: Can Humans and Elephants co-exist?

Can the Quick Red Fox Jump Over the Ladakhi Dog?

Treasure or Trash? When Unwanted Fish Sustain Livelihoods

Turning the Tide: The Batagur Baska and the Race Against Extinction

Guardians of the Sundari: Reviving the Mangroves in the Sundarbans

Stepping Stones to Tiger Security: The Need for Inclusive Conservation Models

Writing On the Wall: Heed the Message from this Pandemic

Dhangars of Saswad: How Traditional Livelihoods Conserve Unique Ecosystems

Unregulated Leopard Tourism Worries Conservationists

Crackdown on Illegal Wildlife Trade Could Prevent the Next Pandemic

It’s Complicated: Bats as the Most Vilified Creatures of the Night

Bringing Freshwater Turtles out of their Shells and into the Spotlight

The New Tribe of Warriors of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Amphan Aftermath: A Resilient Mangrove Forest Struggles to Survive

An Inconvenient Truth: Tiger Conservation Beyond Protected Areas

Vembanad Lake: A Chance of Revival for the Dying Lake

How Protecting Small Forest Patches Can Make a Big Difference

Deep Wells of Danger: Karnataka’s Leopards in Peril

Spotted! A Leopard on the Prowl

Art for Dehing Patkai: Amazon of the East

Ecotourism, and the Olive Ridley Turtles of Dapoli

Cheaper Modes to Transport Coal are Environmental Threats

Fish Workers Critical to Saving Dugongs and Their Seagrass Habitat

A Flood and a Forest: When Brahma’s Son Engulfs Kaziranga

Lives in the Balance: Unravelling Koppal’s Shared Spaces

Death Knell for the Sharavathi?

Shadow in the Swamp: The Aberrant Tiger of Sundarbans

Tribal Districts in Odisha Lead the Way in Coexistence with Environment

Cross Connections: Time to Rethink Human-Wildlife Conflict

Learning to Coexist with Elephants

Sea Cucumbers: Countering the Illegal Trade

Fighting a Race Against Extinction: India’s Only Pitcher Plant

Otters Slipping Away Outside Protected Areas

Missed Connections: How Disconnected Forests Threaten the Grizzled Giant Squirrel

Tamil Nadu to Investigate Cause of Mysterious Elephant Deaths

Magical Mollem: The Fight to Save Goa’s Largest Wildlife Sanctuary

Gujarat’s Wildlife Habitats Call for Protection

Lesser Florican: Hope in Rajasthan, but on the Brink in Madhya Pradesh

Winds of Change: New Strategies to Combat Human-Elephant Conflict

Mount Abu’s Sloth Bears Tread on Thin Line

Gulf of Mannar’s Corals Endangered by Marine Debris

Disappearing Predators: Wolves of the Deccan

Including Local Community in Protecting Forests Costs Less than Excluding them: Report

Choosing Between Elephants and Humans in the Nilgiris

Brahmaputra’s River Islands Threatened by Burning and Clearing of Grasslands

Last Stand: The Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat and its Forgotten Cave

How Goa is Emerging as the New Shark-Eating Destination

The Vanishing Grasslands and Wetlands of India

Economy or Ecology? Eucalyptus Plantations in Coastal Andhra Raises Concern

Poaching Threatens Asiatic Black Bear in Arunachal Pradesh

Sindhudurg’s Cashew Nut Plantations Offer Refuge to Wild Mammals

Alien Fish Proliferate as Extreme Climate Events Rise

Gharials Lose Nesting Sites at Katerniaghat

Concerted Efforts Crucial to Safeguard Kerala's Mangroves

Living With Elephants: Can Mobile Technology Help Mitigate Human-wildlife Conflict?

An Insider’s Perspective: The Short Life of an Asian Elephant in West Bengal

Deforestation Threatens Western Ghats' Amphibians

New Rescue Centres for Seized Wildlife in Northeast States

Protecting Land and Life: Dibang Valley’s First Community Conserved Area

Roadkill Instances on the Rise in Jammu and Kashmir

Is the Dancing Frog’s Jig Over?

Artisanal Fishers of Rameswaram Stand Against Polluting Shrimp Farms on the Island

Tigers, Leopards Venture Into Snow Leopard Territory in the Himalayas

Biodiversity Enhancement in Western Ghats Linked to Habitat Preservation

On Saving Whale Sharks

Gul Toor Flowering Early in Kashmir Due to Climate Change

Nagaland's Biodiversity Documentation Receives Boost Through First Bird Count

Invasive Plants Spreading in Higher Elevations

Natural Habitats Under Attack: Conservation of Elephants and other Animals

Two Endangered Freshwater Turtles Receive International Conservation Support

Dilemma of Protecting the Slender Loris

From Poachers to Protectors in Birding Hotspot Mangalajodi

Endangered White-winged Wood Duck's Habitat Threatened by Climate Change

Gadchiroli Adopts Drones and Thermal Cameras to Mitigate Human-Animal Conflict

Human-Wildlife Clashes in a Changing Kashmir Valley

So Long, and Thanks for All the Plastic

Malabar Grey Hornbill’s Population on the Decline in Western Ghats

Sea Cucumbers: Illegal trade and the Blame Game

Mizoram: An Emerging Hotspot for Wildlife Trafficking

Safeguarding Mangrove Plantations in the Sundarbans

Turbines Taking the Wind Out of Wildlife’s Sails

A Lemon a Day Keeps the Elephant Away

Sippighat Wetland: A Bird Haven Created by the Tsunami

Trouble in Paradise: The Changing World of the Nicobar Megapode

Friends in Low Places: Connecting with the Ocean

Gaur Shift Out of Forest Homes

Clear and Present Danger: Managing Free-ranging Dogs

On the Edge: Saga of the Great Indian Bustard

Counting Wolves Through Their Calls

190 Dolphins Recorded in Mahananda Face Survival Challenges

Leopard Gecko: Trapped in Trade and Labs

New Conservation Reserve Offers Glimmer of Hope for Dugongs

Protecting Deepor Beel’s Elephants from Train Collisons

More Studies Needed on India's Sharks and Rays

All That is Green is Not Forest

Smugglers Using Government Scheme as a Tool for Exotic Wildlife Trade

Unchecked Tree Planting in Grasslands Threatens Native Biodiversity, Warns Ecologist

Disturbed by Mining, Chattisgarh’s Elephants Move to Gadchiroli

Over-exploitation of Groundwater Threatens Gondwana Fishes

Canopy Bridge Comes to Gibbons’ Rescue

Coal Mining Hazard Looms Over Hasdeo Arand

Addressing the Human-wildlife Conflict Challenge

Troubled Waters: Alien Plants and Water Stress in the Nilgiris

Gone Rogue: The Golden Shower Turns Invasive in the Western Ghats

Securing the Fishing Cat's Future in the Chilika Lagoon

Can Feeding Wild Elephants Paddy Reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict?

More Extreme Weather Events Likely in India, Says IPCC Report

Accidental Capture by Fishers Claims Millions of Seahorses

Invasive Red-eared Slider Poses Threat to Native Freshwater Turtles

Migrating Mangroves: Why Sundarbans’ Coast Guards Are Moving

Garnering Community Support for the Great Indian Bustard

Nest Protectors Hope to Secure the Indian Skimmer’s Future

How to Build a Whale Skeleton from Scratch
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