Kerala

The activism around Kerala’s Silent Valley was a grassroots movement to protect the pristine forests from being submerged by a proposed hydroelectric dam, highlighting the conflict between environmental conservation and development

Surveys in Kerala and other coastal states reveal a decline in white-bellied sea eagle nests

There are plenty of birds and animals in Aralam, one of the lesser-known sanctuaries in northern Kerala, but the main attraction is undoubtedly its abundance of butterflies

From a barren landscape to a green abode, Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, shows us what conservation, protection, and love for nature can do

The lush forest is best experienced through the eyes of the local tribals-turned-guides who know the landscape intimately

For more than four decades, this committed environmental activist has forged a path to protect the fragile communities and ecosystems of Kerala

When a team of ecologists discovered a frog with constellation-like markings on its back, they knew just what to name it!

Agriculturist Kochu Muhammed who coordinates over 130 clusters of farmers is a living encyclopaedia on these wetlands

It’s easy to fall in love with this lush wilderness in Kerala when you explore its depths on a boat safari and walking trail

Lessons in nature’s interconnectedness in Wayanad’s jungles, where poop is serious business. It can bear tidings of who’s in town, and support entire ecosystems

A peculiar behaviour exhibited by white-spotted bush frogs prompted a researcher and his colleagues to unravel a mystery that’s stranger than fiction

A researcher is collecting data and building networks among communities in Kerala to work towards the conservation of Cantor’s giant softshell turtle

Scientists had previously noted slight differences in the Perroteti’s wood snake found in the northern and southern hill ranges of the Western Ghats, but further analyses reveal that specimens collected from the Anamalai hills, in the southern ranges, are a new species altogether

Kerala’s Wayanad district is a splendid wilderness area that is a hotbed of amazing creatures large and small

Our lives are implicitly intertwined with this shy, mostly nocturnal creature. The destruction of its riverine habitat could spell danger for an entire ecosystem

Coffee and pepper farmers in Wayanad, Kerala, are reeling under losses caused by a rise in temperatures and erratic rainfall in a district whose residents once boasted of its ‘air-conditioned climate’

In the Agasthyamalai Hills in the southern Western Ghats scientists confirm the discovery of an ancient species of vine snake

When plants and animals are relocated from their native habitat to new sites and environments they can cause havoc and be detrimental to local communities, habitats, and wildlife.

Nifty monkeys and playful tiger cubs, iridescent butterflies and magnificent trees — a conservation ecologist finds herself in rapt fascination in the rainforests of this UNESCO World Heritage site