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Backyard Birds

A Starburst of Colour and the Quest for a Nest

A Starburst of Colour and the Quest for a Nest

Barbets of India: Send in the Clowns

Barbets of India: Send in the Clowns

Black Drongo: The Ventriloquist in the Vicinity

Black Drongo: The Ventriloquist in the Vicinity

Travel Guide

Gajoldoba: Bird Haven for All Seasons

Gajoldoba: Bird Haven for All Seasons

The Guide: Malvan Marine Sanctuary

The Guide: Malvan Marine Sanctuary

The Guide: Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

The Guide: Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

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Hesaraghatta Conservation Reserve: The Long Road to Protection

The Guide: Bandhavgarh National Park

Central Asian Lynx Recorded in Kargil

Evolutionary Anomalies: Killing and Eating Your Kind

Nature Wellbeing

The ‘Incredibles’ of Kottayam and their Tree Whisperer

Nicobar Treeshrew: Squeaking Spy and Forest Alarmist

The Guide: Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat

Unwelcome at Home: The Palm Civets of Kolkata

The Guide: Vansda National Park, Gujarat

Jewels from the Intertidal

The Soaring Raptor of the Changthang Skies

Flying Wizard: Draco the Gliding Lizard

Saltwater Crocodile: Dragons of the Sundarbans Swamps

How Local Communities Help Conserve the Snow Leopard

Protecting the Snow Leopards of Asia’s Mountains

Ramadevarabetta: A Vulture Sanctuary in Rapidly Urbanising Ramanagara

Rocky Road: Change is in the Air for the Himalayan Brown Bear

Life of Corals: Witnessing an Ecosystem in Collapse

The Guide: Panna Tiger Reserve

The Queen of Jhalana is Dead, Long Live the Prince

The Conservation Paradox: Missing the Meadows for the Green Turtles

A Day in the Life of a Madras Hedgehog

Bengal Fox: Resilient Canid of Indian Grasslands

Marine Flatworms: Magic Carpets of the Seas

Ruby-tailed Hawklet: Black Dragon in Red Shorts

Blue-necked Reedtail: The Mysterious Damselfly

Moray Eels: Delightful or Deadly?

Tenacious Triggerfish: The Territorial Reef Residents

Butterflyfish in a Coral Garden

Cliff Hanger: The Blue Sheep That Isn’t

The Forgotten Tale of Black-Bellied Sandgrouse

Little Grebe: Artwork of Evolution

Cross Connections: The Story of Humans, Urial, and their Kin

There’s a Caterpillar on Your Palm Plant, Daddy

A Family Saga: To Bee or not to Bee

Where the Bank Myna Sings

A Night When Lesser-known Stars of the Wilderness Shone

Shine a Light: A Saturday Night Moth Party in Delhi

A Bug’s Life: The Ant Question Hour

Foraging Food: Eating Wild in the Andaman Islands

Nilgiri Tahr: The Little-known Mountain Monarch of the Anaimalai Hills

Spirals Through Time: Evolution of Orb-weaver Webs

Nest of Deception: When Spiders Mimic Weaver Ants

The Guide: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Swarmageddon: How Lonely Grasshoppers Turn Into an Army of Locusts

What Lies Beneath: Rough-scaled Sand Boa

Wings of Wonder: Butterflies of Hollongapar

Recommended Reads for Those in Love with our Planet

Oysters: Tied to the Web of Life

Intimate Connections: Falling in Love With a Walking Trail

Ganges Shark: The One True River Shark of India

Did You Know? Starfish and How They Regenerate

Fireflies: Bioluminescent Beauties Light Up the Trees

Keshopur-Miani Wetland: India’s First Community Reserve

Kaas Plateau: Post-monsoon Fields of Dreams

A Walk across Tiger Country in Search of India’s National Butterfly

Mote Majra: Making a Case for an Unkempt Swamp

Looking for Eyeshine: A Tiny Wildcat and its Neighbours in Jawai

Moods of the Forest in Raimona National Park

Growing with Nature: The Story of Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary

The Story of Harike: A Wetland that has Witnessed History

Dang: Wild and Wonderful

Everything, Everywhere in Mizoram’s Dampa Tiger Reserve

Flirting with the Rain in Mizoram’s Murlen National Park

Up in the Clouds: Mizoram’s Phawngpui National Park

The Guide: Sultanpur National Park

Bird’s the Word in Mangalajodi

Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve: A Sweet Symphony of Waterbirds

Bugun Liocichla: A Quest to See this Rare Gem of the Northeast

Marine National Park: A Walk in the Intertidal Zone at Narara

The Guide: Walking Trails in Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve

The Guide: Kanger Valley National Park, Bastar

The Guide: Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

The Guide: Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

At a Canter: The Kiang of the Changthang

Challenge and Change in the Changthang

Ali Hussain: The Masterful Bird Trapper

Tiny Little Farms: Microscopic Non-Human Agriculturists Lead the Way

Tea Time with My Friend the Rock Agama

Geoheritage of the Kutch District

Chitons: Primitive Inhabitants of Today’s Seashores

Golden Jackal: Wandering Howler of Indian Jungles and Backyards

The Guide: Malvan Marine Sanctuary

Sultry Sundarbans: The Tide, the Forest, and the Tiger Goddess

Anil Mistry: The Ex-Poacher Who Rescues Tigers

The Fishing Cat in Laxmi’s Backyard

Rohan Chakravarty: Saving the World, One Cartoon at a Time

India’s Young Naturalists and Their Inspiring Stories

Himalayan Pikas' Winter Plans Dependent on Weather

Munroe Thuruthu: Preserving a Habitat Through Tourism

White-naped Tit: Whistler in the Bush

Mahua: The Magic Tree of Life

Here, There, Everywhere: The Muggers of Chambal

The Titans: Hefty, Dark, and Handsome Gaur

Minivets: Small, Ember Birds of Tropical Forests

Feathered Folklore: Birds and Their Amazing Avatars

Jeypore Ground Gecko: Hidden in the Mountains

Pins and Needles: The Indian Crested Porcupine

The Stare of the Snake and the Gaze of the Gaur

Sundews: Shiny, Sugary Illusions in the Wild

Black Drongo: The Ventriloquist in the Vicinity

The Pune Bird Atlas: Making Them Count

BNHS Nature Reserve: Mumbai’s Sacred Trove of Biodiversity

Art, Life, and Trees

Bewitching Butterflies Take Wing

Stream Ruby: Jewel of Forest Streams

A 101 to Moth Watching

A People’s Campaign that Rewrote India’s Environmental Narrative

Sea Urchins: Hedgehogs of the Ocean

India’s Western Coastline Under a Fish Knife

The Guide: Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

The Guide: Desert National Park

Backyard Beasts in the Northern Aravallis

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

Myth and Reality in Rajasthan’s Sitamata Wildlife Sanctuary

Periyar Tiger Reserve: Synergy of an Emerald Forest

Communities and Authorities Clash at Namdapha as Deforestation Escalates

White-throated Brown Hornbills: Cackling in Assam’s Lowland Rainforests

The Guide: The Twin Sanctuaries of Kumbhalgarh and Todgarh-Raoli

How to Savour a Forest: Gratitude for the Abundance of Nagarhole National Park

Dark Waters: The Disappearing Myristica Swamps

The Wild Elephants of the Andaman Islands

Living on the Edge: The Pir Panjal Markhor

‘Wonder Bird of the Himalayas’ Faces Several Threats

Krem Umladaw: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Observation as an Antidote to Intolerance

Hide and Seek: On the Scent of a Leopard in Tiger Country

Modern Family: Observing a Rusty-Spotted Cat Clan in Rajasthan

Sal: The Robust Timber Tree

Walking with Mudskippers: A Fish That’s Happy Out of Water

Indian Paradise Flycatcher: Flash Dance of the Glam King

Palash: An Account of the Flame of the Forest

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

The Flooding of Kaziranga

Sharing Spaces with Wildlife on the IIT Kanpur Campus

How Village Folklore Helps Conserve the Ibex of Pin Valley

Surviving the Pandemic, One Tree at a Time

Farmers Suffer as Nilgai Numbers Rise

Hispid Hare Left With Nowhere to Go

Forest Protection Key to Saving the Indian Giant Squirrel

The Kashmir Langur's Identity Crisis

Species No Bar for Langurs

Figs and Fig Wasps: Microcosmic Partners in Love or Frenemies?

Lessons in Citizen Science and Community Stewardship in Latpanchar

Tadoba Welcomes White-rumped Vultures

The Wild Yak: Treasure of the High Plateaus

Snow Leopard: The Ghost Cat and the Art of Waiting

Hoolock Gibbons: Return of the Apes of Northeast India

The Dark Knight: Enigma of the Common Krait

Purple Frog: A Brief Interlude from a Secret Life Underground

Flying Solo with a Planthopper in Agumbe

Nature Wellbeing

How Loving Him Taught Me to Love the Wild

Understanding Market Dynamics to Make Shark Fishing Sustainable

Fly on Little Wings: A Guide to India’s Butterfly Parks

Wild Heartbeats on the Ashoka University Campus

Illegal Trafficking: What it Takes to Rescue Pangolins

Yellow-throated Marten: Feisty, Fearless Predator of the Himalayas

Saving the Hoolock Gibbon’s Song

Sultans of Swing: Hoolock Gibbons Rule the Canopy

Nature Wellbeing

Butterfly Affect: Beauty, Symbolism, and Wonder on a Wing

Of Forked Tongues and Scaling Fort Walls: Story of the Bengal Monitor Lizard

The Wolves of Velavadar and a Pack of Memories

Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy

The Cat’s Out of the Protected Area

Shifting Boundaries: Tigers in our Backyard

Drones Give Wildlife Conservation an Added Edge

Leopards are Finding Refuge in Central India’s Urban Jungle

Illegal Mining Affects Lorises in Tamil Nadu

The Stump-tailed Macaques of Hollongapar

Giant Water Bugs: Close Encounters with Toe Biters

Nature Wellbeing

I Wasn’t a Nature Lover. Until I Saw It Through My Mother’s Eyes

Fighting Fire with Fire

The Crow Pheasant: Neither Crow nor Pheasant

Spotted Owlets: My Fluffy, Head-bobbing Friends

Paranoid Plovers: Lapwings from India

Eurasian Spoonbills: The Moody Minesweepers

A New Underwater Meadow Along India’s East Coast

Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in a Race Against Extinction

Pink-headed Duck: Pronounced Extinct, Verdict Awaited

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

Citizens Come Together for Malabar Tree Toad

Rs. 816 Billion Per Year: The Cost of Protecting India's Biodiversity

Goan Villagers Stand Against Big, Unsustainable Projects

Four New Tarantulas Discovered from Western Ghats

Operation Bhediya Unveils Loopholes in Human-wildlife Conflict Mitigation

A Day in the Life of Wildlife Veterinarian Sanath Muliya

Saving One of the Largest and Rarest Turtles from Extinction

The Blessed Bears of Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary

Bridge to the Past: The Rocky Landscape of Daroji

Turtle Tales: Conservation Along India’s Coast

Saving Olive Ridley turtles in Visakhapatnam

Chirp, Twitter, Tweet: The Wide Vocabulary of Jungle Babblers

Nature Wellbeing

My Home Is This Landscape. And It Needs Saving

Bharatpur: Memories of an Inveterate Birder

The Resonance of Restoration

The Anemonefish-Anemone Partnership: Not Just Clowning Around

When Nature Repurposes: Lessons from Velavadar

Wild and Untamed: The National Chambal Sanctuary

Gharial: Champion for the Chambal

Jaldapara National Park: Megaherbivore Refuge in Northern West Bengal

Quest for the Himalayan Giant Honey Bee

Wild and Free: Where the Rock Bees Roam

Night Vision of Rock Bees

Asian Giant Hornets: Beyond the Sting

Gooseneck Barnacles: Rare Delicacy or Dinosaur Feet?

Swimming Amongst Fossils: What Sponges Tell Us About the World

Bryozoans: Moss Animals of the Tidepools

Bright and Bristly: Christmas Tree Worms and Their Festive Whorls

Hermit Crabs: Mobile Home in a Snail Shell

Sand Scavengers: Ghost Crabs in the Intertidal Zone of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach

Zoo in a Stem: The Ant-Plant Exchange

Nature Wellbeing

Tree of Life: The Endurance of a Banyan

A Purple Frog on her Heart

Himalayan Guardian Dogs: Unsung Sentinels of the Shepherds of the Himalayas

The Solitary and Secretive Tibetan Lynx

The Rediscovery of the Jerdon’s or Double-banded Courser

Birds, Beasts, and Other Adventures

The Case of the Missing Turtles

How to Behave While Birdwatching

Dung Beetles Key to Unravelling Climate Change?

Happy Campers: Life Lessons from the Wagtails of India

Collared Falconet: Diminutive Predator of the Aerial World

Lateritic Plateau Frogs Threatened by Farms

Sensory Trails on a Campus in Gujarat

The Greater Adjutant’s All-Woman Army

Wildlife Tourism: Perilous or an Opportunity to Aid Conservation?

Nature Wellbeing

Generational Amnesia: The Forgotten Wildlife Numbers

Ladakh, Then and Now: In Conversation with Dr Tsewang Namgail

Angelfish: Bright Blues and Graceful Swims

How Ancient Koli Wisdom is Informing Marine Science in Mumbai

The Spider’s Wharf: Tales of a Freshwater Fishing Enthusiast

Four New King Cobras Make Hisss...tory

India has Five Genetically Distinct Populations of Elephants

Turbid Seas: A Soup of Minerals and Marine Wonders

SARPA – An App That Saves Lives

Out of Favour: Prayer for a Mantis

Damselfish: The Farmers of the Reef

Munsiyari’s Omnipresent Alpine Accentors and Their Love Lives

The Rise and Fall of Acropora

The Climate Refugee Elephants of South India

Asian Koels: The Songsters of Summer

Mangroves Still Reeling from Aftermath of 2004 Tsunami

High Flier: Bar-headed Goose Over the Himalayas

Nilgiri Marten: Phantom of the Western Ghats

When Golden Jackals Swim Across the Karli River

Fishing Cat Population Booming in Chilika

Exploring Upper Siang: A Story of Wildlife, Community, and Conservation

Out of Sight: The Rann, Thar, and the Great Indian Bustard

Wildlife Crime: Death by a Snare

What Woodpeckers are Telling Us, and Why it’s Important

Savannas Under the Scanner

Baby Packs More of a Punch Than Mumma

Nandini Velho: Community and Conservation

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

Pangolins in Peril: The Illicit Wildlife Trade has Pushed this Mammal to the Brink of Extinction

Mountain Monarchs of High Asia

Giant Powerhouses: Secrets of the Himalayan Oak Forests

Dashing Damselflies: Aerialists in an Arthropod Circus

Growing Older, and Wiser, With a Cherry Tree

The Invasive Four

Admiring the Perfect Blade of Grass

Recollections of Sambelong

Along the Chambal

My Old Friend, the Pipal Pani Tiger

The Scientist Who Speaks to Elephants

A Python, an Anaconda, and the Dream of Starting a Snake Park in India

Lessons in Love (and Housekeeping) from the Malabar Trogon

Trailing the Spiny-tailed Lizard in Kachchh, Gujarat

Sacred Stripes: Reverence for Waghoba in Central India

Lessons from the Super Tiger Mom, Collarwali

Van Majdoors: Unsung Heroes of the Indian Conservation Regime

Nature’s Artists: The World of Potter Wasps

Scarlet Finch: Dazzling Red Feathers

Fields of Fire, Vales of Snow

Living Fossils: Old-World Creatures in the Wild

Inhaling the Scents of a Forest

A Match Made in Heaven: Traditional Wisdom and Modern Science

Arunachal’s birds: Canary in the Coalmine

Birding Around the Salt Pans of Tuticorin

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

Winged Wonders of Kadalundi-Vallikunnu Community Reserve

Oriental Magpie-robin: The Tropical Maestro

Life of Corals: The Reef Assembly

Nature Wellbeing

Signs of Solace: Grieving in Nature

Ornament, Armament, and Aggression: The Forgotten Beauty of Females

Easy Riders: Cruising with the Currents

Mantis Shrimp: Eye-popping Predators of Reefs and Seagrass Meadows

Predator in the Pond: Indian Flapshell Turtle

Hope and Biodiversity on the Andaman Islands

The Genius Octopus: Programmed to Deceive

Life After Dark: The Night Shift on a Coral Reef

Twilight Zone: A Tale Between Two Tides

Eel Hunter: The Amphibious Life of Sea Kraits

Himalayan Wolf: The Howler of Hanle

Woolly Wolf: An Ancient Lineage in the Himalayas

Black-necked Stork: Silent Resident of the Marshes

Rhinos Without Borders

Cornered but not Defeated

Wildlife Warriors: The Guardians of Kaziranga Brave On

Wild Shores: Life in a Tide Pool

A Starburst of Colour and the Quest for a Nest

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

Living Dragons: Weapons, Defences and the Water Monitor Lizard

Neglected Mammal and Bird Pollinators in the Spotlight

Worlds Apart: The Dual Life of Marine Animals

Little to Celebrate for Koraput Tribal Communities as Forest Commons Dwindle

The Woody Wonders of Arunachal Pradesh and How to Identify Them

Foxy Tales: Look Before You Leap

Furry and Feisty the Desert Fox Endures

Delicate Balance: Agro-pastoral Life in the Spiti Valley

Mahi Miri: The Forgotten Hero Behind Kaziranga

Small Cats Meow to Nobody’s Notice

That Worm in your Garden could be a Snake

Save the Whale Sharks of the Lakshadweep Islands

Folktales from Maharashtra: The Mouse’s Share

Folktales from Maharashtra: The Magic Ring

Champions of Chomp: Skilled Hunters with the Strongest Jaws

Indian Rat Snake: Nature’s Own Pest Control

Faking It: Big Cats and the Confusion Around Paternity

Poison in Diet Emerges as Threat to Greater Adjutant Storks

Local Rituals Pay Tribute to Muggers Despite Present-day Trials

Shadowing Elephants: The Story of Kallar

Narcondam Hornbill: Tale of a Rescue

Going to the Dogs? Turning the Page for India’s Endangered Dhole

Shifting Baselines: A Fish Spawning Aggregation in Lakshadweep

In Gibbon Country, Every Path Tells a Story

Where Did the Grassland Birds Go?

The Nutcracker Suite: Fish that Use Tools to Crack Open Shells

Ibisbill in Kashmir: Where Boulders Have Wings

Botanists and Barberies, Palms and Patwas

A Botanical Pilgrimage in the Kumaon Hills

Remembering Sultanpur: Birding for the Soul

Spider Wasps: Solitary Hunters in our Backyards

Asir Jawahar Thomas Johnsingh (1945-2024): Farewell Friend, Guide, and Compatriot

Demand for Shark Meat Fuelled by Restaurants

The Making of Delhi’s First Bird Lists and Birdwatching Clubs

Grasslands are the Eastern Swamp Deer’s Only Domain

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

Birding Star: The Great Indian Hornbill

Love and Longing of the Red Velvet Mite

Nicobar Pigeon: Birds of the Paradise Isles

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

Leatherback Sea Turtles: Giants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Island Shenanigans: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Tropical World by the Sea

Wolves Give the Silent Treatment

Crofton Weed: The ‘Devil’ Spreading in the Mountains

Lack of Research Impediment to Otter Conservation in Northeast India

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

Airworthy Athletes: Here Fly Dragons

Finding Philautus: Bush Frogs in the Western Ghats

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

Nature Wellbeing

With the Gaze on Me: Living with the Rhythms and Moods of Nature

Nature Wellbeing

Finding Nature Through the Gift of Our Attention

Can a Rare Bird Save a Remote Manipuri Village?

Nature Wellbeing

Garden of Earthly Delight: My Last Wild Place

Problem Elephant or Elephantine Problem?

Subtle Showstoppers: Bowled Over by the Monitors in My Yard

Beetles: Tiny Titans of Pollination

Not the Witch’s Steed: Why the Hyena is India’s Most Misunderstood Predator

Monitor Lizards: Unsung Dragons of the Indian Subcontinent

The Indian Grey Mongoose: The Cobra’s Nemesis

Conflict vs Coexistence: Mitigating Human-Leopard Interactions

The Corvid Mafiosi: Intelligentsia of the Bird World

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?

Birdman and boatman of Nal Sarovar

Standing Tall: African Baobabs in Mumbai

Celebrating the Sacred Trees of India

Birding with a ‘Superstar’ Uncle

Guitarfish: The Threatened Coastal Cruisers of South Goa

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

Humpback Dolphins: Sharing Coastal Spaces with Humans in Vembanad

Into the Great Wide Open: Dolphins and Whales of the Bay of Bengal

Forest Owlet: Resurrected but Endangered

Coexisting with Snakes in Goa – A Utopian Dream?

Press N(ature) to Play

High Altitude Passerines in Uttarakhand

Ways of Seeing: Watching Wildlife From Near and Far

Remarkable Rodents: The Fighting-Fit Super Mammals

Crossing Corridors: In the Footsteps of a Tiger

Winds of Change: Sharing Space with the Wild in Ramanagara

Birding from a Balcony in Goa

Nature Wellbeing

Bedazzled by Beaks: Why I Started Birding

Be My Guest: Bugs in My Bedroom

Barn Owls: Caught in the Urban Rat Race

Don’t Kiss and Tell: The Unusual Breeding Behaviour of Humayun’s Wrinkled Frog

Finding Nori: Journey into the Underwater World of Seaweeds

Nature Wellbeing

Making a Nature Walk Your Own

Stigmas in Research Revealed as Study Finds More Animals Showing Same-sex Behaviour

Charles Darwin’s Frog: Tree-nester in the Andaman Islands

Population Control of Animals to Resolve Conflict

Dark Knights: Urban Encounters of the Bat Kind

Birds of Arunachal Sanctuary Threatened by Loss of Grasslands

Zoological Survey of India to Use eDNA to Study and Monitor Wildlife

Karnataka’s Elephantine Problem

Does Wildlife Thrive When Human Settlements are Moved Out of a Forest?

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

A Sister’s Recollections of Jim Corbett

Hit by the Climate Crisis, Fairy Tales Just Got Real

Marbled Cat: Master of Stealth in the Treetops

Children of the Big River

On the wings of the Bugun Liocichla

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

Wayanad: A Summer Destination for Elephants

Roosters on the Run: Red and Grey Junglefowl

Parrotfish: Rainbows in the Reef

Look out, the Trash is Alive!

The Thar Desert: A Landscape of Loss

When a Tree Falls in the Forest, Fungi Hear It

An Ode to Sponges

Snow Pigeons: A Dash of White

Sorting Hat Spider: Silky Mandalas and Disappearing acts

Luck of the Draw: Spotting Asiatic Lions in Gir

Cormorants: Hung Out to Dry

Threatened Pangolins in the Tea Plantations of the Darjeeling Hills

Decoding the Wheatears of India

Watching Vultures Around Munsiyari

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

Lake Life: Pulicat, the Bird Haven

Mangroves: The Coastal Superheroes

Blackbuck Beauties at the Point of Protection

Cherish the Grove: A Foray into the Forests of the Coromandel Coast

Mynas and Starlings: Birds With Attitude

Indian Swiftlet: The Best Kept Secret of Vengurla Rocks

The Inner Workings of Resilience in the Sundarbans

Golden Jackal: Resourceful Canids in Tezu Botanical Garden

Is the Jerdon’s Courser Extinct?

No Room for Bats

Leopards in Udaipur: Struggle of a Predator

Plain Mountain Finches in Sleet and Snow

Art Expedition: On the Trail of the Great Indian Bustard

Sattal is a Paradise for Birders, But What About the Birds?

Kharghar’s Hills are Alive with the Sound of Birdsong

The Guide: Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary

Jabarkhet Nature Reserve: A Forest Returns Home

Biodiversity Hotspot: Walking Through Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

The Guide: Where to Find the Aravallis in and around Delhi-NCR

Behavioural Shift: Tigers Attack Bike Riders Along Corbett

Roots of a Salt Forest: Mangroves as Coast Guards of the Sundarbans

Two Leaves and the Birds: Notes from Tea Gardens of the Dooars

Sacred Swamps: Where Culture Meets Conservation

Bangalore University Campus: The Unsung Carbon Sink

The Dzüleke Way of Life: Time Machine to a Green Future

Future in Jeopardy: The Wild Water Buffalo in Assam

Chirgaon Leads the Way in Vulture Conservation

Community Efforts Guide Mahseer Protection in Meghalaya

Delhi’s Secret Winter Guests: Small and Chirpy Forest Birds

Common Kingfisher: The Bolt of Blue

Little File Snake: The Silent Predator

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

Another Veterinary Drug Endangers India's Vultures

The Guide: Bor Tiger Reserve

The Mystery Behind Ants Carrying Flowers

Managing the Elephant in the Room

A Crocodile in the Matla River

High as a Kite: Maestros of Indian Skies

The Breathtaking Blues of the Raucous Indian Roller

Barbets of India: Send in the Clowns

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

Elephants and Fences: Intelligence and Ingenuity

Common Picturewing: The Flying Floral Carpet

Mokarsagar Wetland Complex: Lifeline for Wintering Birds

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

Shieldtails: Hidden Beauties of the Underground

Where the Mind is Without Fear: Stories of Coexistence in Shared Landscapes

The Song of the Iora

Rajasthan Toad-headed Agama: Master of the Shifting Sands

Termites: Architects, Farmers, Ecosystem Engineers (and Pests)

Bejewelled: On the Trail of the Himalayan Monal in Uttarakhand

Crop Raids by Wildlife on the Rise in Kaziranga

Oriental Garden Lizards: Quick Learners or Bloodsuckers?

Amazing Grace: The Regal Chinars of Kashmir

Woken Up by the Whistling Schoolboy

The True Tree World of Golden Langurs

Pretty Cochoas: Sparking Joy in the Himalayas

The Ghost Tree: Courting the Frozen Dancer in the Forest

Identifying Mugger Crocodiles Using Drones

The Story of the Translocated African Lions of Kuno

The Guide: Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary

Most Valuable Players of the Monsoon in the Western Ghats

Great Nicobar: Exploring a Biodiverse Island in Peril

Garden Wonders and Roadside Marvels

Communities and the Heronries, Can They Save Each Other?

Finding a Tranquilised Wild Tiger

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

Peafowl Tales: Flamboyant Trains and Screeching Calls

Trinket Snakes and Their Treasured Personal Space

The Rhino’s Future in India

Traditional Fishers Livelihood in Odisha Threatened by Illegal Fish Poisoning

Colourful Company: Where the Wildflowers Bloom

My Space: When Lynx Spiders Find Their Niche

Cosy Colonies of Wondrous, Wily Weavers

Beauty or Beast? The Lionfish Conundrum

Urban Design Planning and the Birds of Kolkata

Threatened Endemic Birds of Andaman & Nicobar

Imaginary Borders and Their Very Real Effects

Decoding Dugong Days in Indian Waters

Into the Wilds of Namdapha National Park

Sikkim Grass Lizard Spotted in Nepal

Big Cat of the Estate: Leopards in Shared Spaces

Sultanpur National Park: Let’s Safeguard This Refuge for Waterbirds

Untreated Legacy Waste is Harming Deepor Beel Wetland

Gangetic River Dolphin Numbers Decline in Assam

Woolly-necked Storks Thriving in Haryana

Playing Hide and Seek with the Nicobar Megapode

Fantastic Falcons: Streamlined, Superfast Raptors in Many Avatars

Hawk Assault: Agile Hunters on a Wing

A History of Conservation: 50 Years of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972

Loud and Clear: Bullfrogs of India

Asian Glass Lizard: Jewel-toned Enigma from the Northeast

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

The Arrival of the Citizen Scientist

Olive Ridley Turtles Threatened by Upcoming Port in Karnataka

Whale Shark Strandings Increase Along Andhra Pradesh Coast

Resident Predators: Living With Spiders

Enchanted Forest: Ode to the Old Sal Community

Ornate Flying Snake: Nature’s Gliding Jewel

Back From the Brink: The Rhinos of Jaldapara

Supercyclones and Extreme Floods: A Not So Bright Future

The King’s Treasure, its Sinister Protector, and a Bottle of Milk

Through the Magic Portal, to a World of Marine Superheroes

Goodnight, Sleep Tight: Slumber in the Big City

Loving Birds in a Time of War

Fading Glow of Maharashtra’s Firefly Festivals

Anaimalai Roadblock: On the Trail of a Tusker

Arachnophobia: Untangling the Web of Dislike

Hide and Seek: The Water Drop Frog of the Western Ghats

Pigeons and Doves: Lovey-Dovey and Very Savvy

How to Conserve Biodiversity as Wind Farms Expand in Tamil Nadu

Monitoring Vultures in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve

Protecting the Sacred Fish of the Cauvery

Red Panda: Vanishing Flame of the Himalayas

Shivaji Kutikela: “To Protect Animals, I Must Think Like a Hunter”

Sudarshan Shaw: Finding Divinity in Nature

Manoj Gogoi: Kaziranga’s Guardian Angel

Asad Rahmani and his Five-decade Long ‘Vacation’ in Conservation

Breaking Bad: The Brotherhood of Bull Elephants

Anatomy of a King Cobra Rescue in Agumbe

Mapping Mysterious Reptiles in Misty Meghamalai

On a Wing: Titli Utsavs in Uttarakhand

The Guide: Pench National Park

The Guide: Kanha National Park

The Guide: Amboli, an Evergreen Eden

The Guide: Agumbe, the Exalted Rainforest Paradise

India's Tiger Estimation Exercise Reveals State of its Forests

The Guide: Gir National Park

The Guide: Wild Wayanad

How Do Tigers, Leopards and Dholes Share Resources?

The Guide: Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve

The Guide: The Backwater of Bhigwan

Mumbai’s Mangroves: Forests of Breathing Roots

Mangar Bani: Delhi NCR’s Wild and Wonderful Neighbour

On a Wing: Dhanauri Wetland, a Birdwatcher’s Wonderland

Cubbon Park: The Lungs of Central Bengaluru

Pallikaranai Marshland: An Urban Wetland on the Brink

Aarey: The Wild Heart of Mumbai

The Private Lives of Kingfishers in My Urban Garden

Accidental Ecosystem: How a Rooftop Garden can be a Thriving Habitat

Life on the Vertical: Exploring Nature on City Walls

When the Monsoon Awakens Agumbe

Conflict and Coexistence: Leopards and the Residents of Valparai

Rhododendrons: Superflowers of the Himalayas

Small Forest, Big Trees, in Hollongapar

When Birdsong Fills the Tea Estates of Assam

Jungle Theatrics: Along the Sitanadi at Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary

In Fine Feather: Spotting Birds in Ladakh

Under Cover: Ecosystems in the Sand

The Oxbow Lake of Purbasthali and my Tryst with the Elegant Ibis

Knock on Wood: The Pygmy Woodpecker Makes an Appearance

In my Backyard: The Oriental Honey-buzzard

The Common Tailorbird Stitches its Magic

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

Kutch: From Bird Paradise to Death Trap?

Playful Parakeets: Green Chilli-shaped Missiles of Entertainment

Back from the Brink: Saltwater Crocodiles in Bhitarkanika

The Thirty-Year Long Battle to Save a Wetland in Calcutta

Beyond Borders: Tiger Movement Between India and Nepal Increasingly Restricted

Resettlement Stories: Losing a Home to a Tiger Reserve

The Babblers Five: Soul Sisters and Charming Angry Birds

Humidity and Weather Conditions Take its Toll on Cheetahs in Kuno

Sticking Point: Bewitched by the Brown Shrike

Bare Truth: Why We Need to Save Our Sloth Bears

Humpback Mahseer: Big Fish in a Small World

Andaman Day Gecko: Fleet-footed Flecks of Green

Spectacled Cobra: An Unwilling Icon

A Hidden Life: The Impressed Tortoise in Central Arunachal Pradesh

Vanishing Act: The Slow Decline of Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle

Huddle Together: Social Spiders and Their Myriad Guests

The Rousing Call of the Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Fishing Friends: Irrawaddy Dolphins and the Fishers of Chilika Lagoon

Life Without Light: Creatures of Meghalaya’s Caves

Peculiar Pelicans: Gawky, Grand and Graceful Waterbirds

Indian Rock Python: Of Legends and Leather Bags

Fishy Quandary: A Nexus of Livelihoods and Native Fish

Meet Shaaz Jung, the Leopard Man of India

Ashish Kushwaha on Painting the Urban Jungle

All That is Green with Siddarth Machado

The Ripple Effect: Leo Saldanha on Bengaluru’s Lakes

Born to the Wild: Naturalist Dhiraj Bhaisare

The Harmony of Birdsong with A. J. Mithra the Bird DJ

Edwin Joseph, The Sparrow Whisperer

Nishant Srinivasaiah: On First-Name Terms with Wild Elephants

Hunter to Conservationist: An Ace Birder on the Cauvery

Dhritiman Mukherjee: Wild Encounters in India

Nirmal Kulkarni: Wild Child of the Western Ghats

The Snake and I: Decoding the Work of Gerry Martin

Prakash Bhoir is Fighting for the Forest

Gowri Shankar: Snake Man Under the Spell of the King Cobra

A Man, a Myth, and the Greater Adjutant in Bihar

Binod ‘Dulu’ Bora: Assam’s Elephant Man

Going with the Flow: Exploring India’s River Systems, One Step at a Time

Sunil Harsana, the Pied Piper of Mangar Bani Forest

Life and Livelihoods along Coringa’s Mangrove Forest

Marina Juliet: A Conservationist in the Making

The Ever-Changing Lives of the Soligas in BR Hills

Insuring Frontline Forest Staff: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Tulasi Gowda: How She Brings Forests to Life

In Purulia, Villagers Plant Forests to Restore Lives

The Wild World of Krithi Karanth

Kartik Shanker: Researcher, Ecologist, Storyteller

Musa Khan: Birding Star of Desert National Park

Man on a Mission to Revive Noida’s Wetlands

Anish Andheria: A Scientific Temper and a Wild Heart

Puja Mitra: Changing the Tide for Goa’s Marine Life

Painting a Canvas: Vijay Dhasmana, The Rewilder

The Butterfly Effect: Peter Smetacek and his Hill Cocoon

N Badusha: Crusader for Wayanad’s Wilds

Vasanth Bosco: Choosing the Promise of the Present

Dental Arsenal: Getting to the Teeth of the Matter

When Danger Lurks: Toxic Beauties in Action

A Half Century of Sea Turtle Conservation

The Curious Incident of a Wild Water Buffalo in Panna

Fade to Black: When Big Cats Hide

Cryptic Splendour in Jewel Beetle Finery

The Dilemmas of Loving and Letting Wild Creatures Go

Island Fever: A Lifelong Obsession with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Blue Mountains: Love and Longing for the Shola Grasslands

Food First: A Hand for a Handout

Croc Creche: Why Crocodilian Males Make Great Babysitters

Nest Negotiations: Why Owls Groom Siblings for Food

Web Design: An Orb-weaver’s Sticky Toxic Lair

The Zen of Diving

Poo to Woo: How Blackbucks Use Their Dung to Attract Mates

Alliances of Lions: Power and the Politics of Coalitions

There’s a New Species of Scorpion on the Block

Grave Threat: More Species at Risk Says New IUCN Red List

A New Vine Snake Called Proahaetulla Slithers Into View

Forced to Join the Boys’ Club: Male Elephants Adapt to Change

The Tamilian Warrior is Now a State Butterfly

Citizen Scientists to Map Wildflowers in India, and Three Other Countries

The Indian Grey Wolf is in Need of Greater Protection

Magadha Burrowing Frog: Resident of Farms

Dune Crickets: The Underdogs of the Thar Desert

The swimming camels of Kutch

Sundarbans: ‘Not a blade of grass grew…’

Brush Strokes of Blood: Illegal Mongoose Hair Trade Threatens the Animal

Underwater Disturbance: The Gangetic Dolphin Struggles to Communicate

Tamil Nadu’s Seaweed Harvesters in Rough Seas

Return of the Cheetah: But Where Will it Roam?

Citizen Science Data and the State of India’s Birds

Asian Elephant, Great Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican to Receive Cross-Border Protections

Chinkara Poaching Racket Uncovered in Rajasthan

Anamalai Wood Snake: New Species Found in the Western Ghats

Vulture Population in Bundelkhand Increases by 103 Per Cent in a Decade

Dwarf Geckos: Life in the Shadows

New Underground Ant Discovered from Goa

Golden Jackals Find Shelter at Airports

Gharials Make a Comeback in Punjab

A Spotlight on the Scorpions of the Western Ghats

The Power of Poop: Making a Case for Whale Waste

Microhabitats and Other Secrets of Life Under a Rock

Not Just Jaws: Shark Facts Fresh from Indian Seas

The Woodcarvers of Kaziranga Cut Through Stereotypes

Life in Lakhipur, on the Fringe of the Forest

Conspiracy Theory: Ravens Make us Rethink What Counts as Intelligence

Canny Crocodiles: Our Planet’s Oldest Living Creatures

Gender Fluid: Bending the Rules

Mosquitoes: Queen of Pests or Evolutionary Genius?

Strangers in the Night: The Beguiling World of Bats

Termites: Bane of Our Existence, or Beacon for the Future?

A Forest to Own: Can Private Forests Bring Public Benefits?

Glam Radar: Iridescence in the Wild

Wise Owls and Busy Bees: Deconstructing Animal Idioms

Masters of Disguise: Snow Leopard

Why You Need to Take Shit Seriously

Leaps and Bounds: The Fascinating Frog World of Agumbe

The Vilified Hyena is an Agile and Intelligent Creature

Masters of Disguise: Indian Nightjar

Do Not Touch: Toxin Generating Sea Creatures from India’s Coasts

Bats and Moths: Evolution and the Relationship of Predator and Prey

A Sight to Behold: Bending the Rules of Biology

Every Creature Embraces its Unique Sleep Habits

Why Do Fireflies Glow?

Arribada: The Mystery of the Olive Ridley Turtle Migration

Matchbox Art: Kindling the Fire to Save Endangered Birds

When Common Birds are No Longer Common

Dismantling a Misnomer: Do Fallen Leaves Litter?

Going Solo: Loners of the Wild

Fishy Phenomena: Sex on the Reef

Periyar Tiger Reserve, Trendsetter in Converting Poachers to Protectors

Lockdown Lessons in Human-Animal Coexistence

Why Human-nature Relationships are Complicated

In Search of a Panacea: Herb Collection in the Himalayas

The Gallant Tiger: Faithful Unto Death

Striped Sisters Lead Conservation in Sariska

Fallen Flowers: Restoring Wild Orchids in the Western Ghats

The Art of Dying: Senescence in Leaves

How Scavengers Keep the Ecosystem Clean

Scavenger Hunt: Hail the Clean-up Crew

Five Chandrapur Tigers Make a Thermal Power Station their Home

A Robin and a Warbler: Migrants on a Volcanic Island

Whale Fall: Food Bonanza on the Ocean Floor

Creative Collectives: When Creatures Band Together

Plants as Parasites: Connecting to the Host with the Most

After Dark: The Lives of Nocturnal Animals

High and Dry: The Gradual Erosion of Ladakh’s ‘Dry Toilet’ Culture

Fish Discovered in Kerala may have Lived with the Last Dinosaurs

Growing With the Flow: The River Pamba and I

Parenting Lessons From the Sea

Jungle Sleuth: Wild Encounters and Animal Signs

The Spin on the Spider’s Silk Route

Delhi’s Unlikely Stopover: Finding Everything in the Middle of Nothing

Tiger Story: Lost Stripes of Gujarat

Studying Snakes through Radio Telemetry

Droughts Mitigated at Lamkani through Grassland Restoration

Elusive White-bellied Herons Make a Rare Appearance

Lightning and I: Encounters with a Tigress from Ranthambore

The Guide: Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary

Avian Windfall at Todgarh-Raoli and Kumbhalgarh

The Guide: Keoladeo National Park

The Guide: Sundarbans Tiger Reserve

Fringe Ford and the Scoop on Poop

The Guide: Ken Gharial Sanctuary

The Guide: Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Monsoon Miracles in Navi Mumbai’s Green Valley Park

City Slickers: The Large Grey Babblers of Delhi

How Sacred Sites in Bengaluru Safeguard Trees

Branch Offices: The Working Trees of Delhi

A Reluctant Birder’s Guide to Birdwatching

The Green, Green Grass of Home

In the Heart of Suburban Mumbai, an Oasis for Birds and Birders

A Date with Mumbai’s Marine Wildlife

Hesaraghatta Lake and the Savannah of Silicon City

Urban Ecosystems: Snakes and the City

Balcony Birding: Birds are Ruling the Roost this Lockdown

Building Nests to Save Delhi’s Sparrows

Butterfly Highway: Delhi’s New Flyby Zones

Nature Underfoot: Wild Flora and Fauna on City Pavements and Waysides

At Home with Herps: Living with Reptiles

Bantam Force: Ambushed by the Termite Parade

A Wild Life: Rauf Ali’s Forest Adventures

Kokkare Bellur: The Blessed Bird Village of Karnataka

An Illustrated Guide to the Daily Lives of Birds

The Teeming Wildlife of a Garbage Dump

The Fellowship of the Grove

The Owlet Who Craved the Sun

Ruskin Bond’s Search for Wilderness in Delhi

How a Group of Men Saved Elephants by Talking to Them

Behind the Revival of Panna’s Tigers

Listen! The Forest Has Something to Say

Breaking News! A Brown Cloud Descends on Mumbai

Myths, Folklore and the Blood Pheasant of Kanchenjunga

Najafgarh – Wetland or Wasteland?

Tracking the Untraceable Sundarbans Tiger

Bringing a Forest Back from the Brink

Of Sacred Streams and Groves

The Sundarbans Inheritance: Protecting a People’s Legacy

Hidden Kingdom: Fantastic Plants and Where to Find Them

The Story Behind the ‘Hardship Allowance’ for Karnataka’s Frontline Forest Staff

Two Sloth Bears and their Human Family

Mowgli Encounters a Pack of Dholes

The Wild Stars of South India

Snakes Can Be Friends Too

When the King Doesn’t Strike

Finding a ‘Star’ Among Frogs

The Nitty-gritty of Releasing a Leopard

The Striped Sibling of the Idu Mishmi

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

The Varied Ecosystems of Peninsular India

Splendid Sojourns in Silent Valley National Park

In Search of One Hundred Rhinos in Kaziranga National Park

Seagrass Meadows on the Ocean Floor

Life of Corals: The Origin Story

Herping Around: A Novice’s Endurance Test

Tal Chhapar: The Golden Grasslands of Churu

Desert National Park: The Abundant Life of the Sand and Scrubs

The Wilds of Saswad: The Vibrant Grassland Near Pune

Birds of Many Feathers in the Mangroves of Coringa

The Fantastic Creatures of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

The Guide: Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

The Flamboyance of Maximum City at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary

The Guide: Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

The Mangroves of Andaman Islands and Tamil Nadu

The Serengeti of Saurashtra: Sightings Abound at the Blackbuck National Park in Gujarat

In the Laterite Plateaus of Maharashtra, Rock Bottom is a Wonderful Place

The Daily Dichotomies of Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch

Stepped Splendour: The Glorious Landscape of Panna Tiger Reserve

The Guide: Bhitarkanika National Park

Trees and Toddy: In the Sacred Grove of Ajeevali

Tall Tales: Trees from Nagarhole

The Guide: Satpura National Park

The Guide: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

The Guide: Lakh Bahosi Bird Sanctuary

Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Floating Laboratory of Bharatpur

Galathea: A Threatened Paradise at the Edge of the World

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve: A Sight and Story at Every Bend

How the Common Palm Squirrel Earned its Stripes

Blend in to Survive, Says the Red-Wattled Lapwing

Red Panda, the Cuddly Asian Bamboo Eater

Victims of a Vile Trade, Pangolins are Almost Extinct

Moon Jellyfish: A Surreal Stinger

Fan-Throated Lizards: A Flash of Fabulous

Dholes: The Fearless Communal Pack Hunters

Buzz and Snap: A Gharial in the Bend of the River

Frogfish, the Camouflaged Killer of the Deep

High Life: Gliding Frogs of the Western Ghats

India’s Prehistoric Unicorns: The Rhinos of Kaziranga

Spotting a Mighty Troop of Stump-tailed Macaques

Hunter on the Beel: The Grey-headed Fish Eagle

Bengal Florican: Erstwhile King of the Grasslands

Malahari and Onti: Squirrels in a Dwindling Forest

Pig-tailed Macaque: Elusive Monkey of the Deep Forest

Bengal Slow Loris: The Fiery-Eyed Wonder of the Night

Antics and Ambush of the Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo

Abbott’s Babbler: Brown Daub on the Green Canvas

Malabar Pit Viper: Ambush in the Well of Life and Death

Chronicles of the Forest Calotes

King Cobra: The World’s Longest Venomous Snake

Bowled Over by the Beautiful Pallas’s Squirrel

Baby of the Forest: In Search of the Malabar Grey Slender Loris

Himalayan Marmots: Sharp Sentinels of Ladakh

Tall, Dark and Handsome: The Greater Adjutant

Leaf Masquerade of the Vine Snake

Malabar Grey Hornbills: Gardeners of the Rainforest

Meet the Pygmy Hog, the Rarest Pig in the World

Bearded Vulture: The Marrow-Minded Raptor

Seeking the Elusive Stone Marten in the Wilds of Spiti Valley

Shadow in the Sand: Encountering the Toad-headed Agama in Ladakh

White-browed Bushchat: The Enigmatic Desert Dancer

The Trickster of the Desert: Greater Hoopoe Lark

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker: A (W)holesome Guide

Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember

Leap of Faith: The Magical World of Jumping Spiders

Snare Traps and Night-vision Goggles: Net-casting Spider on a Hunt

Meet Spiny, the Only Herbivorous Lizard Species in India

Petite but Deadly: Secrets of the Saw-scaled Viper

Why Rann When you can fly: The Bar-headed Geese of Gujarat

Tactical Tails: Life Moves in Slow Motion for the Spiny-tailed Lizard

Montagu’s Harriers: The Slender Hawks of Velavadar

Learning the Fox Trot: In Pursuit of the Bushy-Tailed Red Fox in Spiti Valley

Smooth-Coated Otters: A Rough Ride Along Transforming Rivers

A Tux and a Dance: A Day in the Life of the Common Coot

Unfair Game: The Plight of the MacQueen’s Bustard

Smooth-coated otters: Slick Operators of Coringa

Weaver Ants: Leafy Kingdoms and New Empires

Chinkara: The Graceful Gazelles of Saswad

Canopy Colonisers: Battles of the Weaver Ant Armies

Project Camouflage: Styles and Survival Strategies of Decorator Crabs

The Mangrove Pitta: A Blue Streak in the Mud

Dazzled by the Golden Gecko: Dainty Lizard of the Ruins

No Laughing Matter: Nilgiri Laughingthrush and its Habitats at Risk

Phayre’s Langur: A Future Denied

Guest List of Thousands: Demoiselle Cranes in Kheechan

Malabar Pied Hornbill: In Tuxedos for the Fruit Party

Barking Deer or Indian Muntjac: The Solitary Reaper

Bewitching Blennies: Pixies of the Seas

Shaking a Leg with the Kottigehar Dancing Frog

Painted Storks: The Winged Daughters of Kokkarebellur

Dark Side: Spotting a Leopard in Panna Tiger Reserve

The Bengal Slow Loris: Disappearing Gently into That Good Night

Fleet-footed Tahrs: Lords of the Pinnacles

Tall, Dark, and Lonesome: The White-bellied Heron’s Last Call for Help

Fear and Fascination on the Trail of the Mugger

Indian Pitta: A Whistling, Winged Rainbow

Night Flyer: The Red Giant Gliding Squirrel in Namdapha National Park

Green Munia: The Gullible Beauty of the Scrub Forest

Monsoon Musicians: Songs of the Cicadas

Hump-nosed Pit Viper: Gem on the Forest Floor

Horned Lark: The Crazy Bird and its Crazy Nest

Accidental Tourist: The Vagrant Long-Billed Dowitcher

Bold and Beautiful: Panna’s Glorious Tigers

Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination

A Hidden Life: The Mystery of the Eurasian Otter

Mugger: River Monster or Peaceful Giant?

Chousingha: The Shy Four-horned Antelope

Narcondam Hornbills: Gardeners of their Island Eden

Love at First Dance: The Charming Romance of Great Crested Grebes

Frabjous Flamingos: Haughty Ballerinas of the Wetlands

Mischief Makers: The Disgraceful Antics of Graceful Gulls

Smart and Saucy: The Story of Wild Squids

Indian Grey Wolf: Ghosts of The Grasslands

Indian Chameleon and the Art of Disappearing

Indian Grey Hornbill: Unsung Hero of Urban Forests

Dizzying Decline of the Indian Vulture

Sunbirds: Zippy Popstars Dressed to the Nines

Seeking the Satyr Tragopan Along a Mountain Road

The Strategic Strangler of the Forest

Exploring the Coral Reefs of Goa’s Grande Island

Poop, Prints and Paintings: Tracing the Tamiraparani’s Otters

Painted Sandgrouse: The Art of Blending In

When Flamingos Frolic and Feed in the Talawe Wetlands

Love and Let Live: Saving Puttenahalli Lake

A Tale of One City and Two Trees

Aravallis: Love and Fresh Air

Serial Drillers: Great Slaty Woodpeckers as Community Cavity Creators

Midnight Miracle: Waiting for Mother Turtles by the Beach

An Encounter with the Grey Ghost of Ladakh

An Incident at Dundubhi

When an Elephant Joins a Livestock Herd

Helping a Sister Out of a Pit

Nature and Rhyme: Poems for Wild Things

Two Baby Bears Up a Tree

Concerted Efforts Crucial to Safeguard Kerala's Mangroves

Khaliya Top: A Bird’s-eye View of Birds

The Basket Weavers of Dang

The Other Side of Gir

In the Nilgiris: Bokkapuram’s birdman

The Guide: Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

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

Camera Trap Image Reveals Possible Presence of Nepal’s 13th Wildcat Species

Deforestation Threatens Western Ghats' Amphibians

Love is in the Air: Indian Bullfrogs and the Romance of the Monsoon

Vetal Hill: A Natural Paradise in Peril

Indian Desert Jird: Tiny Musketeer of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert

New Rescue Centres for Seized Wildlife in Northeast States

Shola-Grasslands in the Palani Hills

The Kair: Lifeline of the Desert

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

White-winged Wood Duck: An Icon of Forest Pools

Orphaned Calves: Paying the Price of Human-elephant Conflict

Roadkill Instances on the Rise in Jammu and Kashmir

Is the Dancing Frog’s Jig Over?

The Guide: Singalila National Park

Ruth DeFries: Buoyed by a ‘Geographer’s Heart’

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

In Search of the Elusive Indian Desert Cat

Rare Black-breasted Parrotbills Hide in the Grasslands

Tigers, Leopards Venture Into Snow Leopard Territory in the Himalayas

Day or Night, the Wilderness Areas of the Western Ghats Never Sleep

Between the Global and Local: Making Sense of Climate Change in the Lakshadweep Archipelago

Biodiversity Enhancement in Western Ghats Linked to Habitat Preservation

Evidence of Manul’s Presence Found on Mount Everest

Storks: Birds with Broadsword Bills

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

Cranes: Trumpeters of the Skies

On Saving Whale Sharks

Gul Toor Flowering Early in Kashmir Due to Climate Change

Rhythm and Melody: Birds of the NCR’s Aravallis

Nagaland's Biodiversity Documentation Receives Boost Through First Bird Count

Invasive Plants Spreading in Higher Elevations

Sky Skaters: Sally Forth with Vibrant Bee-eaters

My Friends, the Trees

Shared Spaces: On the IISER Campus in Kerala

By the Flock: Decline of the Yellow-breasted Bunting

Aurobindo Samal: Protecting Species with Community Participation

Why Do Some Plants Bloom and Die Together?

Elephants are Choosy When it Comes to Food

Choughs: Gurus of the Mountain Skies

Jackdaw: Menacing-Looking Affable Crows

The Grandala: Flying Blue Gem of the Himalayas

A Fine Balance: Irrawaddy Dolphins in Chilika Lake

Boxfish: An Evolutionary Guide to Self-preservation

An Owlsome Night Amidst the Dense Mangroves of Bhitarkanika

Gajoldoba: Bird Haven for All Seasons

Natural Habitats Under Attack: Conservation of Elephants and other Animals

Bulbuls: Play on Merry Minstrels

Basai Wetlands Thrive Just a Short Hop From Gurugram’s Glitzy Malls

Rich Birdlife Call Attention to Delhi’s Disappearing Wetlands

Two Endangered Freshwater Turtles Receive International Conservation Support

Dilemma of Protecting the Slender Loris

Ramki Sreenivasan: Not Every Hero Wears a Cape

Urban Cacophony of the Heartening Kind

From Poachers to Protectors in Birding Hotspot Mangalajodi

The Guide: Mangalajodi Wetland in Odisha

The Guide: D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary

Poornasmrithi Rumdali Rai: Saving the Chinese Pangolin

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

Playing Hide and Seek with the Saw-Scaled Viper in Goa

So Long, and Thanks for All the Plastic

Wandering Glider: World Traveller and Weather Vane

Dwindling Dugongs: Meandering Trails in Seagrass Meadows

Amir Kumar Chettri: Panijhora’s Multifaceted Conservationist

Russell’s Vipers: Predators of the Undergrowth

Longwood Shola, the Only Urban Shola Forest in the Nilgiris

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

Sea Cucumbers: Illegal trade and the Blame Game

Forest Fugue: The Seasonal Sounds of Avalahalli

Mizoram: An Emerging Hotspot for Wildlife Trafficking

Safeguarding Mangrove Plantations in the Sundarbans

Hoot and Screech: From Giant Owls to Little Elves

Lianas: The Woody Climbers of the Forest

Sea Cucumbers: Silent Superheroes of the Seas

Turbines Taking the Wind Out of Wildlife’s Sails

Getting to Know You: Diving Into the Amazing World of Sharks

Nymphs, Love Spells, and the Eurasian Wryneck

Escape From the City: How I Found a Home in the Wilderness

In the Sundarbans, the Bengal Tiger is Always Watching You

Huntsman Spider: Apex Predator in a Microhabitat

Three Lions Take on a Lone Turtle. Will it Survive?

A Lemon a Day Keeps the Elephant Away

Three’s No Longer a Crowd for Sarus Cranes

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

Amazing Grace: The Dancing Black-necked Cranes of Ladakh

Clouds, Hills, and Sightings of the Nilgiri Tahr

The Amur Falcon and the Mysteries of Bird Migration

Pussyfooting Parliamentarians: Short-eared Owls in the Little Rann

Short-eared Owl: Hidden Winter Resident of the Grasslands

The Mysterious Migration of Crimson Rose Butterflies

Montagu’s Harrier: Prowlers on the Grassland

Demoiselle Cranes: High-Flying Damsels

Gaur Shift Out of Forest Homes

Singing Animals In Nature’s Theatres

Kedar Bhide: The Nature Entrepreneur

Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders

Undertaking the World’s Longest Insect Migration

Sparrows: Fall of the Little Birds

Moth Inventory: Expanding Our Faunal Database

Mohammed Dilawar: A Superhero for the House Sparrow

Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth

When Elephants Rage

Delhi and Haryana’s Aravallis Home to Rare Wildlife

The Eight-Legged Wolf with Stars in its Eyes

Clear and Present Danger: Managing Free-ranging Dogs

The Fabulous, Functional World of Sea Slugs

Skittering Frogs: Look Closely, They’re Floating on Water Everywhere

On the Edge: Saga of the Great Indian Bustard

Edible-nest Swiftlet: Little Bird with an Expensive Nest

Common Emigrant: Tracking the Wheel of Life

Powai Lake: A Wild Wetland at the Heart of a Mumbai Suburb

Culture Shapes Community Conservation in Nagaland

The Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya

Shillong Bush Frog: Ticking its Way Through the Monsoon

Stories in Saltwater: Life and Tides in Bhitarkanika’s Mangroves

Counting Wolves Through Their Calls

Ominous Owls: Sharp-eyed Hunters of the Night

Hawkfish Hues: Of Underwater Hunts and Hairy Spines

Boxed In: The Urban Snakes of Bengaluru

I Want It All: The Checkered Keelback’s Game Plan

The Grand Old Buffaloes of the Savannah Need Protection

Secret Life of the Mouse Deer

190 Dolphins Recorded in Mahananda Face Survival Challenges

Smaller Herons and Egrets: Hunchbacks and Those Lovely in Lace

Leopard Gecko: Trapped in Trade and Labs

Kalandar Community Left in the Lurch after Surrendering Animals

A Lifetime of Love: The Romance of the Sarus Cranes

Chinkara: The Dainty Desert Ballerina

New Conservation Reserve Offers Glimmer of Hope for Dugongs

The Rare Hawkmoths of Ladakh

Meet Naturalist Ruddy: Adventurer, Sleuth, Mongoose

Protecting Deepor Beel’s Elephants from Train Collisons

More Studies Needed on India's Sharks and Rays

Dhruv Prajapati: India’s Very Own Spiderman

Frightened by A Fish

All That is Green is Not Forest

Big Herons: Those Grouchy old Fishermen

The Ecotone: The Todgarh-Raoli and Kumbhalgarh Sanctuaries of Rajasthan

The Fog Clears: Unwinding Under a Fig Tree

Smugglers Using Government Scheme as a Tool for Exotic Wildlife Trade

Butterfly Records Lead Arunachal Pradesh’s Biodiversity Sightings

Skylords: View from the Eagles’ Eyrie

Nalabana Bird Sanctuary: Magnificent Reed Forest

Fluttering to the Flame: Moths in Art, Literature, and Poetry

Barn Owl: The Farmer’s Friendly Neighbourhood Pest Controller

Himalayan Monal: Monarch of the High Mountains

To the Point: Wild Things and their Beaks, Teeth, Claws

Unchecked Tree Planting in Grasslands Threatens Native Biodiversity, Warns Ecologist

Disturbed by Mining, Chattisgarh’s Elephants Move to Gadchiroli

Great Barracuda: Shiny and Scary but Surprisingly Shy

Raising Spiderlings: The Best of Jumping Spider Brood Care

In Arunachal, Locals and Officials Join Hands to Conserve Orchids

What Butterflies Taught Me about Life on a Hot, Difficult Day

Instagram Leads to Discovery of a New Himalayan Snake Species

Over-exploitation of Groundwater Threatens Gondwana Fishes

Singalila National Park: A Mountain Forest in the Clouds

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

Hangul Numbers Increase in Kashmir

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

Bird Housing: Rumblings in the Old Poplar Apartment Block

Red Panda: Under the Radar in Singalila

Aaliya Mir: The Woman Who Rescues Wildlife in Kashmir

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

Why Do These Starry-eyed Frogs Disappear into Bamboos?

Here’s why Birds Avoid the Red-spot Jezebel Butterfly

A Lost River and the Wetland Paradise of Hoskote Lake

Coast Guards: How Women are Protecting Sindhudurg’s Mangroves

Kole’s waterman: Protecting a wetland through paddy cultivation

Black-necked Stork in the Eye of the Marsh

First Among Equals: Wild Asses of the Little Rann of Kutch

Spotted Creeper in the Khejri Tree

Accidental Capture by Fishers Claims Millions of Seahorses

Invasive Red-eared Slider Poses Threat to Native Freshwater Turtles

Sights and Sounds from the Tree Canopy

The Monkey with a Beanie: The Capped Langurs of Hollongapar

Migrating Mangroves: Why Sundarbans’ Coast Guards Are Moving

Dung Beetles: The Little Things That Run the World

Depth and Detail in the Artwork of Nirupa Rao

Prerna Singh Bindra: One with the Wild

Hop, Skip, Run: The Hardy Pikas of Ladakh

Thriving in Thin Air: Pikas of the Himalayan Talus

Getting Into a Huddle: The Himalayan Marmot Family

Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving

Miracle on a Beach: A Night with the Ancients

Hunter Among the Mangroves: The Fishing Cat of Coringa

Croc Talk: Of Salt, Scales, and Swamps

Dog-faced Water Snake: Sludge and Salt in the Intertidal Zone

Staying Alive: South Asian River Dolphins

Painted Storks: Colouring the Coringa Wetlands

Raiders of the Anthill: Sloth Bears of Kumbhalgarh

Locust Swarms: Pests or Actors in the Ecosystem?

Anant Shankar: Saving the Mangroves of the Godavari Delta

Allahrakha Khan: The Living Legend of Velavadar’s Last Grassland

Catch a Spot of Iridescence When a Gaudy Baron Flits By

Where the Wild Cat Roams: On Spotting the Black-Eared One

When Women Take Charge: The Grassroots Story of Pramila Bisoyi

The Sandgrouse has a Trick up its Belly

Clash of the Titans: When the King Cobra Meets a Rock Python

Abhinav Bharti: Guardian Angel of Todgarh-Raoli Wildlife Sanctuary

On the Fly: An Afternoon with the Dragon Lizards of Agumbe

Garnering Community Support for the Great Indian Bustard

Nest Protectors Hope to Secure the Indian Skimmer’s Future

Older Than Dinosaurs: The Real Rock Stars of Hyderabad

How Bus Stands in Kali Reserve Got Their Groove Back

How to Build a Whale Skeleton from Scratch

Predators Beware: Species in Battle-Ready Armour

Unprotected Areas: Lalbagh Southern Bengaluru Charm

The Guide: Nagarhole National Park

The Curious Case of the Scorpion in the Night-time

Masters of Disguise: Blue Oakleaf Butterfly

A Forest of Folklore: Myths, Gods, and the Many Faces of the Tiger

Why Woodpeckers Peck the Largest Trees

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