Wild Vault

Why Do Some Plants Bloom and Die Together?

Biodiversity Hotspot: Walking Through Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Colourful Company: Where the Wildflowers Bloom

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

Evergreen Forests: A Reminder from an Olea Tree

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

Why You Need to Take Shit Seriously

Tiger Story: Lost Stripes of Gujarat

How Local Communities Help Conserve the Snow Leopard

Moray Eels: Delightful or Deadly?

A Bug’s Life: The Ant Question Hour

Foraging Food: Eating Wild in the Andaman Islands

Intimate Connections: Falling in Love With a Walking Trail

Did You Know? Starfish and How They Regenerate

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

Tea Time with My Friend the Rock Agama

Himalayan Pikas' Winter Plans Dependent on Weather

Mahua: The Magic Tree of Life

Feathered Folklore: Birds and Their Amazing Avatars

Sundews: Shiny, Sugary Illusions in the Wild

The Pune Bird Atlas: Making Them Count

The Wild Elephants of the Andaman Islands

Observation as an Antidote to Intolerance

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

Palash: An Account of the Flame of the Forest

The Kashmir Langur's Identity Crisis

Species No Bar for Langurs

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

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

Citizens Come Together for Malabar Tree Toad

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

Bharatpur: Memories of an Inveterate Birder

When Nature Repurposes: Lessons from Velavadar

Night Vision of Rock Bees

Asian Giant Hornets: Beyond the Sting

Zoo in a Stem: The Ant-Plant Exchange

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

How Ancient Koli Wisdom is Informing Marine Science in Mumbai

Turbid Seas: A Soup of Minerals and Marine Wonders

SARPA – An App That Saves Lives

When Golden Jackals Swim Across the Karli River

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

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

Living Fossils: Old-World Creatures in the Wild

Inhaling the Scents of a Forest

Birding Around the Salt Pans of Tuticorin

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

Easy Riders: Cruising with the Currents

Hope and Biodiversity on the Andaman Islands

Life After Dark: The Night Shift on a Coral Reef

Twilight Zone: A Tale Between Two Tides

Wildlife Warriors: The Guardians of Kaziranga Brave On

Worlds Apart: The Dual Life of Marine Animals

Delicate Balance: Agro-pastoral Life in the Spiti Valley

That Worm in your Garden could be a Snake

Folktales from Maharashtra: The Mouse’s Share

Folktales from Maharashtra: The Magic Ring

Champions of Chomp: Skilled Hunters with the Strongest Jaws

Local Rituals Pay Tribute to Muggers Despite Present-day Trials

Narcondam Hornbill: Tale of a Rescue

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

Botanists and Barberies, Palms and Patwas

A Botanical Pilgrimage in the Kumaon Hills

Remembering Sultanpur: Birding for the Soul

Love and Longing of the Red Velvet Mite

Subtle Showstoppers: Bowled Over by the Monitors in My Yard

Standing Tall: African Baobabs in Mumbai

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

High Altitude Passerines in Uttarakhand

Ways of Seeing: Watching Wildlife From Near and Far

Birding from a Balcony in Goa

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

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

Children of the Big River

Wayanad: A Summer Destination for Elephants

When a Tree Falls in the Forest, Fungi Hear It

Golden Jackal: Resourceful Canids in Tezu Botanical Garden

Art Expedition: On the Trail of the Great Indian Bustard

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

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

Bangalore University Campus: The Unsung Carbon Sink

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

The Mystery Behind Ants Carrying Flowers

Elephants and Fences: Intelligence and Ingenuity

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

Amazing Grace: The Regal Chinars of Kashmir

The Ghost Tree: Courting the Frozen Dancer in the Forest

The Story of the Translocated African Lions of Kuno

Most Valuable Players of the Monsoon in the Western Ghats

My Space: When Lynx Spiders Find Their Niche

Enchanted Forest: Ode to the Old Sal Community

Anaimalai Roadblock: On the Trail of a Tusker

Arachnophobia: Untangling the Web of Dislike

Anatomy of a King Cobra Rescue in Agumbe

Mapping Mysterious Reptiles in Misty Meghamalai

On a Wing: Titli Utsavs in Uttarakhand

How Do Tigers, Leopards and Dholes Share Resources?

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

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

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

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

A Tale of One City and Two Trees

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

Orphaned Calves: Paying the Price of Human-elephant Conflict

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

Shared Spaces: On the IISER Campus in Kerala

Elephants are Choosy When it Comes to Food

An Owlsome Night Amidst the Dense Mangroves of Bhitarkanika

Lianas: The Woody Climbers of the Forest

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

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

Three’s No Longer a Crowd for Sarus Cranes

The Mysterious Migration of Crimson Rose Butterflies

Singing Animals In Nature’s Theatres

Undertaking the World’s Longest Insect Migration

Common Emigrant: Tracking the Wheel of Life

Culture Shapes Community Conservation in Nagaland

The Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya

Kalandar Community Left in the Lurch after Surrendering Animals

Frightened by A Fish

The Fog Clears: Unwinding Under a Fig Tree

Butterfly Records Lead Arunachal Pradesh’s Biodiversity Sightings

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

Barn Owl: The Farmer’s Friendly Neighbourhood Pest Controller

Raising Spiderlings: The Best of Jumping Spider Brood Care

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

Bird Housing: Rumblings in the Old Poplar Apartment Block

Sights and Sounds from the Tree Canopy

Older Than Dinosaurs: The Real Rock Stars of Hyderabad

How Bus Stands in Kali Reserve Got Their Groove Back

Predators Beware: Species in Battle-Ready Armour

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