NGOs Call For Permanent Freeze On Animal Imports To Vantara
A coalition of conservation organisations have urged Vantara to make its temporary moratorium on wild animal imports permanent, warning that...
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Tribal Resettlement Near The Forest A Wild Idea, Say Environmentalists
Karnataka’s plan to rehabilitate over 100 tribal families in a 20-acre plot adjacent to the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary has sparked...
Book Review: Growing Pains Accompanied By A Growing Love Of The Wild
Simply written and narratively engaging, The Light of Wilder Things is an insightful coming-of-age story of a young Indian naturalist....
Tiger Death Highlights Strained Human-Wildlife Interactions In Assam
A tiger was lynched near Kaziranga National Park in Assam following months of concern after a man and livestock were...
Commentary: Education Is A Powerful Tool For Biodiversity Conservation
The Wildlife Institute of India has established interpretation centres under the National Mission for Clean Ganga Project, to offer accessible...
Radheshyam Bishnoi, Defender Of Wildlife In Thar, ‘Gone Too Soon’
Radheshyam Bishnoi, wildlife protector, has died at the age of 28. Radheshyam began by helping injured animals in the desert,...
The Vanished View: Preserving Urban Greens
“If there are no mangroves, then the sea will have no meaning. It's like a tree with no roots, for...
The Costs Of Coexisting With Predators
A new study across three protected areas in southern Kashmir recorded 92 livestock losses in two years, resulting in major...
When Women Stand Guard For The Forest
In August 2023, 108 women joined Kaziranga National Park in Assam as forest guards called Van Durgas. The Van Durgas...
On 40 Years Of Writing On Wildlife: Bittu Sahgal
Bittu Sahgal, Founder-Editor of India’s first wildlife science magazine, Sanctuary Asia, speaks about his 40-year-long journey writing and editing stories...
Kallur Balan: The Man Who Planted A Forest
Kallur Balan’s decades-long efforts reforested over 100 acres of barren land across Kerala, creating a lasting ecological transformation. His work...
Including Indigenous Perspectives On Equitable Forest Mgmt
The indigenous peoples’ engagements with forests are based on respect, responsibility, trust and relationships whereas the modern, post-colonial protected areas...
South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the Western Ghats highlands...
Assam’s Manas National Park Regains Its Glory
Jatin Gayary beams with joy every time he sees a tiger in Manas National Park in the foothills of the...
