Animal Conservation

Alternate method to monitor lion population looks at whiskers, body marks to identify animals

Conservation practices have enabled Asiatic lion population to recover from 50 to estimated 500 lions today.

Bear Grylls shares a sneak peek of Rajnikanth's 'blockbuster TV debut' with Into the Wild motion poster

The Into the Wild motion poster sees Rajnikanth and Grylls posing on the bonnet of an off-road vehicle in the forest.

Australia's wildfires undo decades of conservation work done on Kangaroo island

The Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park is caring for about 18 burned koalas but had to euthanize many more.

Endangered Species Act at work: Rare butterflies and woodpecker species on a bomb range

The woodpecker is “an umbrella species” so conserving them helps the butterfly and other vulnerable species.

Wildlife Week 2019: India's tiger census points to an urgent need for peaceful ecosystems where humans, tigers coexist

With 26,838 camera-traps that captured 76,523 tigers in the wild, coverage this census was 275% higher than 2014.

Wildlife Week 2019: How conserving nature's 'umbrella' species could benefit whole habitats

Protecting a single 'umbrella' species could achieve the same result as multiple projects targeted at several.

3 elephants killed by speeding train in West Bengal's Jhargram district; not an isolated incident, says forest officer

Two adult elephants and a calf were hit by the Gyaneswari Express while crossing the tracks near Gidhni railway station, around 180 kilometres from Kolkata.

Six critical areas where the new national wildlife plan falls short

To be effective, the National Wildlife Plan needs to be flexible enough to absorb scientific advances and learn from experiences.

Humans vs Predator: Leopards are in conflict with residents in Bengaluru and are paying the price

In Bengaluru alone, four leopards were run over and killed by speeding vehicles over the past four years. Across Karnataka state, around 25 leopards were run over in the same period.