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Wildlife
HUMAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT
India sees spike in deadly leopard attacks with rising human encroachment on animal habitats
Conservationists say understanding the behaviour of the big cats is key to coexistence.
Deutsche Welle
ENVIRONMENT
Vedanta’s oil exploration plan threatens Assam’s last gibbon sanctuary
Modi government’s new policy lets Cairn Oil & Gas advance Rs.264 crore project near Hollongapar reserve, while wildlife board demands inspection.
Ayaskant Das
Wildlife Translocation
India’s cheetah conservation plan is losing steam
Two years after their introduction, not a single adult cheetah roams free in India. Conservation experts question the plan’s viability and impact.
Ravi Chellam
THE FRONTLINE INSIGHT BOX
Furry Fiasco
Behind Japanese authorities’ decision to eradicate mongooses on a subtropical island.
Frontline News Desk
White Space
Say cheese, big kitty
Tiger safaris have become less about appreciating the big cats than about getting the perfect click for social media.
Dhiraj Singh
Bird Photography
Ladakh: Birding in the Land of High Passes
A spectacular variety of species find habitat in the plateau, set at the border of two zoogeographic zones.
Subash Jeyan
International Wolf Day
Howling for change: How the plight of Indian grey wolves challenges conservation norms
Survival of the wolves, which are rarer than Bengal tigers, hinges on a delicate balance with pastoralist communities in mixed-use landscapes.
Iravatee Majgaonkar,
Abi Tamim Vanak
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Every hour, six people die of snake bite in India: Herpetologist Sumanth Bindumadhav
Snakebites claim more lives in India than all other animal-related deaths combined, yet this crisis remains largely invisible.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
‘Every hour, six people die of snake bite in India’: Herpetologist Sumanth Bindumadhav
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Snakebites kill more Indians than all other wildlife combined
Karnataka’s groundbreaking move to track snakebites reveals the true scale of a crisis that has been slithering under the radar for decades.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
The Great Nicobar Betrayal
Frontline News Desk
Caracal: The mystery cat
A redolently illustrated, rigorously scientific, and richly historical book tells the story of one of India’s most elusive cats.
Divya Gandhi
Much ado about a logo
How a logo on a T-shirt in an old photograph of a former employee has put WCS-India into a nervous flutter.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
How a hydropower project threatens the wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh
With its renewed clearances, the project raises red flags as the eco-sensitive region is home to at least two species of critically endangered birds.
Rishika Pardikar
India’s cheetah project: A costly diversion from more pressing priorities
The project, hailed as a saviour for abused ecosystems and endangered species, now faces scrutiny over its suitability, transparency and feasibility.
Ravi Chellam
How tigers in Uttarakhand’s Thano range are under threat from an airport project
A WWF-Uttarakhand Forest Department study found new evidence of a breeding, thriving population of tigers at the Shivalik Elephant Reserve.
Rishika Pardikar
Click, click, hoot, hoot: How one man photographed all species of owls in India
The Indian subcontinent is home to about 38 species of owls. One fine day, Dhiraj Singh set out to click them all. Here’s what happened.
Dhiraj Singh
Jumbo ties: Bhutan, Assam share a long history of joint domestication of elephants
An initiative by the first king of Bhutan fostered cross-border relations between different cultures.
Tshering Tashi
Where the wild things are...
There are innumerable parallel universes in each plant, bush, and tree.
Subash Jeyan
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