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Only when love takes the lead will the earth, and life on earth, be safe again: Lewis Mumford

Xylophaga nandani

New species of wood-boring, deep-sea mollusc found in Arabian sea

There had been a 1,540 sq km increase in forest cover and 721 sq km increase in tree cover. File

India’s forest, tree cover rose by 2,261 sq km in last 2 years: ISFR report

The Hindu Bureau Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, and Jharkhand are the top five States in terms of increase in forest cover

Graceful small-headed sea snake

Graceful small-headed sea snake reported from Perumathura coast

Anasuya Menon The relatively-uncommon sea snake was spotted by a team of bird watchers while on a water bird census

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“It is not one tiger straying but different tigers.”

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Shiv Sahay Singh No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Australia's Christmas Island witnesses annual crab migration

The Hindu Net Desk A video on the red crabs of Australia that migrate in millions during the mating season

Workers busy at the biogas plant at Bowenpally market in Secunderabad.

Watch | From market waste to electricity

The Hindu Bureau A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

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Watch | How climate change is making salt farming unsustainable

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Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Conservation Environment

Why the Asiatic lion and the African cheetah could be pitted against each other in Kuno National Park

Watch | How climate change is making salt farming unsustainable

The Pongal Bird Count begins on January 14

Forest, tree cover in India up by 2,261 sq km in two years

New species of wood-boring, deep-sea mollusc found in Arabian sea

How does the 2022 garden look? Think air-purifying plants, topiary practices and online nurseries

Residential gardening burst on the scene during the pandemic bringing in its wake a reality check. Top gardening trends of 2022 in Kerala

Graceful small-headed sea snake reported from Perumathura coast

The relatively-uncommon sea snake was spotted by a team of bird watchers while on a water bird census

India's oldest sloth bear Gulabo dies at Bhopal's Van Vihar national park

The female sloth bear was rescued from a street performer in May 2006.

Have you spotted the Himalayan Mallard in Hyderabad?

The Mallard or the wild duck with an iridescent green or blue-headed plumage was spotted in the city

Two cyclists from Maharashtra are pedalling along the Indian coast for a plastic-free world

Milind Tambe and Shriram Kondhawekar are cycling along the Indian coastline covering a distance of about 6,179 kilometres to highlight the ill-effects of single-use plastic

Leopards in the city

When the big cats stride along compound walls or sprawl on ledges, people of Mumbai have learned to keep their cool

A lake sustains local residents during lockdowns

Agaramthen lake illustrates how a waterbody can be a blessing to the local community; and the time to protect it from possible future ills is now

Odisha is losing its leopards, wildlife to poachers

State’s Special Task Force alone has been seizing on average one leopard skin a month since 2020

The many ways in which Chennai counts its birds

From a city-specific bird race to the Asian Waterbird Census: As annual bird migrations pick up pace, it is time for Chennai and Tamil Nadu’s various attempts at documenting these winged travels to begin

50 Cheetahs to be introduced in India in next 5 years: Environment Minister

Cheetah was expected to be reintroduced into the country in November 2021 in Madhya Pradesh but the plan got derailed due to the pandemic.

10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent

Odisha deploys 106 personnel for bird counting on the vast waters of the lake.

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Oliver was nine years old

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Three birds that checked into Chennai and stayed on

The fulvous whistling duck, the Asian pied starling and the Bengal weaver are the latest pin-ups for range expansion in these parts. Find out when and where they fell head over claws in love with the city

Sunday Quiz: animals and their species

This world is like Noah’s Ark. In which few men but many beasts embark: Samuel Butler

How India’s unguided quest for solar energy is bringing about ecological and cultural erasure

We are in the middle of an unprecedented expansion in renewable energy. But it comes at a huge ecological and human cost

Meet the team of fishermen in Visakhapatnam who saved the endangered whale shark

The rare rescue mission of this 15-foot whale shark led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

Artificial nest boxes to bring the sparrows back!

Made of pine wood, it is designed to provide comfortable nesting and can be kept on terraces, windows and compound walls

Watch | Largest rhino transfer in history

A video on the transfer of thirty Southern white rhinos from South Africa to Rwanda

Chennai Photo Biennale’s weekend shorewalks helps city kids befriend coastal creatures

Creatures old and new were introduced to the curious young minds of Chennai at Chennai Photo Biennale’s weekend shorewalks

The 2021 eco-fighters of South India who persevered through the pandemic

From conservation of rare and threatened snake species to creating mangrove forests along the coasts, here are some organisations and individuals who have continued their efforts to protect Nature through 2021

Fighting climate change without developmental blind-spots

Deep thinking and concern for the future is what past generations have demonstrated in how they have constructed urban spaces

Watch | From market waste to electricity

A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

Carcasses of migratory birds seized near Chilika lake

The Odisha Forest Department suspects a case of poaching

Wetland bursting at the seams with jacanas?

The water levels have dropped in the northern and southern extremities of the Perumbakkam wetland, and both the pheasant-tailed and the bronze-winged are making the most of it

Turtle trail to get a boost with mass tagging mission

1,556 Olive Ridleys tagged in exercise that began in Odisha in January 2021 after nearly 25 years.

Watch | What are nurdles?

A video explainer on nurdles, tiny plastic pellets that are rapidly degrading oceans.

Birds’ site fidelity can work for you

A resident of D’Silva Road in Mylapore and another of Sembakkam have migrants tripping over their carpet, thanks to trees in their midst

A view from ‘Rapylon’: This migratory season, watch raptors stick to their perches

Perches in high places are crucial for raptors to launch their raids. A tour of the Siruthavur lake and Perumbakkam wetland shows the rabid loyalty displayed by migratory birds of prey to their vantage points

Explained | Why did India reject UNSC draft on climate?

What was the proposal? Why do some countries feel the UNSC should not be given a broader mandate?

Reintroduced gharials thriving in Beas reserve: experts

Wildlife officials expect the endangered reptiles to begin breeding in the riverine system of Punjab in a few years

Early signs of worsening air emerge in Northeast India

Except Guwahati, the other cities in the Northeast have low annual PM2.5 levels

Presence of tiger in north Bengal cheers wildlife enthusiasts

Photograph of the big cat captured in a camera trap in Buxa Tiger Reserve

No melting glaciers, but climate change is at the door

If persistent, unpredictable rain patterns — such as the one witnessed in Chennai this year — can interfere with the breeding time-table of resident birds to the point of sending their populations crashing

After false starts, winter season is slowly getting back on track

An understanding of Chennai’s migratory birds through an iconic wetland

2054 cases registered for killing, trafficking of wild animals

WCCB has conducted various species-specific operations

Don’t play dead with a vulture

Under a conservation breeding programme by the Bombay Natural History Society, 18 adult vultures have taken to the skies

Watch | Why homegrown apples could die out in India

A video explainer on why apple production in India may become unsustainable.

Green Humour

Researchers document 43,118 butterflies in Dakshina Kannada

The ‘winged beauties’ are a good indicator of the ecological health of a habitat

Dam Safety Act will bring in unified policies: Jal Shakti Ministry official

Best possible means of finding a solution to Mullaperiyar row is perhaps in the Bill, says B.R.K. Pillai.

Visakhapatnam zoo welcomes new animals

Himalayan goral, Bengal fox and a male nilgai arrived earlier this week as part of an animal exchange programme with National Zoological Park in New Delhi

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Dev Raturi with his family in Xian, China. Photo: Special arrangement

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7K | Two Indians among 3 killed in Abu Dhabi oil tanker blasts

Photo used for representational purpose only.

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