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

Nivedita Ganguly

The rare rescue mission led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

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

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Shiv Sahay Singh

Oliver the tiger suddenly collapsed and died around 11.45 a.m. at Pilikula Biological Park, near Mangaluru, on January 4, 2022.

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Special Correspondent Oliver was nine years old

Asian pied starling. Photo: Sundaravel Palanivel

Three birds that checked into Chennai and stayed on

Prince Frederick 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

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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

Stranded tourists being evacuated by the National Disaster Response Force from Nainital.

Watch | Explained: Why is India facing bouts of extreme weather?

The Hindu Net Desk A video explainer on the large variations in the country's monsoon cycle and how it is related to global warming.

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Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Three birds that checked into Chennai and stayed on

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Sunday Quiz: animals and their species

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

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

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.

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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

Technology to the rescue of elephants

Sensors that set off lights along railway tracks when the animals cross might help mitigate man-animal conflict

1,160 elephants killed due to reasons other than natural causes: MoEFCC

While electrocution turned fatal for 741 pachyderms, train hits led to the death of 186 mammals, says RTI reply

Watch | How climate change is affecting the movement of trees

A video explainer on how the migration of trees is affected by climate change.

One-km-long flyover to be built to facilitate elephant movement in Odisha

The proposed flyover is the first of its kind structure to be created in the State

COP26 pledges need a new climate of cooperation

Developing economies such as India are burdened with other issues and require the help of the developed North

‘Croak down’ on mosquitoes, say ecologists: Drop in frog and odonate populations helps these disease-causing insects

Against the backdrop of a dengue outbreak in various parts of the country, ecologists underline the need for creating conducive environments for the natural predators of mosquitoes

Chennai resident crosses birding milestone, documents 100 species from hearthstone

Sundaravel Palanivel recently reached the three-figure mark, remarkably through patch birding from his home in Pallikaranai. His observations and photographic records include around 10 rarities and many insightful avian patterns

Fancy a safari? Head out on the tiger’s trail in Bandhavgarh National Park via India’s first virtual OTT platform

Sit in the comfort of your home and experience the dangerous wild with wildlife filmaker and presenter Suyash Keshari. He recently launched Safari With Suyash TV, the country’s first virtual OTT platform dedicated to wildlife

Anamalai Tiger Reserve’s (ATR) Butterfly Park at Aliyar on Pollachi-Valparai Road is buzzing with winged insects

The new butterfly park at Anamalai Tiger Reserve emphasises the need to conserve indigenous species

Tribal communities in Kerala’s Chalakudy and Karuvannur river basins find new markets for forest produce

Forest Post collaborates with six villages in Chalakudy and Karuvannur, encouraging conservation and resilient livelihoods, to preserve skills and artisan traditions

This library in Andhra Pradesh can save the elusive fishing cat

The Children for Fishing Cat project in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh recruits children as ambassadors for conservation to save the predator and its home

Australia's Christmas Island witnesses annual crab migration

A video on the red crabs of Australia that migrate in millions during the mating season

Watch | Dangerous sinkholes form around receding Dead Sea

A video on how sinkholes have formed around the Dead Sea

15 states, four years and a village of his own: Meet the cyclist who is travelling across India, teaching sustainability

Ankit Arora is cycling around the country teaching micro-culture and sustainability to villages and communities along the way. He has also started a village in the Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu

A fest to celebrate a local rice wine

The GI tag and the newly introduced Vista dome to Haflong promises more than the usual crowd for the Judima fest in Assam

Himalayan glacier changed track 20,000 years ago: study

Scientists say it fused into an adjacent glacier in present-day Pittoragarh.

Tirupati rains | Three social media accounts showing the havoc caused by rain and flooding

Besides photos and videos of Tirupati experiencing heavy rain and sewer overflow, the posts also include the routes to avoid. We meet the teams who run these informative accounts

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