Seventy per cent of Indians cohabit with wildlife. Human-wildlife conflict is so omnipresent now that fatalities often do not ...

Increasing instances of human-wildlife conflicts have become a perennial headache for Kerala. The loss of human lives in incidents involving wild animals has become a matter of concern in the ...

India reports 6,327 river dolphins with Uttar Pradesh showing the highest count, followed by Bihar and West Bengal. This first-ever estimate covered 8,000 km across 28 rivers in eight states. Also, PM ...

Dr Sarita and PV Subramanian, dental surgeons turned wildlife advocates, were moved to action when they saw a tigress struggling for water in Kanha Tiger Reserve. With their non-profit Earth’s Brigade ...

For effective management of human-wildlife conflict, Modi made an announcement for establishing a Centre of excellence at Wildlife Institute of India- Campus in SACON (Salim Ali Centre for ...

Villagers in Odisha's Satkosia Tiger Reserve face displacement for tiger conservation, sparking controversy and legal ...

BBC Studios Digital Brands is thrilled to announce the premiere of its latest digital commissions, In Search of Nature and ...

Annually, over 100,000 human-wildlife conflict cases are reported across India, with government compensation at around Rs 40 crore. However, underreporting (30-80% in some states), policy issues ...

The human-wildlife management issue has also been discussed by the National Board for Wildlife, India’s premier body on wildlife conservation. In the board’s last meeting on December 21, 2024, ...

It also carries the responsibility of ensuring the protection of India’s fragile ecosystems. But there are some challenges which include over-tourism, human-wildlife conflicts, and environmental ...