Exploring nature conservation and conflict through real stories
The feral hog population in the United States is estimated to be between 6 and 8.9 million individuals, distributed aggressively across at least 35 states. Capable of doubling their population every four months under optimal…
The primary driver of wild and domestic mammal infections in urban spaces remains the trophic transmission pathway, specifically the ingestion or scavenging of infected avian carcasses. Aquatic birds, particularly waterfowl such as Canada geese, wild…
As cities and suburbs expand, the lines between human habitats and wildlife territories continue to blur. Across the United States, from the sprawling suburbs of Los Angeles to the quiet neighborhoods of the Northeast, urban…
On January 3, 2026, in a rainforest surrounded by active volcanoes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a female mountain gorilla gave birth to twins. Twin births in mountain gorillas occur in less than…
Victor Cherian farms coffee and pepper in Konni, Kerala. He has farmed the same land his grandfather farmed. He knows every inch of his estate — every tree, every trail, every shadow at the forest…
It was 9 o'clock in the morning in Sakkanpur village, on the edge of Corbett Tiger Reserve in Nainital district. Vinod Kumar, 35, had gone to the nearby forest with a group of villagers to…
Germany is one of the most organised, efficient, rule-following nations on earth. It has laws for everything. It has agencies for everything. It has committees debating those agencies. And yet, right now, in the forests,…
These are not statistics. These are events that happened — documented, photographed, verified — in 2024, 2025, and the first months of 2026. And they represent something larger and more frightening than any single animal's…
On January 26, 2026 — Republic Day — a 20-year-old young man named Bittu Singh walked into a heavily polluted river in Biaora, Madhya Pradesh. The water around him was black. Thick layers of plastic…
For decades, conservationists and wildlife managers understood human wildlife conflict primarily as a land-use problem. Forests shrink, human settlements expand, and animals and people find themselves competing for the same shrinking space. The solution, in…
