Rishika Pardikar

biodiversity hotspots, Western Ghats, Nilgiris, new species of frogs, amphibians, Amphibian Species of the World database, Zoological Survey of India, Agumbe,

In Official List of India’s Amphibians, 60% of Species Remain in ‘Grey Zone’

Rishika Pardikar 05/02/2019

Data about 19% of species has been tagged ‘deficient’...

Melghat Tiger Reserve, tribal people, buffer zones, forest department, Wildlife Trust of India, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Maharashtra, Satpuda Foundation, State Reserve Police Force,

Seeking More Compensation, Tribal People Attack Forest Department Personnel

Rishika Pardikar 01/02/2019

"We feel as though it is only our duty...

forest cover, mining rights, mining license, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, CAMPA funds, Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act 2016, NITI Aayog, Parivesh, single window clearance, canopy density, New India 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

Centre’s, and NITI Aayog’s, Vision for 2022 Is Founded on Quiet Contradictions

Rishika Pardikar 25/01/2019

A strategic document says India ought to increase forest...

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Is Environment Ministry Being Honest About Leopard Poaching Numbers?

Rishika Pardikar 10/01/2019

The environment ministry says 260 leopards were poached between...

Indian mongoose, mongoose hair, mongoose hairbrush, Irulas, Narikuravar, Gond tribe, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Meerut, Wildlife Trust of India, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, CITES Agreement, Wildlife Protection Act 1972,

As Trade in Mongoose Hair Burgeons, Officials Rush to Cut off Supply

Rishika Pardikar 09/01/2019

Consumer awareness hasn’t caught up to the fact that...

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Mining Suspended in 10-km-Wide Zone Around Sariska Tiger Reserve

Rishika Pardikar 29/12/2018

"About a crore or two’s worth of minerals are...

protected areas, snow leopard, Spiti, pastoral communities, Kashmiri wool, World Wildlife Fund, livestock, free-ranging dogs, human-wildlife conflict, livestock, habitat degradation, Namdapha, Dihang Dibang, Bogibeel Bridge, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, climate change,

The Government Can’t Help the Northeast Without Also Helping the Snow Leopard

Rishika Pardikar 13/12/2018

The Himalayan region is home to numerous endemic species...