Wildlife

Ghost crabs, the tireless scavengers of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach, play a vital role in keeping the intertidal sands clean while thriving in their hidden, sandy burrows.

Tucked away in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, Mahuadanr is India’s first and only wolf sanctuary — a place where tribal traditions, dense Sal forests, and a rare species of Indian grey wolves live in quiet balance.

In Manipur’s Jessami Village, the presence of Mrs Hume’s pheasant is slowly inspiring locals to abandon hunting and protect its habitat.

From rescuing radio-collared vultures to performing wound debridement on pangolins, here’s how the PFA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Wardha is ensuring every wild animal has access to good healthcare.

Through the GreenHub Fellowship, youth from the Northeast are using cameras to tell stories of their wild places. What began as a filmmaking initiative is now empowering communities to document and defend their biodiversity.

After 50 years of local extinction, the blackbuck has returned to Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara Sanctuary. Through careful conservation and habitat restoration, the antelope now survives, rejuvenating the grasslands and restoring balance to the ecosystem.

In Rajasthan’s Menar village, birds are more than visitors — they’re family. Once known for its ponds, Menar is now celebrated as India’s ‘Bird Village’, home to over 100 species, including endangered ones. Thanks to the community’s tireless conservation efforts, this Ramsar site has become a global model for people-led environmental protection.

According to the latest Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 (GFRA), India’s forest area stands at approximately 72.74 million hectares.

In the woodlands of Brahmavar in Karnataka’s Udupi district, 98 butterfly species have flourished naturally over the past year. This sanctuary highlights the power of preserving native habitats and showcases the role butterflies play in maintaining ecological health in the state’s coastal belt.

For over three decades, the villagers near Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary have consciously avoided bursting crackers, not just during Diwali, but also during weddings and temple festivals.