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The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), an ancient species that lived during the dinosaurs, calls small crevices around rocky streams home. Landslides can alter their habitats drastically. Image by David V Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge

Spoorthy Raman 22 May 2023
Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings on their way to the sea.

Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off

Farhana Parvin 22 May 2023
rhino calves in Chitwan

Low-key return for rescued rhino calves to Nepal’s Chitwan National Park

Abhaya Raj Joshi 18 May 2023
A northern pintail takes flight in the Tanguar Haor wetland.

Fewer migratory birds stopping at key Bangladesh wetland amid human disturbances

Abu Siddique 15 May 2023
Tiger on a rock.

Lack of large prey may be feeding rise in Nepal’s human-tiger conflicts

Abhaya Raj Joshi 11 May 2023
Flooded road.

Dhaka faces manifold problems as water bodies diminish

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 10 May 2023

After Sri Lanka, Nepal debates exporting its ‘problematic’ monkeys

Abhaya Raj Joshi 8 May 2023

One elephant a day: Sri Lanka wildlife conflict deepens as death toll rises

Hassaan Shazuli 5 May 2023

Activists slam Sri Lanka’s bid to seek X-Press Pearl compensation in Singapore

Malaka Rodrigo 30 Apr 2023

Proposal to export 100,000 crop-raiding macaques sparks outcry in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 28 Apr 2023
A man in the western Chuadanga district splashes water on his face from an irrigation pump to get relief from the heat.

‘Alarming’ heat wave threatens Bangladesh’s people and their food supply

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 28 Apr 2023
A Himalayan griffon (Gyps himalayensis).

Bangladesh’s vultures still threatened by poison despite conservation actions

Abu Siddique 28 Apr 2023
Tulshi Laxmi Suwal.

Nepali pangolin conservationist Tulshi Suwal among winners of Whitley Awards

Abhaya Raj Joshi 27 Apr 2023
A mahout gives his elephant a bath in Chitwan.

Mating urge adds new pressure to human-elephant conflict in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 27 Apr 2023
A Russell's viper

Resurgence of deadly Russell’s viper prompts Bangladesh to develop antivenom

Abu Siddique 26 Apr 2023
A red coral kukri

Red coral kukri sightings in Bangladesh prompt call to save rare snake habitat

Rafiqul Islam 24 Apr 2023

Sri Lanka aims to restore ancient irrigation tanks in climate change plan

Malaka Rodrigo 22 Apr 2023
A forest fire in Nepal.

With no minister since October 2022, Nepal’s environmental issues hang in limbo

Abhaya Raj Joshi 19 Apr 2023
red panda

Roads, human activity take a toll on red pandas: Q&A with researcher Damber Bista

Abhaya Raj Joshi 10 Apr 2023
An illustration of a hispid hare

Rare hispid hares feel the heat from Nepal’s tiger conservation measures

Abhaya Raj Joshi 7 Apr 2023

India cheetah births spark interest in fast felines in neighboring Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 3 Apr 2023
Farmers winnowing harvested rice.

Amid changing climate, Bangladesh farming groups conserve indigenous rice seeds

Abu Siddique 3 Apr 2023

Newly described leafless orchid in Sri Lanka named after a precious yellow sapphire

Malaka Rodrigo 31 Mar 2023
A tiger in water.

Do tiger-dense habitats also help save carbon stock? It’s complicated

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Mar 2023
Jashodhar Pramanik.

Jashodhon Pramanik: The farmer guardian of birds in Bangladesh

Maksuda Aziz 30 Mar 2023

Human migration to Nepal’s tiger capital adds to conservation challenges

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Mar 2023
rhino calves in Chitwan

For rescued rhino calves in Nepal, return to the wild is a fraught option

Abhaya Raj Joshi 22 Mar 2023

As crop-raiding animals reach an all-time high, food-crisis hit Sri Lanka looks for solutions

Malaka Rodrigo 21 Mar 2023
A fisherwoman fishing using cage aquaculture.

Is it safe to eat? Bangladesh fish exposed to hormones, antibiotics and toxic waste

Rafiqul Islam 21 Mar 2023
The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition team climbs up a steep slope.

Sagarmatha microbes may survive harsh conditions for decades

Abhaya Raj Joshi 21 Mar 2023
vulture Nepal

Nepal’s vultures, recovering from a poisoning crisis, fly into another

Abhaya Raj Joshi 16 Mar 2023

In Sri Lanka and beyond, seagrass key to livelihoods, marine habitats

Malaka Rodrigo 15 Mar 2023

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