Durga, a wild elephant in Assam, has reportedly been roaming with a non-functional 20-kg radio collar cutting into her neck. So this is wildlife conservation now? Fit an elephant with a 20 kg collar, let it malfunction, then abandon her to suffer in the forest. Brilliant

Two conservation deadlines this week — and 45 open positions at WII closing 2 May. From field biologist to project scientist, there's a lot hiring right now across India's wildlife sector. Full round-up on IWN. 🌿 → indiawildlifenews.com/2026/04/28/wil… #WildlifeJobs #ConservationCareers

The blackbuck was absent from Chhattisgarh for 50 years. After a five-year reintroduction programme at Barnawapara, 130 are now running free. The fastest animal in India — up to 80 km/h — is back where it belongs. Part 4 of our Antlers & Antelopes series. 🦌 → [link] #Blackbuck

In Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, a leopard didnt suddenly emerge onto the road. Roads, traffic, lights, and human greed have entered wildlife habitat. This incident is another reminder that wildlife pays the price for shrinking forests and fragmented corridors. The injured leopard and

45 live explosive devices. Seized from one man. In a Karnataka reserve forest. This is what handi bomb poaching looks like — and why it’s one of the most indiscriminate threats to India’s wildlife. New on IWN. 💥🌿 → indiawildlifenews.com/2026/04/29/han… #Poaching #Karnataka #IndiaWildlife

A GIB chick hatched in Kutch on 26 March. The first-ever in Gujarat using the jumpstart method. Scientists watched it take its first flight. Then it disappeared. There are ~150 Great Indian Bustards left in the wild. Every single one counts. 🐦 → [link] #GreatIndianBustard

New on IWN Jobs 🌿 The Corbett Foundation is hiring a Grassland Ecologist for Kanha, Madhya Pradesh. MSc in Ecology/Wildlife Science/related field. 11-month contract. Deadline: 5 May. Apply: [email protected] → Full details at indiawildlifenews.com/wildlife-jobs-… #WildlifeJobs

Mark it ! Apapang has now begun his return flight from Somalia. Based on the established flight patterns, this incredible tiny power house of a bird is expected to undertake a near-continuous 6000 km journey towards the forests along the India Myanmar border, reaffirming the

India's annual wildlife census traditionally starts at 8am. This year in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, it started at 5pm — because May daytime temperatures hit 45°C and the count had to go nocturnal. A small administrative change. A large signal. 🌙🐾 → indiawildlifenews.com/2026/05/01/raj…

For the past 18 days, the #cheetah that had been camping in Ranthambore, Rajasthan, is now settled in a guava orchard located near a village in the park’s Phalodi range. This cheetah continues to move regularly in the buffer zone of Ranthambore. The most surprising part is that

India has more leopards than any country on earth — 13,874 counted. It has no national policy for leopards living outside protected areas. No mandatory crossings on roads through leopard corridors. On #InternationalLeopardDay, IWN asks: what does India actually plan to do with

🐦 It's Sunday. How well do you know India's birds? 10 questions. Multiple choice. Beginners welcome. IWN's first Sunday wildlife quiz is live — take it here → indiawildlifenews.com/2026/05/03/175… and tell us your score below. #IndiaWildlife #BirdsOfIndia #WildlifeQuiz

Two Indian women just won the Green Oscars of conservation. Parveen Shaikh for saving the Indian skimmer on the Chambal. Barkha Subba for protecting the Himalayan salamander in Darjeeling’s tea gardens. Both received the 2026 Whitley Award at the Royal Geographical Society,