India’s relationship between storytelling and animals is older than almost anything else in the literary record. Part 8 of 8: animation, the Panchatantra, the Jataka Tales, and the wildlife film India has not yet made for its children.
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IWN has been covering India’s tigers since 2015. On International Tiger Day 2026, a curated roundup of the pieces that matter most — organised by theme.
On 14 June 2026, forest officials in North Sikkim filmed a herd of eight Mishmi takins — the first video evidence of the species in the state, and one of the most significant confirmed records in over two decades.
Regional Indian films about wildlife carry a specificity that mainstream Bollywood struggles to match. From Tamil Nadu’s forest rangers to Kerala’s contested buffer zones and the streaming era’s new ambitions.
India’s eastern coastline and its island territories are, in documentary terms, some of the most ecologically significant and most overlooked landscapes in the country.
Northeast India is one of the world’s great biodiversity frontiers. The change in how it has been documented arrived from an unexpected direction.
India’s biodiversity does not sort itself neatly by species. It sorts itself by landscape.
In the dynamic world of Indian wildlife documentary filmmaking, pioneers like Mike Pandey, Shekar Dattatri, and Sandesh Kadur forged new paths from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. Their compelling narratives sparked environmental change, influenced policies, and celebrated India’s rich biodiversity, proving the transformative power of visual storytelling in conservation.
As temperatures breach 45°C across India in April 2026, the country’s wildlife is facing acute stress — from birds falling mid-flight to elephants shifting migration routes. Here’s what the heat means for India’s wild.
Indian Elephant Quiz — Test Your Knowledge
From tusks to territory — how much do you know? · 10 questions · Multiple choice
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