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.
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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
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"There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows."
-- Isak Dinesen, Danish author best known for Out of Africa
India’s tiger conservation success story is entering a more difficult chapter — and a damning new environment report reveals just how much pressure the system is under.
A previously unknown butterfly species has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh and named after the late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg. Also: Maharashtra passes a wildlife amendment bill amid a fierce leopard conflict debate.