The recent outbreak of forest fires in two of India’s most critical wildlife sanctuaries, the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand and the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha, has left us deeply saddened and concerned. The devastation caused by these fires,…

The Santhal tribe is India’s third biggest tribe. Santhal, sometimes written Santal, means “calm, peace.” They used to live in small, self-sufficient villages in Jharkhand’s hills and woodlands. They engaged in hand-to-mouth economy, subsistence agriculture, hunting, and gathering. However, due…

Elephants are known to be gentle giants, but when their habitat is threatened, they can become a significant problem for local communities. One such example is the State of Jharkhand, where elephant-human conflicts have been on the rise, particularly in…