Meghalaya’s living root bridges draw record visitors — and a conservation dilemma
The double-decker root bridge at Nongriat, grown over decades from the aerial roots of ficus trees,…
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Kaziranga opens its eastern range as rhino census numbers climb to 2,700
Kaziranga’s eastern Agoratoli range opened to visitors this season, giving tourists a new gateway into the…
Loktak Lake’s phumdi islands face a slow death — and a bold plan to save them
On Loktak Lake, the great floating islands of vegetation called phumdi have thinned dramatically in a…
Nagaland’s Khonoma: the village that banned hunting and became a sanctuary
Khonoma, the Angami village that banned hunting in 2004, is proof that conservation can be an…
Manipur’s sangai festival draws record crowds to the floating lake
The Sangai Festival, named for Manipur’s brow-antlered deer, drew 80,000 visitors to the shores of Loktak…
The Idu Mishmi’s sacred groves: how Arunachal’s forests keep their own laws
The Idu Mishmi people of the Dibang valley hold certain forests sacred — places where hunting,…
Mizoram’s river turtles: a community hatchery brings a rare species back
The softshell turtles of Mizoram’s river systems, once hunted to the edge of disappearance, are making…
Arunachal’s orchid belt: the state with 500 species wants a living garden
Arunachal Pradesh’s forests hold more than 500 species of orchid — a fifth of India’s total…
Sikkim’s Lepcha community maps its sacred lands for the first time
The Lepcha people of Sikkim’s Dzongu reserve call themselves the ‘children of the hidden land’ —…
The Dehing Patkai rainforest: Assam’s green frontier gets a new protection plan
Dehing Patkai, Assam’s last surviving lowland rainforest, is a green vault of hornbills, tigers and the…