Goalpara Forest Division of Assam Forest Department in collaboration with premier biodiversity conservation organisation ...

With oversized and inquisitive eyes, an infant-like expressive face, and a palette of thick, furry coats ranging from beige to black, gibbons tick all the right boxes to be called “cute” and “cuddly.” ...

Tea garden hosps to turn Ayushman Arogya MandirsThe Assam government has signed an MoU with tea garden managements to upgrade 354 tea garden hospitals to “Ayush ...

“We hold regular meetings with locals. NGOs like Aaranyak are also helping by installing solar fences to fend off elephants. This year, the number of human deaths from elephant attacks is ...

As part of the sustained pursuit to facilitate coexistence and mitigate human elephant conflict (HEC), premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak ( has adopted a multi-pronged ...

Two different community managed solar fences meant for HEC-mitigation were energized and handed over to the community.

For example, artificial canopy bridges built by the forest department have never been used by the gibbons, according to Dilip Chetry, a primatologist with Aaranyak, a Guwahati-based nonprofit that ...

So in the affected region, a non-profit called Aaranyak is now working with farmers on measures to keep the elephants away. And, so far, the most effective strategy is biofencing: the planting of ...