The Pride of India: Our Striped Stalwarts
Many a wildlife lover have been caught up in the allure of the stripes. It would not be an overstatement to assign the tagline “No one can see just one”, we often see those who have spotted a tiger in
Painting the sky black and white
This year I have seen the same wave of feathers, rather a larger wave of black & white feathers, circling the blue sky. Last year in August, I visited the sanctuary and witnessed the largest migration of Asian Openbill Storks
Nature’s own weather forecasters
Did you know that certain plants too can accurately forecast weather? Unlike us, they do it without computers and other instruments. One such plant is the Silver Oak tree. When a storm is about to approach, they flip over their leaves,
Revisiting the moments in the wild
Most of us find a soulful connect with the wilderness, in some or other way. Personally, I feel the connection strong enough that often pulls me into the dense, mysterious world of wildlife. A visit to forest works as an energy
Discovery of new gharial population
The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), endemic to the Indian subcontinent, has been classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN on the basis of a precipitous decline in distribution and abundance, as well as only a remnant global population (IUCN 2007). The National
Exploring the incredibly intelligent resident of the ocean
If you were to examine all the Octopuses (name comes from the Greek word, októpus, meaning "eight foot) in the sea, you would be surprised to find that some of them have fewer than eight tentacles – perhaps five or