Doomed holes for distressed felines
Uncovered wells spell doom for leopards and other wildlife in Maharashtra. Here is an account of the recent rescue of a three-year-old leopard from an uncovered well. In an all too familiar scenario in India, open wells and uncovered water tanks
Connecting across continents
In a tete-e-tete with Pete Oxford, wildlife photographer and documentary photojournalist par excellence. His images and portraits of wildlife and native culture and biodiversity are hauntingly memorable and serve as instruments for their conservation and awareness. Greetings from Saevus, Pete! For
Junglimerics Revisited
Musings of a wild kind - in rhyme! Here is the next edition of limerics by the self-proclaimed "Half-mad Know-mad" Butterflies puddling at Sipna Mud n salt, nothing beats the chakhna The lizard Calotis Not letting this amiss Pounce, bounce - Oops! It broke its
Freezing Water
A quick guide to capture images of a waterfall, a closer look to understand the specifics of capturing these universally loved natural phenomena with their dynamic textures and lush backgrounds, as well as decoding the challenge of capturing the magnetism
Talchhapar : a journey
Three friends and their learning journey on a research trip to the wilds and barren flats of Talchhapar. On a hot summer night in Delhi, three young friends, full of enthusiasm, boarded the bus for Chhapar. A small town in Churu
Gasping for breath – Mangroves of Panje
The last wetland of Uran is breathing its penultimate dying gasp and will perish soon in the wake of development projects unless we wake up and take a firm stand to protect Panje. In the first week of October, young conservationist
Pathogenic Fungus on the Cicada
The Pathogenic Fungus on the Cicada infects and kills the insect. Milind Vachhani recounts his experience of research from their recently travelled photography tour at Agumbe Rainforest Research Station with Vipul Ramanuj (Wildark) in July 2018. Many cicada species suffer from fungal
In search of the lemurs of Madagascar
Remembering King Julien and his band of merry lemurs in the Disney movie Madagascar. Here is an account of Dr Mita Nandy’s journey to Madagascar, the land of surprises and amazing creatures. Following the dictates of my passion to explore the