Sita’s Chitwan: A Quick Look
A must-read for all children aged 7 and up,the book Sita’s Chitwan — Not Just a Walk in Nepal’s First National Park by author Vaishali Shroff, is a delight for nature lovers and novices alike. Welcome to Chitwan National Park! As big
Book Review: Wild and Wilful by Neha Sinha
What does it mean to understand another life form? Leopards are intelligent, adaptive, and elusive. Their skills ensure their survival in densely populated cities. Their elusiveness enthralls while defying human insistence on individuating them with nicknames and domesticating them with mythologies.
Save Us – Cry of the Phayre’s Leaf Monkey
Often called Chashma bandar by locals, the endangered Phayre’s leaf monkey are often mistaken for the spectacled langurs of the Malay Peninsula. These old-world primates are known for their eating high fibre leaves with some fruits, seeds, flowers, shoots and the occasional
White-eyed Buzzard
Sylvester Alphonso brings another of his avian sightings from his birding chronicles. A small raptor found in the Indian sub-continent, the white-eyed buzzard. On a trip to a farm house in Karjat, I spotted a bird with white dazzling eyes. This
Avian Oasis in a Concrete Jungle: Chakkarpur-Wazirabad Bundh
In the month of March 2021, we had brought to you a conversation with Latika Thukral of iamgurgaon on their inspiring work on restoring degraded landscapes in Gurgaon. The Chakkarpur-Wazirabad Bundh is one such project, and has provided immense respite