Plateaus In The Northern Western Ghats – An Abode To The Unique Faunal Diversity
With the onset of monsoons, the barren laterite plateaus of the Konkan undergo a complete metamorphosis displaying a huge diversity…
Croaking in the Western Ghats
Encountering the enigmatic Green Croaker of Annamalai – Raorchestes jayarami. Raorchestes jayarami, commonly known as Jayaram’s Bush Frog, is one…
A tiny new fish discovered in a secluded stream in the Western Ghats
A tiny fish belonging to the Badidae family has been discovered in a distributary stream of the Kabini river in the Western…
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats is an ancient mountain range that runs along the west coast of India from
Dark Beauty of the Ghats
Endemic and rarely seen, Brown palm civets are nocturnal, arboreal, small carnivores that thrive in the high altitude tropical rain…
Pune City’s First Sacred Grove
The COVID pandemic has reminded us of our forgotten priorities, of the relevance of plants, and the importance of ecological…
Of Caves and Cavernicoles: A Memoir of the World in Darkness
Pitch darkness, sporadic food and isolation from the outside world – could such an environment ever support life? It most…
Clicks and Conservation
Well-known conservationist Dr. Anish Andheria has been capturing wildlife in his camera for over two decades now. He shares some…
The flowery trap
In this section, Saevus brings to you short stories of life from the undergrowth. These organisms often escape our attention…
Addressing the Needs of Ageing Leopards
A specialised geriatric care routine is the need of the hour for the ageing leopard population of leopards. We shed…