The Warli and their Waghoba
As we approach Global Tiger Day, Saevus celebrates Tiger Month with all things striped. A recent study was conducted by researchers from WCS India, Wildlife Conservation Trust, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. The paper
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
Underwater Enigmas: Our Top Dive Destinations
We hope you have enjoyed Saevus' celebration of our marine ecosystems over the month of May. To round up the month, we spoke with Nitish Chengappa of Fleetfoot Adventures - a legend in the diving community, with over two thousand
The Marine Life of Mumbai
Mumbai's coasts have long been regarded as barren and devoid of life, but this idea has changed over the past few years. Various citizen-led movements have sprung up across the city that aim to highlight Mumbai's thriving coasts and marine
The Secret Lives of Otters
Otters play an integral role in preserving the integrity of aquatic, particularly riverine ecosystems, of which they form an essential part. Our contributor, a research scholar at the Wildlife Institute of India, has spent many moons observing these mammals at
Underwater Townships: Building Customised Artificial Reefs
Creating artificial reef habitats to raise and nurture life in coastal waters is an ongoing success story in the restoration of balance on various coasts across the world, notably Mexico and Japan. Closer home, the Coromandel Coast has also witnessed