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 balance in our lives. Sacred groves have meant all this and more as they have been an integral part of
In Conversation with Latika Thukral, Gurgaon’s Environmental Warrior
In honour of International Women’s Day, we at Saevus celebrate all the women at the frontlines advocating for the environmental cause. For this feature, Saevus is honoured to converse with Latika Thukral, a recipient of the President’s Nari Shakti award,
Lions roar free at Gir
A recent legal directive by a court in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat, banning the practice of baiting lions for tourism is hailed by corporates, inculcating responsible and sustainable wildlife tourism in practice at Gir National Park. In recognition of a
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 certainly can, as Shivam Shrotriya's incredible account of caves in Chhatisgarh shows us! I was standing alone near a rock formation
Walking with Giants: Gorilla Tales and Trails
Only over a thousand mountain gorillas exist in the wild today, with about half their population concentrated in Uganda. Bwindi impenetrable forest is one such site where trekkers can come up close and personal with these majestic primates. The gorillas are
A Sea of Hope – Glimpses into Marine Rescue and Rehabilitation
It all began in 2004 when a 16-year-old boy, Dhaval Kansara, along with Sachin Mangela, a local fisherman, discovered a female Olive Ridley sea turtle laying eggs on Chikhale beach in Maharashtra’s Dahanu subdivision. They collected her eggs, incubated them
Beyond Tiger Numbers: Forests and Livelihoods in Asia
The theme for this year's World Wildlife Day is 'Forests and Livelihood: Sustaining People and Planet'. In this special feature, Dr. Naveen Pandey gives an insightful account of forest conservation measures in Asia - their successes, lessons to be learned and
Why You Should Not Feed Monkeys
Well-meaning humans feeding baby monkeys have inadvertently led to their deaths and destruction of habitat, human-animal conflict, and various other reasons leading to catastrophic results on the continuing well-being of their species, as explained by Wildlife SOS With their beguiling eyes
Rendezvous with Rebels and Guardians
Manas – a land of beauty as well as strife, as experienced first hand by Pallabi Chakraborty. It was the morning of the 26th February, 2020 and I sat in Binita’s room (Binita Baruwati is my friend and ex-colleague who works as
How Wet Are Our Wetlands?
The Ramsar Convention’s broad definition of wetlands can be used to describe some 27000 odd waterbodies in India; although the country has been oddly neglectful of these which have, directly or indirectly, been the source of life and livelihood of