The hunter hunted
The magnificent Pallas’ Fish-eagle is deemed to be Vulnerable, with a population of about 2,500 to 10,000 birds remaining in the wild. Besides direct persecution, humans contribute to the decline of this species through habitat degradation, pollution, and through draining
Lesser Florican-a bird lesser than none!
The lesser floricans (labelled as “Endangered” by IUCN) were estimated by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun to be only about 264 individuals in the year 2017. The author ponders about their conservation status while trying to capture the leap
Mystery of Bunting
A chance sighting of an unidentified bird leads to a surprising discovery for the author. The birds are roughly 17 cm long and breed in open scrubby area including agricultural land. The females lay three to five eggs in a nest
Serenity in silence of the valley
A park named thus due to the absence of cicadas in the forest, we take you inside Silent Valley National Park in search of its many wonders, including the Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), the park’s flagship species. So dense are