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
Ground-breaking study on pachyderm population
A recent study by scientists from WCS India, in collaboration with the Assam Forest Department, presents findings from a photographic spatial capture–recapture (SCR) survey of elephants in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, and demonstrates how the approach is well suited to
Spellbinding North East
A visit to the vibrant north east including Kaziranga national wildlife sanctuary and Manas National Park charms the first-time visitor. The North-East is possibly the most neglected and least publicized part of India. Tucked away in a corner, a large part
An Ode To A Ranger
On World Ranger Day, we pay homage to those protecting the living earth from the very frontlines. Anthropocene, an era of the man, for the man, by man. An epoch in which, human, the self-proclaimed ruler of the world has wrecked
The less sought long-tails
Often ignored by wildlife photographers and enthusiasts, the Nilgiri langur(Trachypithecus johnii) and the Capped langur(Trachypithecus pileatus) are equally vibrant and dynamic as their more famous counterparts, the widely photographed Lion-tailed Macaque and Golden Langur… … a brief glimpse into their
Must visit natural heritage places this World Heritage Day
My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace. -Maureen O Hara Such is the importance of one’s heritage, as aptly stated by this famous Irish actress. Did you know that there is even a World Heritage Day, also