Sanctuary Asia Magazine - June 2017
Sanctuary Asia Magazine - June 2017
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In this issue
The Anthropocene River: Photographer, writer and gifted storyteller Arati Kumar-Rao has been documenting the wondrous Brahmaputra river, and those who depend upon it, for the past three years. Here, her lyrical prose is at odds with the devastating picture she paints, of a once-wild and invincible river beginning to cede to the assault of man.
The Anthropocene River
It was late February and silk cotton trees, bereft of leaves, were blooming a bright red in Assam. I stood on the banks of the Brahmaputra. There was no water in it, only sand. Dry season flows meant that the river had receded to only a few channels.
8 mins
Big Blue, Tall Green - Conversations On Coral Reefs And Tropical Forests
Migrants to the Andaman Islands, Chetana Purushotham and Krishna Anujan find themselves enamoured by the deep, lush wilderness of these islands and the water that surrounds them. Respectively a marine ecologist and tropical biologist, they banter on the incorruptible link between life underwater and on land.
7 mins
An Avian Quest in the Eastern Ghats
Project Coordinator of the Care Earth Trust, Chennai, J. Patrick David travelled across some spectacular hills and sholas of the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu (EGTN) to conduct a bird survey. The survey was part of a threeyear project to document the avian diversity of the region, supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
7 mins
Run Rhino Run
The rhinos are an ancient lot. If you spend any time looking at the few that survive today you are struck by their antiquity. Let your eyes wander over a rhino’s anatomy; its thick leathery skin, beady eyes, lumbering bulk and that epitome of being a rhinoceros, a horned nose, and you could sympathise with Ogden Nash when he wrote: “The rhino is a homely beast, for human eyes he’s not a feast. Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros, I’ll stare at something less prepoceros.”
5 mins
Real Estate Contemplations in God's Own Country
Thank you for the music; I can still hear it now. That sweet trumpet tone: rich, beautiful, sharp-edged with anger (an ex-girlfriend suddenly comes to mind). The rest is a jumble. A looming grey shape in the darkness, growing very large very quickly. A rapid swerve and acceleration. And briefly in the splash of our headlamps, an anxious little elephant.
9 mins
Delta Dog
Eyes, luminous and watchful. Ears, alert. Tail, hanging low. An Indian wolf Canis lupus pallipes, momentarily fixes its lupine gaze on the camera before silently loping into the dense mangrove forests of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve.
1 min
Nature's Business: Leadership Lessons
You can either see hope in the world, or you can see despair. You can either rise to the challenge and bring about change, or bundle yourself up in fear of the next mindless environmental clearance. You can either allow the leader within you to rise, or sink under the burden of the immense task ahead.
5 mins
Arulagam
“Arulagam was founded on the occasion of World Environment Day in 2002 in memory of our beloved friend and mentor, Arul Mozhi Devan. We were clear from day one that the focus of our conservation activities would be on wild species that are less charismatic than the well-known ones,” says S. Bharathi Dasan, Secretary, Arulagam.
5 mins
Stop Uranium Exploration in Telangana's Tiger Forests!
In 2014, when Telangana was awarded statehood with the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the NagarjunsagarSrisailam Tiger Reserve was divided into two. About 2,600 sq. km. was included within the boundaries of the new state of Telangana and was rechristened the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, which happens to be India’s largest. The dense, deciduous forests of Amrabad, and the livelihoods of the Chenchu tribals that depend on them, now lie threatened by a proposal to mine uranium within the reserve.
3 mins
The Descent of Man
At the best of times, the striped hyaena Hyaena hyaena, gets a raw deal from humans. Unfairly accused of being a child lifter, this extraordinary scavenger is an omnivore. An arid zone dweller, it has been persecuted by generations of humans fed on fanciful tales of its imagined viciousness. Not by any stretch of imagination a ‘pretty’ creature, its sloping back, powerful jaws and peculiar gait lead people to easily believe the worst about the animal.
1 min
Sanctuary Asia Magazine Description:
Publisher: Sanctuary Asia
Category: Animals and Pets
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
A wildlife, conservation and environment magazine, that aims to raise awareness among Indians about their disappearing natural heritage. We curate every alternate issue to suit young minds, bringing them the very best stories and images to induce them to fall in love with wild nature.
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