In this issue

In the cover story titled, 'The Defaunation Crisis: Hunting Dwindles Wildlife Population', the author says that we should begin to comprehend the formidable threat of extinction that our wildlife is facing today. Additional measures must be taken to stop the illegal hunting and poaching of animals for commercial gain. In the face of ever-increasing human activity, most of which is invasive and detrimental to the ecological sanity, few places remain secure. Disturbingly, unprecedented acts of violence, acts such as hacking away and poisoning animals for their body parts, have come to mark a new chapter in our already troubled history with nature. In this article, the author stresses the urgency of taking stock of the situation to rein in the illegal hunting of wild animals.

The Green School - Promoting Environmental Stewardship In Students

‘The Green School’ is an education programme for schools initiated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with Tata Steel, to create awareness and sensitize students, teachers, and the community on issues related to the environment. In this article, Neha highlights that this project promotes environmental stewardship in identified schools through classroom and outdoor activities to improve critical, interdisciplinary, and holistic thinking.

3 mins

Antibiotic Misuse In Poultry Farms - Leading To Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Misuse of antibiotics in poultry farms is leading to a proliferation of multidrug-resistant bacteria. To make matters worse, these bacteria are now spreading in the environment because of unsafe disposal of poultry litter and waste in agricultural fields—this has a potential to infect human beings, says a new study from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

4 mins

‘Wildlife Entertainment' Tourism - Delight Or Plight?

From Thailand’s tiger zoos to elephant rides at India’s Amer Fort, animal cruelty continues to thrive in the name of tourism. Tourists, unaware of the harsh living conditions of these animals, unknowingly support such cruelty by visiting such places. Sharada Balasubramanian writes on the ways in which this ostensibly benign industry needs to be exposed for what it does to its animals for the sake of catering to growing tourist demands, thereby stressing the need to create more awareness regarding the inhuman practices.

7 mins

India's Vivid Wildlife Diurnal And Nocturnal

M Krishnan was a pioneering Indian wildlife photographer, writer, and naturalist. Krishnan was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government in 1960 for his work and the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship in 1968. Here, N Kalyani reviews M Krishnan’s book Nights & Days: My Book of India's Wildlife. Although the book was written more than 30 years ago in 1985, N Kalyani feels that nature literature of the past lets us take stock of wildlife and their habitats in time series.

2 mins

Fipronil​ - Pesticide In Eggs

Europe has destroyed millions of eggs because they contained traces of a dangerous insecticide Fipronil. But Maneka Sanjay Gandhi says that India's poultry and milk industry uses this freely, inspite of an international ban.

4 mins

A Lady With Green Skill

Each year, during plantation drives across the country, millions of saplings are planted but no statistics are available on the actual survival rate of these saplings. Perhaps many saplings do not survive due to unsuitable environmental conditions. Dr Chandra Prakash Kala says that environmental inventiveness is the need of the hour as shown by Leelawati Kala, who successfully planted several oak saplings in her village in Uttarakhand, despite the conditions being unfavourable for their growth.

4 mins

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TerraGreen is one of the most respected monthly magazine dedicated to informing and enlightening its readers on issues of environment, energy, and sustainable development. Launched in 2004, TerraGreen has made an indelible impression on the minds of readers, both in India and across the world. Today, it enjoys a readership of over 40,000 and a subscriber base of close to 5,000. Helping the magazine along in its endeavour to take issues of absolute importance to the people is the fact that it is the only publication of its kind in the market; not only does it inform and educate, it does so in a subtle and reader-friendly manner. After all, the aim is to reach as many people as possible!

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