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Earth Manners

Everyday habits matter! Let’s be kind to the planet, animals and ourselves!

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.

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.

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.

Tourism's Potential For Conservation

Tourism's Potential For Conservation

The Civet In Your Cupboard

The Civet In Your Cupboard

Bhutan Glory Eco-Club

Bhutan Glory Eco-Club

The March Of The Elephants

The March Of The Elephants

Fifty-Fifty

A biologist’s manifesto for preserving life on Earth

King Of The Hill!

The Amazing Story of Jawai’s Leopards.

Black Beauty

On A Search For Blackbuck In Bihar’s Grasslands

Another Goa...

If you ask most people what they think Goa is famous for, the reply will probably be beach resorts, fish and feni. But I can show you a glimpse of a Goa that is green, chirpy and full of birds conducting their own musical concert.

Life Beyond 'The Research'!

I am no experienced researcher, nor am I a seasoned professional. I am at the most a passionate naturalist, attempting to perform a certain activity the scientific community tags as research. This is what I have learned...

Photography As Art

Across the world fine art is taking huge strides towards the goal of stimulating and influencing public opinion in favour of nature conservation. Shaaz Jung, a talented young Indian wildlife photographer, is a pioneer in this field, and he uses his wildlife photographs, enhanced by digital imagery, to augment their impact. In his view, this will bring in new pools of support from artists whose creativity could help turn the tide, by attracting hitherto untapped potential for the critical task of saving our vanishing wilds.

Thanal

More than three decades ago, in 1986, a small group of nature enthusiasts based in the southern state of Kerala in India were inspired to share their love for nature by helping people to become more environmentally aware and pro-active.

Sulabha Chakravarty

August 15, 1963 – August 19, 2018)

The Sanctuary Interview Meet Harvey Locke

Harvey Locke, Co-founder of the Nature Needs Half Movement and of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, speaks to friend and colleague Vance G. Martin, President of WILD Foundation (USA), Wilderness Foundation Global (South Africa), and Founder-Co-Chair of the Wilderness Specialist Group of the World Commission on Protected areas (IUCN).

The Unsung Foot Soldiers Of Mahseer Conservation

Standing at 196 cm. (six feet six inches) in his socks, Owen Bosen, looks every bit the quintessential dorai from our colonial past.

Human-Made Water Crisis - India's Armageddon?

Children as young as 10 years old are risking their lives to travel long distances in crowded trains in the Aurangabad district of Marathwada, Maharashtra to procure just two cans of water.

Vixen - Man's Best Friend, Wildlife's New Foe!

Seen here is a desert fox Vixen looking intently at two domestic dogs who have come dangerously close to her den in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary situated in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

Land Of The Snow Leopard

My long-cherished desire of spotting the Himalayan snow leopard was finally fulfilled at the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh.

Pheasants of Bhutan

The iridescent breasts, feathered crests, colourful, velvety feathers, shimmering eyes – male pheasants entice not just the females, usually dressed in muted greys and browns, but also humans who have embarked on expeditions to capture them for the pot, fashion and now photography.

Earth Manners

Everyday habits matter! Let’s be kind to the planet, animals and ourselves!

You Never Know You Never Know What You Might Find In The You Might Find In The Mixed Bag

Rivers are India’s lifeblood. And protecting these rivers was Latha Anantha’s life’s mission.

Did U Know?

The male of my species is one flashy guy! I live in North American shrublands. Who am I?

A Sweet New Song!

Deciding whether two animals are the same or a different species frequently leads to debates among scientists. In Rote Island, Indonesia, researchers tried to find the differences between many pairs of closely related birds by simply asking the birds!

Return Of The Red Kites

Red Kites, slightly larger, redder versions of Asian Black Kites, are found across Europe. These birds were slaughtered in large numbers in the Middle Ages* in Britain, as they were considered pests.

To Save A King

On October 25, 2018, my friend Dr. Shilpa Penhayade came across a tiny bundle of feathers. A security guard had saved the resplendant Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher from stray dogs and crows at the District Hospital at Mapusa, Goa...

Fixing A BFO Bone!

On April 16, 2017, we received a call from a news reporter Sanjog Patil of Lokmat informing us that an unusual bird had been found injured by a farmer in Tambave.