Why are migratory birds giving India a miss?
Arjun Kannan, Prashanth M.B, T. Ganesh Frontline | June 2, 2023 It was a late winter evening in the early 1980s. One of us (T. Ganesh) was in a small patch of grassland near Hyderabad, counting harriers, a hawk-like bird that migrates to India in winter. There were hundreds of them, all flocking down to […]
Biodiversity is Us and We Are Biodiversity
Kamaljith S Bawa The Hindu | June 1, 2023 The observance of International Biodiversity Day (May 22) was yet another reminder of the pivotal role our natural world plays in resolving the climate change crisis, which, along with the decline of biodiversity, poses an existential threat to our future. Biodiversity, the rich variety of life […]
Who’s Responsible for the Environmental Impact of What We Eat?
Manan Bhan The Hindu | June 1, 2023 The ever-increasing demand for agricultural products is leading to significant social and environmental consequences worldwide. The expansion of international trade has created global supply chains, directly linking consumers to geographically-distant impacts, including carbon emissions, biodiversity loss, freshwater depletion, soil degradation and labour-rights issues – all of which […]
Never-ending injustice: Forest villages of Madhya Pradesh
Sharachchandra Lele, Venkat Ramanujam Hindustan Times | May 19, 2023 Colonial forest policy imposed many injustices on forest-dependent communities in mainland India, including ignoring pre-existing cultivation and taking away people’s rights to access and manage the forest. Perhaps the most extreme form of these ‘historical injustices’ is the creation of ‘Forest Villages’ (FVs) in central […]
A Sneak Peek Into the Bird’s Beak
Seshadri K S Deccan Herald | April 28, 2023 Beaks are an appendage diverse in shape, size and function. Bird beaks are technically referred to as bills composite structures that lack teeth. Beaks are bony extensions of the upper and lower mandibles (jaw) covered by a layer of keratinised tissue called ‘rhamphotheca’. The keratinised tissue […]
Stray Dog Population Control is Dogged by Bad Science
Abi T. Vanak The Hindu | April 22, 2023 The horror stories continue to pour in. Children, usually from poor families or in rural areas, are being hunted and killed by homeless dogs. State and central governments seem to be helpless to ensure the safety of people on the streets, from what has clearly become […]
Project Tiger @50: Success but at What Cost? – Frontline
Rajkamal Goswami, Abi Tamim Vanak Frontline – The Hindu | April 20, 2023 It is the 50th anniversary of arguably one of the most important pieces of legislation in Indian history. The Wild Life (Protection) Act (WLPA) of India was passed in 1972 with the goal of safeguarding the nation’s wild animals and birds and […]
वन व्यवस्थापनाच्या वळण वाटा (उत्तरार्ध)
Atul Joshi Marathi News | March 26, 2023 मागील लेखात आपण ब्रिटिश काळात महसूल निर्मितीच्या उद्देशाने सुरू झालेल्या वन व्यवस्थापनाचा १९७०च्या दशकापर्यंतचा प्रवास पहिला. या भागात वन व्यवस्थापन आणि त्याच्याशी निगडित संशोधनाचा आतापर्यंतचा विस्तार जाणून घेऊ.
Growing stray dog problem is evidence that the sterilisation programme has failed
Abi T Vanak Indian Express | March 21, 2023 The conflict between people and stray dogs in India has crossed the threshold of tolerance. While cases of young children being mauled to death by packs of dogs are in the news now, this phenomenon is not new. Over the last five years, more than 300 […]
Grazing and invasive species impact food availability for wild herbivores in MM Hills, finds study
Nobin Raja M Mongabay | December 12, 2022
