Fishy Invaders: Think Before You Dump Them!
Nobin Raja Deccan Herald | September 13, 2025 A fish once released in a seemingly harmless act has now become a formidable ecological and economic menace. This problem is not limited to large fish like suckerfish; even small aquarium fish such as guppies and goldfish, often dumped when owners can no longer care for them, […]
LakeRevive – A Tool for Implementing Nature-based Solutions
Over the past decade, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have become central to addressing challenges such as urban flooding, groundwater depletion, and deteriorating water quality in cities. Global case studies, particularly from the United Kingdom, show how NbS including constructed wetlands, floating islands, and bioswales can manage stormwater effectively while remaining relatively low maintenance.
Ultramarine Flycatcher: Feathered Friend on an Urban Campus
Siddhi Kulange Roundglass Sustain | September 10, 2025 “Ping!” my phone went, sounding a notification. “Saw the ultramarine flycatcher on the campus again this year”, the sender said, bringing back memories of the previous year’s unforgettable sighting. It was a fine January morning in 2023 when a bunch of us members of the Fergusson College […]
Beleaguered Pastoralists of the Trans-Himalaya: Chronicle of a Travesty Foretold
Saloni Bhatia RoundGlass Sustain | September 9, 2025 The systemic erosion of traditional ways of life in India’s high-altitude regions is exacerbated by the impact of climate change, edging already marginalised communities and groups further to the periphery
On the Trail of a Lost Relic [commentary]
Sahanashree R. Mongabay | September 4, 2025 A scientific expedition to the Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh led to the rediscovery of the velvet worm after 111 years. Velvet worms have a rich evolutionary history, offering valuable insights into the early evolution of land animals. Protecting these hidden evolutionary relics demands urgent habitat conservation, targeted […]
Complementary Actions Can Transform Human-wildlife Conflict Into Coexistence
Kesang Wangchuk and Sanjeeb Pradhan ICIMOD | August 21, 2025 Lying on opposite banks of the Mechi River, the Naxalbari block (of West Bengal) in eastern India and the Jhapa district of eastern Nepal are en route to the Mahananda-Kolabari-Mechi transboundary passage for elephants in the eastern Himalayan foothills. Both locations witness regular elephant incursions […]
More Than Just Muck: Peatlands in the Spotlight
Tucked away in the high latitudes and mist-laced valleys of the world, peatlands are among Earth’s most effective climate regulators despite a lack of public attention. These waterlogged landscapes, where layers of dead plant material have built up over thousands of years without fully decomposing, are anything but barren or lifeless. They are slow-growing, deeply […]
India’s Rainforest Canopy Wars: Monkeys, Birds, and the Battle for Fruit
A sudden rustling in the trees, the peaceful silence of the forest shattered by a quavering hooting cry – an alarm call. High in the dense evergreen canopy of the Western Ghats, a lion-tailed macaque scrambles toward a ripening fig, only to be beaten by a flurry of wings – a Malabar grey hornbill has […]
The Bird of the Hills: Why the Darjeeling Woodpecker Deserves Our Attention
Aditya Pradhan Himalaya Darpan | August 12, 2025 High in the temperate oak and rhododendron forests of the Eastern Himalaya lives the Darjeeling Woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis), the only bird named after Darjeeling, yet unknown to most locals. Found only in undisturbed forests above 1,800m, its presence signals healthy, diverse bird communities, making it a vital […]
Between Birds and People: Field Notes on Gender and Access
Current Conservation | August 12, 2025 Sanmadi K. R. Our study, as part of the Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ATREE-ACCC), focused on examining the community’s relationship with these birds, perceiving their understanding of conservation, and assessing the feasibility of community-based ecotourism as a potential livelihood opportunity. This required not only structured interviews but also unstructured […]
