Situated 80 km from Dehradun, is a village called Bangseel, in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. A young boy from this village, had a certain passion and love for nature, which could even eclipse that of renowned naturalists and ecologists. A boy of the village, but a man of nature, Arun Gour established the […]
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With the emancipation of the dinosaurs across the world in the 2018 sci-fi film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, a big question of their co-existence with humans is raised at the end of the film. Well, in their sci-fi world, the sequel will provide the answer but, we humans have been co-existing with the dinosaurs’ relatives:
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Piercing through precious wildlife habitats, linear infrastructure like roads, railway lines, electricity transmission lines, canals and pipelines are altering habitat structure. They even threaten the survival of many species. India being a developing country, a delicate balance needs to maintained between development and protecting the natural environment. Studies estimate that globally more than 3,00,000 km
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In our 21 st century world, we humans are more than aware of all the know- how’s of the universe. We have manipulated our world in unprecedented ways, we have ‘developed’ and ‘progressed’ but unfortunately with an expensive cost. The cost of nature. Climate change and biodiversity destruction have now become an everyday talk- All
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I am an engineer, a trained conservation biologist and a poet. I am primarily interested in animal behavior and curious to know how understanding behavior could help to conserve endangered species across the globe. Most of my research has focused on Red Pandas, tigers and swamp deer. Curiosity fuels great research. Well, as a kid
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Written by: Vaishnavi Apte Taking the title from the famous poet Robert Frost, certain roads are actually diverging the yellow woods. (No pessimist interpretation meant.) But roads, a form of linear infrastructure are now considered a boon for development and a bane when they tear through precious wildlife habitat. The images of wild species –
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Shivering, we had rambled through the misty green hills of the Shirui Hills of the Ukrhul District of Manipur on the cold, misty morning of Christmas 2018. We one aim in mind and that was to photograph the elusive spot-bellied parrotbill. This species has undergone severe poaching. Hunting of wildlife in the north east is
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In the midst of the exhaustive Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, a flock of 8-10 large graceful birds scurried along. In that one sighting, slightly less than 10% of the entire wild population of the Great Indian Bustard was spotted. This is an extremely worrisome fact. The Great Indian Bustard with an estimated population
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Over 70,000 animals are lost annually to trophy hunting – the killing of wild animals as a recreation. Body parts of the animal, usually the skin, antlers or head of the animal, are kept as a trophy to showcase the success of the hunt. Trophy hunting has been legalized in numerous countries such as South
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Ladakh, the land of high passes, is a wildlife paradise. Home to some of the rarest mammals including the Eurasian Lynx and Snow Leopard, little is known about the regions exotic bird species. This blog post recounts our 10 day journey through the region exploring the wildlife of Ladakh. For years, it has mesmerized tourists
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