Welcome to The Think Wildlife Podcast. In our first episode, join our hosts, Anish Banerjee, as he speaks to Stuart Chapman about his passion for the world’s wild cats,  the success of  TX2, the future of tiger conservation  and  threats faced by the smaller felines. Stuart Chapman is a renowned conservationist with over three decade of […]

Alternative livelihood projects are an approach to biodiversity conservation which involve substituting a livelihood strategy practiced by local communities that is harmful to biodiversity targets with an alternative strategy that has a lesser negative impact. Environmentally destructive strategies such as bushmeat hunting and trade, unsustainable fishing involving excessive bycatch, and monoculture farming are a few

Listed as “Critically Endangered” by the IUCN Red List, the Eastern Gorilla is under severe threat. Deforestation for both, agricultural and commercial purposes, has led to severe fragmentation of the habitat of the species. Additionally, poaching has also driven much of this decline. Fortunately, there is still hope. The population of the Mountain Gorilla, one

Agroforestry is not a new concept and has been practiced by people all around the world throughout history. It was traditional knowledge and indigenous practice till distinct field of study emerged in the 20th century. It gave agroforestry a formal recognition and scientific momentum. The term “agroforestry” originated in the 1970’s to describe the intentional

Community-based conservation (CBC) is an approach to biodiversity conservation wherein local communities involve themselves in the preservation, protection, restoration and/or management of an area’s biodiversity. The movement began in the 1980s following mass protests that emerged in response to international biodiversity conservation efforts. This was because classical biodiversity conservation did not take into consideration the

The tropics of South East Asia are amongst the most biodiverse regions worldwide. The area also hosts a wide diversity of songbirds! Unfortunately, this taxon, like most in the region, is heavily threatened by habitat loss, particularly driven by the expansion of palm oil. Additionally, the taxa are facing the brunt of the illegal wildlife

Our planet is facing enormous challenges as a result of this increased warming, which exceeds normal climatic variations. Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common and severe as a result of climate change. Droughts, storms, floods, and heatwaves are all growing more frequent and destructive. The escalation of occurrences is facilitated by rising temperatures, with