The government is trying to refine its wetland rules. It’s a case of throwing out the baby with the waters.
Wetlands need to be reinforced as more than just open sources of water. How they are identified and conserved requires a rethink Continue reading
Verse for vultures:
Silently, vultures watch us.
Their quiet gaze is cautious. Continue reading
A close-up, contested look at the debates and implications around a first for India: wide-spread, state-sanctioned shooting and culling of animals like Nilgai, wild boar and monkeys.
Next up: peacocks and bison?
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One of my favourite wild animals is the girgit (Hindi for garden lizard). Girgits have a beady, disapproving glare.. Continue reading
Last Sunday, a leopard skulked into a school in Bangalore. This was not a back-of-beyond place, or an unheard of school. This was the heart of things: a leopard in a school, located in prosperous Karnataka’s capital, the hub for many of India’s conservationists. The leopard was unable to leave the school, Vibgyor school, and the ‘rescue’ … Continue reading
Ustad means Boss. In Ranthambore tiger reserve, a big male tiger has just been shifted. Formally called T-24 (Tiger 24), but known much better as Ustad, he is accused of killing four people. The Forest Department says they gave Ustad many chances, and he has repeatedly killed people, and eaten them. Another section of activists … Continue reading
