Connecting The Dots and Mitigating Conflict By | Posted on | A Data Visualisation Feature A new dot appears on the screen every hour. It is a Global Positioning System (GPS) fix, a real-time update on a large carnivore that has been rescued from a potentially dangerous situation in a human dominated space in Madhya…
Riverine Fisheries to Pond-based Aquaculture: Lack of Governance Hindering a Much-needed Transition? By | Posted on | Achieving co-existence between freshwater biodiversity and river-dependent fisheries is becoming increasingly challenging in the Gangetic plains. The negative ecological effects of dams and other impoundments, water pollution, habitat destruction from sand mining, impact of water transport, riverfront development,…
The Satpura Otter Saga By | Posted on | The Eurasian Otter in Peninsular India “The otter (Lutra vulgaris), of which genus I have never been able to distinguish more than one species in the Central Provinces… is found locally in all the main rivers and larger jungle streams. In appearance they exactly resemble the…
A Third of the World’s Trees Face Extinction: A Wake-Up Call By | Posted on | A recent groundbreaking assessment has unveiled a sobering reality: over one-third (nearly 38 percent) of the world’s tree species are on the brink of extinction. This alarming figure comes from the first-ever Global Tree Assessment (led by Botanic Gardens…
Why are Connectivity and Corridors touted as the lifeblood of ecosystem conservation? By | Posted on | In November of 2023, very exciting news came to light. A male tiger from Maharashtra, that had been captured on Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (WCT) camera traps in Brahmapuri in 2021, had travelled nearly 2,000 km. and had been…
A Pangolin Success Story: Mother and Pup Thriving in the Wild By | Posted on | We are thrilled to share some incredible news! Our recent camera trap footage captured a heartwarming moment: one of the rescued and rehabilitated female Indian pangolins, with her little pup riding on her tail! Video credit: WCT/ MPFD A…
Man’s Best Friend: Sniffer Dogs Aid in Pangolin Conservation By | Posted on | A tale of human-canine collaboration to save India’s elusive mammal The Indian pangolin, a shy and nocturnal creature, is facing an urgent crisis. Poaching and illegal trafficking have pushed this elusive mammal to the brink. To combat this threat, a unique…
Untangling a Silent Threat in the Ganges By | Posted on | You won’t know when. You won’t know where. You must keep your peripheral vision peeled and neck rotating 180 degrees perpetually, for a split-second sighting along the river as it breaks the surface for air. That is the only way to catch a…
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