From Soil to the Skies By | Posted on | Threats Loom Large Over the Sarus Crane “We found only three nests this breeding season. Out of the five chicks, only two have survived. One of the breeding Sarus Crane pairs, which lost its chicks earlier in the season, laid two eggs again in October….
The Wild Buffaloes Of Central India By | Posted on | What animals come to your mind when you think of charismatic mammals of the Central Indian forests? The usual answer would be tiger, leopard, dhole, hard-ground barasingha, and gaur. With the recent return of elephants to Central India, some would add these pachyderms to…
‘Not All Green Is Good’ By | Posted on | Great adaptability. Highly drought and disease tolerant. Deep-rooted. Fast growing. Hardy. Aggressive. ‘Mad’. Ideal traits in a plant evolved to live in hot and arid regions. But not so ideal for the ecosystems where the very plant is alien and invasive. The dry landscapes of…
To take or not to take the ‘charismatic species’ approach in wildlife conservation By | Posted on | In the real world, a world in which biodiversity and ecosystems need protecting by humans from humans, and I can’t stress this enough, for the very survival of us, humans, wildlife conservation has become a necessity. Yet,…
Pench Calling! WCT’s Annual Review Meet 2025 By | Posted on | What happens when some of the brightest minds in wildlife conservation from across the country gather in one of India’s most stunning tiger landscapes? Magic! The Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) recently held its annual review meet at the serene MPT Kipling’s Court in…
Annals Of The Satpura Uplands By | Posted on | Mapping Past and Present of the Satpura-Melghat Corridor Betul and Hoshangabad Forest Divisions. Chances are, those reading this would not have come across these names, and the few who have would perhaps find it difficult to put a finger on its location. So, let me…
What Privilege Looks Like in the Wild By | Posted on | About my BITS Design Community Project at ‘Wildlife Conservation Trust’. A journey into forests, villages, and the invisible lines of privilege in between. For many of us, the idea of wildlife conservation begins and ends within the boundaries of a sanctuary. But in…
The Spectacle of Survival: Dryland Plants in Bloom By | Posted on | A dramatic climate gives rise to dramatic inhabitants. The more unpredictable a region’s climate, the more resilient its species must be. Nowhere is this resilience more evident than in India’s west, where life pulses in cycles dictated by harsh seasons. As winter…
The Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard:A Runner of the Thar Losing Its Race Against Time By | Posted on | Scorching heat is the defining feature of desert landscapes, making life relentlessly difficult for their inhabitants. Animals in these ecosystems often adjust their routines, maximising foraging during the cooler hours of dusk, dawn, or night. But when…
The Sagareshwar Story – an experiment in rewilding By | Posted on | Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) is a small 10.87 sq. km. Protected Area in Sangli district of Maharashtra, and situated about 50 km. from Sangli city. However, what makes this little sanctuary unique is the fact that it is often dubbed as an…