Smart Phones and Smart Folk in the Thar Desert
Martin Goodman The jeep is racing along the desert track when it pulls up. A motorcyclist has flagged us down. He has the sighting of a poacher to report. Radhey…
What do wading birds eat?
Adapted from an article by Rick SimpsonWader Quest Newsletter, email: [email protected] So, what exactly are all those wadingbirds out there on the mudflats eatingwith such enthusiasm? The answer isbenthos, also…
Troubled Times for Animals of Kaziranga
By Seema Sharma, a freelance journalist based in Chandigarh, email: [email protected] The wild animals of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) in Assam are having a tough time battling…
Reviving Rajasthan’s Desert Landscape
By Rosamma Thomas A freelance journalist based in Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaemail: [email protected] If Rajendra Singh is India’s award winning waterman, then Pradip Krishen is the nation’s plantman. The former filmmaker…
Caracal: New Facts
Observing Caracal (Caracal caracal) is not easy in India– it is nocturnal, and visitors are not allowed for nightinside forests. It is highly secretive. It is territorial andlives mainly alone…
Tiger Entrepreneurship
I am proud to appreciate that my colleagues have proven how distance – edit – management should be actively executed. So the 3rd Conservation Times is in hands, thanks to…
Letter to Humanity
The earth whispered but you did not hear.The earth spoke but you did not listenThe earth screamed but you turned her off.And so I was born…because you didnt ListenI was…
Tiger a cash cow
An estimated Rs 650 crore (about $100,000 US dollars) turnover is netted by five Tiger Reserves in India through fees charged on entry of visitors, safari vehicles, camera, guides etc.…
Future of Tigers
Sariska’s Tigers’ diet:77% of them consume livestock, 13.6% fall upon Sambar deer, 3.6% capture Spotted Deer, while 2.4 can catch Bluebull, and only 0.95% can procure Wild Boar. This study…
Charismatic megafauna
What do you think that even mean, and why is the term important in wildlife conservation? Charismatic–exercising a compelling charm and/or generating high interest. Movei stars have it. Some politicians…