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The freshly flattened grass patch half the size of a badminton court, the discarded leftovers of the stomach and intestine, spilled rumen contents, the skull and the terminal parts of legs with hooves and dew-claws of the boar indicated that the kill had been made by a large carnivore. The staff walking around and locating […]

A biologist’s biggest challenge is studying a species whose survival depends on avoiding contact with humans. In jungles of the Terai, camera traps are the only pairs of eyes that can record key scientific information about animals, ranging from abundance and behavior to preferred prey and human threats. Meraj Anwar, Senior Project Officer WWF-India, has […]

What would you do if you found your neighbourhood green patch strewn with plastic wastes, left behind after a social gathering? This is what Naresh Kumar of WWF-India, Pilibhit field office, did. In 2010, Naresh was in the middle of his usual day’s work, surveying the Mala range of the Pilibhit Wildlife Sanctuary (now a […]

While urban cities around the world readied themselves for the Earth Hour pledge to save energy, several rural families in the Terai Arc Landscape(TAL) wondered where the energy to cook their next meal would come from. Fuel wood from forests is the primary source of energy for such families where annual cash incomes may be […]

Winter is probably one of the best times to visit the Hemis High Altitude National Park for anyone with a serious interest in tracking wildlife in the region. The park that extends over 600 sq. km. is named after the famous monastery, Hemis gompa that is situated 40 km. southeast of Leh. Located on the […]

Recently, we were in the forests of Athirappilly – Vazhachal as part of a programme to distribute CFLs freely to the economically backward tribal communities living inside the forest areas. It was part of Earth Hour 2014 – Use Your Power. This initiative is supported by the Kerala State Electricity Board and the Energy Management […]

Ever since I have been travelling in the Nilgiris, on the way to Gudalur, through the road that passes through Mudumalai and Bandipur, on several occasions I have come across wild elephant herds. Recently when I was on my way to Gudalur, I came across three wild elephants along the roadside, in broad daylight. We […]