The peacock tarantula, also known as the Gooty tarantula – because in 1899 one was inadvertently transported in a wood pile to a railway timber yard in Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, where it was later sighted, leading to the species’ discovery … Read More
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 … Read More
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, conservation is approached … Read More
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 spotted in … Read More
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 … Read More
Mercy “She asks me to kill the spider.Instead, I get the mostpeaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin.I catch the spider, put it outsideand allow it to walk away. If I am ever caught in … Read More
We drive through the dusty road that promises to take us to my much-awaited destination ensconced in the Siwalik Hills in Himachal Pradesh. The hills grow bigger as we get closer, and soon we are in Suketi village, driving past … Read More
“Veterinarians are irrevocable generalists,” reads a line in the book Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. While most people associate a veterinarian only with treatment and welfare of individual animals, their role extends to maintaining the health of wildlife populations and ecosystems … Read More
We walk up the cobbled stone steps, Dr. Anish Andheria and I, in a forest situated right in the middle of Mumbai’s hyper-urbanised, noisy suburbs. We soak in the beauty and significance of this small preserve better known as the… Read More
WCT’s FLOWIDER App Integrates Crucial Flood Data for Riverine Species Conservation and Flood Risk Management River flooding keeps species, ecosystems, and societies living on floodplains alive and healthy by annually replenishing and recharging them with life-giving nutrients, sediments, and water.… Read More