Understanding the threats invasive species pose to native biodiversity We, humans, are unarguably the biggest agents of change on the planet, today. Many of our actions, even smallest of them, tend to leave in their wake much unpredictable, magnified, chaotic … Read More
Comprehending Non-human Intelligence “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Illustration credit: Lisa Gonsalves Albert Einstein is believed to … Read More
My fascination for the most unlikely associations in nature continues. Upon digging deeper into the reasons and causes behind various natural phenomena, highly interesting linkages between unexpected entities emerge, reasserting the deep interconnectedness within nature’s design. In the previous and … Read More
Why We Should Be Worried About the Rise in Demand for Exotic Animals This article is part of the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for … Read More
Feeding the Deadly Pet Trade in Exotic Species This article is the first in the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the serious issue of growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for stronger … Read More
Regulating the Burgeoning Pet Trade in the Country This article is part of the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for stronger wildlife laws for better … Read More
Through the Science of Bioacoustics If only we could ‘see’ sound, the whole acoustical spectrum of intricate natural ‘noise’ would be laid bare in front of our eyes. We would see then that the acoustical environment is not simply a … Read More
The fight against wildlife crime is an uphill battle all the way. Law enforcement authorities are often left breathless trying to cope with the growing scale and ever-changing modus operandi of wildlife criminals, whose destructive handiwork has led wildlife crime … Read More
“It is hard to believe that since life began nearly 3.8 billion years ago, 99 percent of all living things that have ever lived on Earth have become extinct. What we see today is just a minuscule 1 per cent … Read More
The concept of wildlife corridors though astonishingly simple in principle, has a cloud of ambiguity hanging over it when it comes to defining it, especially in legal and policy terms. It is plain and simple that myriad species need to … Read More