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Author Archives: Raza Kazmi, Wildlife Conservation Trust

The Satpura Otter Saga The Eurasian Otter in Peninsular India
4 Feb 2025

The Satpura Otter Saga

by Raza Kazmi, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: Ecology & Natural History |

The Eurasian Otter in Peninsular India “The otter (Lutra vulgaris), of which genus I have never been able to distinguish more than one species in the Central Provinces… is found locally in all the main rivers and larger jungle streams. … Read More

The Central Indian wild buffaloes survive in a single landscape - Chhattisgarh’s Indravati tiger reserve and the adjoining Kopela-Kolamarka forests across the border in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.
3 Oct 2024

The Last of the Forest Giants : Central India’s Wild Buffaloes

by Raza Kazmi, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: People & Environment |

When we think of charismatic mammals of the central Indian forests, we tend to think of tigers, leopards, dholes, barasinghas, and gaurs. With the recent return of elephants to central India, some would add these pachyderm to the list as … Read More

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