With crime at an all-time high, and conviction at an all-time low, WCT’s training on law and forensics for forest guards aims to turn the tide, writes Rizwan Mithawala. Photo: Samyukta/WCT “Nowhere but in India can the big-game hunter get … Read More
National Wildlife Week 2019 Special: Intricate and complex interconnectedness of natural living systems is perhaps beyond man’s comprehension. As much as we claim to know about species, habitats and their ecology, we are left humbled and stumped at every juncture. It … Read More
Rizwan Mithawala elucidates on an effort to engage concerned citizens through a mobile-based application developed by the Wildlife Conservation Trust to collect data on mortality of wild animals on roads, railway lines and irrigation canals across the country. Photo: Sheetal … Read More
Recently, one of my friends gave birth to a healthy baby girl. While I am overjoyed for my friend, the planet-lover in me cringes at the news of every new human birth. I cannot help but think, “why couldn’t they … Read More
President of the Wildlife Conservation Trust Anish Andheria provides a first-hand account of the remarkable work being done by the organisation to monitor forests outside the protected area network of central India. Showcased here is an infinitesimally small selection from … Read More
Rizwan Mithawala, a conservation writer with the Wildlife Conservation Trust, shares the stories of four commendable forest guards who have dedicated their lives to protecting the tigers of their beloved Melghat Tiger Reserve. Protecting wildlife and its habitats through GPS-based … Read More
“We are spending INR 1,300 crores to build nine kilometres [in Pench Tiger Reserve]… This is public money. It is up to you to decide whether it’s correct or not”, said the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin … Read More
Every year, the International Tiger Day is celebrated on 29th July. This year, it was a day of celebration for India when the figures of the Tiger Census held in 2018 were released. According to the report by India’s National … Read More
If pictures can break our hearts, they can surely stir us into action. These days, a kind of pictures increasingly orbiting Indian cyberspace is of dead animals lying on the sides of roads or on railway tracks after being hit … Read More
We now live in times where the stakes against overlooking climate change as a threat have become very high. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals include ‘Responsible Consumption and Production’ as an objective which the international community is being urged … Read More
It is often said, in Newtonian fashion, that what goes up, must come down. While this adage may apply to many things in the modern era, sadly, it doesn’t hold entirely true for crimes against wildlife. It applies lesser still … Read More
A herd of cattle grazes on tiny bamboo shoots and other scant vegetation amid thin stumps of felled trees in the buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Central India. A dark grey bull wears a collar that encases … Read More
Seen here is a desert fox vixen looking intently at two domestic dogs who have come dangerously close to her den in the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary situated in the Little Rann of Kutchh, Gujarat. Observing the vixen and her … Read More
“Tum exactly kya karte ho?” What exactly do you do for living? … is a question I have been consistently asked at family gatherings in the 15 years of my career as a nature conservationist. In fact, even friends genuinely … Read More
Dr. Anish Andheria, a carnivore expert with vast field experience, writes about the fate of the Asiatic lion, which is expanding the boundaries of its last stronghold – Gir. Presently, as India struggles to save many of her natural resources, … Read More