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
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
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
“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
It has been more than a year since my last article in Hornbill (Jan-March 2017, 10–15), and with each day that passed by, I drifted in and out of my day dream of the ‘great things’ that conservation could achieve, … Read More
2,967. Take a good look at this figure, as you will see it splashed across the world over the next few days. It is the estimated number of tigers in India as of today. It is a massive jump of … Read More
They scale forested hills, scamper down steep rocky slopes, slip over wet rocks, grasp tree trunks to regain their balance, and continue their patrol. India’s forest guards trudge through treacherous terrain while out on patrol duty. And that’s not all, … Read More
When we talk about Protected Areas, what comes to your mind? For most people, it is India’s jungles that support innumerable protected species of wildlife, such as tigers, elephants, rhinos, pangolins, bears, owls, butterflies, and orchids. Sadly, many people are … Read More
Twenty-seven kilometres a day. We aren’t talking travel, but the pace at which roads are being built in India. Though the rate is the highest that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has achieved till date, its ‘ambitious target’ … Read More
Tigers and deer, forests and rivers, water and people: We’re all in it together! Conserving forests for charismatic umbrella species like big cats helps preserve the riches of fully-functioning ecosystems, on which, like all terrestrial species, humans also depend. Degradation … Read More