Vaduvoor: A tiny village luring and feeding global birds
"When some visitors ask ‘how do the birds know this lake is full’, I simply tell them that I telephone the migratory birds and inform them,” said Ramesh mockingly as…
Protected Areas News
Woodland buffers help maintain bird communities in forest edges, finds study
Woodlands in agricultural fields surrounding a protected area maintain functionality of a wintering bird community, according to a recent study. Agriculture is usually considered to be harmful to biodiversity as…
Mapping forest loss in the northern Eastern Ghats
The forests of the northern Eastern Ghats have been experiencing rapid degradation over the past two and a half decades, with degradation levels higher around the villages inside Papikonda National…
As forest lines invade mountains globally, Sikkim stays immune so far
In eastern Himalayas’ Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), eye-catching Wight's rhododendron shrubs and graceful firs, frame the upper limits of the sub-alpine forests. Beyond this boundary of closed canopy forests, called…
Roads versus wildlife in Karnataka’s protected areas
The Nagarahole-Bandipur-Mudumalai-Wayanad belt and its adjoining areas, in the southern state of Karnataka, is one of the best landscapes for the conservation of tigers, elephants, dholes and other large wildlife…
Saving the hornbill with crowdsourced data
A citizen science project to monitor hornbill population in India, Hornbill Watch, is gaining momentum among the bird enthusiasts and researchers in the country. With the aim of assessing the…
Do we need flexible spaces for humans and animals?
Often a defining feature of any landscape, a “boundary” as perceived by humans, is almost never seen as a limit by other species. On the other hand, a road or…
[Interview: Anish Andheria] ‘Citizen science can help reduce wildlife mortality’
Millions of animals die on the roads every year. With the aim of crowdsourcing data of roadkills, the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) launched a mobile-based application earlier this year. The app…
Conservation benefits humans and wildlife in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Mithilesh Kumar has been employed as a member of the patrolling team of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in Bihar for the past six years. He earns a monthly salary…
The bullet train may trigger social conflict and have significant environmental cost
The much-publicised “bullet train” is estimated to speed through the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor in about two hours. But its development is cutting through decades of work by Mother Nature and its…
