The Hunt with olive ridley turtles in rushikulya in the eastern coast of india Winner of Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award A thing of beauty! In NSTR

"The choice is ours to make: Will we stand by silent, and watch the slaughter? Watch the forests fall? Watch, as wild creatures fall off the map of India? Do we want an India that is silenced of the roar of the tiger? Do we want to live in a country where forests are barren, its land infertile? Or will we stand up and fight? So that we do not tell our children, ‘Once were tigers....." If not, help us, help them.

27th Nov 2009
An amazing encounter….

An amazing encounter….

One lone sambar, a huge male sporting impressive antlers, stands amidst the still waters…dawn’s just breaking and the golden rays spread a luminous glow over his coat, the lake and...

17th Oct 2009
Pop conservation

Pop conservation

Pop conservation is here (hopefully not to stay)… Don’t believe me? Read on: We are gonna have Gangetic dolphins in the Delhi zoo. Come again? Freshwater dolphins in the zoo....

18th Sep 2009
Elephants must forget-Action

Elephants must forget-Action

I am glad to tell you guys that there has been some action on the Gola corridor story. Here goes: The member secretary , National Tiger Conservation Authority visited personally...

06th Sep 2009
ELEPHANTS MUST FORGET

ELEPHANTS MUST FORGET

  Some other pertinent points are: a) The Haldwani-Bairelly road which also bisects the corridor has seen two tigers in about 18 months. b) the Nandour valley is where Jim...

22nd Jul 2009
My thoughts on the cheetah reintroduction

My thoughts on the cheetah reintroduction

Let sleeping cats lie ……..- The obituary of the cheetah—that lithe, beautiful cat known for its remarkable burst of speed—was written in 1947. Though its demise was authored by a...

08th Jul 2009
Tigers in Parliament

Tigers in Parliament

This is not my story,  but i was thrilled to know-and touched that MP (and Editor, The Pioneer) Chandan Mitra told me this-that much of the arguments and the points put forth...

02nd Jul 2009
Witness to extinction

Witness to extinction

i hope i never get the occasion to write such a book, but i wish that i have the courage and the senstivity to do so… Witness to Extinction: How...

02nd Jul 2009
Review: Witness to extinction

Review: Witness to extinction

I hope i never get the occasion to write such a book, but i wish that i have the courage and the sensitivity to do so… Witness to Extinction: How We Failed...