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A four-day-long rescue of an endangered animal

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(January 18, 2019) It was the 15th rescue in five years involving a whole posse of experts and specialists. The nearly 9-foot pregnant female Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) found itself stuck in the Sharda Sahayak canal in Amethi district. There was water and food but for the dolphin there is often no way to return to its wide home range.© Ravindra Kumar SinhaThe dolphin gave the rescue team a good chase up and down over four days, covering nearly 100 km. Nicknamed 'Maharani' (Queen) by the team...

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Collecting bird songs for posterity

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(January 15, 2019) Meet IFS officer Pratap Singh whose all-consuming passion for recording bird songs from the wilderness has resulted in a huge repository.Birds may have small brains but that does not make them less intelligent than mammals. In fact, recent studies have shown that they have more neurons packed into a square unit of area than most mammals or even primates, explaining their remarkable cognitive abilities. From making tools of twigs or building intricate nests, to placing nuts to be cracked by vehic...

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My journey from the magical world of Western Ghats to rocky hills of Eastern Ghats (Kannada - Part III)

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(January 11, 2019) ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಮಾಯಾಲೋಕದಿಂದ ಪೂರ್ವ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಬಂಡೆಗಾಡುಗಳವರೆಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಪಯಣ..ಗತಿಸಿಹೋದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮೆಲಕು ಹಾಕುತ್ತ..ಸತೀಶ ಗಣೇಶ ನಾಗಠಾಣ.ಮುಂದುವರೆದ ಭಾಗ...ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ ವಿಹಂಗಮ ನೋಟ. ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ನದಿ-ಆಂದ್ರ ಪ್ರದೇಶ. © ಅಂಕುರ್ ಸಿಂಗ ಚವ್ಹಾಣ.ನುಗು ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಿನ ನಾನು ಮತ್ತು ಗಣೇಶ (ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಹಾಯಕ) ಲೈನ ನಡಿಯೋಕೆ ತಯ್ಯಾರಾಗಿ ನಿಂತವೀ. ರೀ ಸತೀಶ ಅರ್ಧ ಲೈನ ಅದ ಸಾವಕಾಶ ಹೋಗಿ ಸೈಟಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಕೊಂಡು ಬನ್ನಿರಿ ಅಂತ ಒಮ್ಮೇಲೆ ಕಟ್ಟು ನಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಆಯಿತು, ಅಂತ ದೇಶ ಕಾಯೋ ಸೈನಿಕರ ತರಹ ಸಜ್ಜಾಗಿ ಹೊರಟು ನಿಂತೆವು. ಹೆಗಲಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಬ್ಯಾಗ, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಲೀ...

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Over-fishing could spell doom to marine ecosystem

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(January 08, 2019)  “Let your hook always be cast. Some fish will eat the bait and the free food will come your way”.This was a popular belief in the Andaman Islands until recently. However, these days, one can’t be so sure of a nibble. Fishermen complain of dwindling fish numbers and a livelihood struggle.This is the pattern common in much of the tropics. Once abundant fish are now rare and those in demand are getting exploited at an alarming rate. So why then are the fishermen still spendi...

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How the Great Hornbill has adapted to coffee plantations

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(January 03, 2019) Despite losing out large chunks of their habitat, these birds have learnt to make use of available resources.The lush green canopy of the tropical forests with tall towering trees is the ideal habitat for the Great Hornbill— the largest among Asian hornbills. The distribution of this species spans from across the tropical forests of Southeast Asia till its westernmost limit in the Western Ghats of the Indian peninsula. Hornbills are large-bodied, wide-ranging birds and are secondary-cavity...

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Tadoba – A park under siege

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(December 31, 2018) Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve - a blip on the map that evokes a thousand stories of India’s famed wildlife, a park that has achieved international significance as the capital town of wildlife sightings of India. A park that has emerged as one of India’s favourite tourist destination with hordes of people thronging its gates at Moharli, Khutwanda, Junona, Dewada, Agarzari, Madnapur, Pangdi, Zari and Kolara.With more than 125 Gypsy vehicles entering this 1700 sq km verdant landscape of ...

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Wanting to 'leave no one behind'

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(December 27, 2018) That is what businesswoman Anju works towards in her daily life. She has also generously contributed funds towards voluntary relocation and wildlife conservation.Anju at her favourite pastime, shooting birds with her cameraSometimes when chance encounters turn into wonderful opportunities of service, it can make one wonder if it was, after all, really chance. For Anju too, a businesswoman and disciple of Buddhist philosopher Dr Daisaku Ikeda, it was a meeting with an old friend that opened up a ...

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Elephant death: Community involvement the key to tackling conflicts

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(December 21, 2018) In the past year alone, as many as 97 elephants have died due to man-animal conflict. A total of 490 elephants have died since 2013.The recent death of a wild elephant that was first chased away by villagers and later died by getting stranded on a railway fence in Karnataka’s Nagarhole National Park, has put the spotlight back on the human-wildlife conflict.In the past year alone, as many as 97 elephants have died due to man-animal clashes. A total of 490 elephants have died since 2013.But...

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Reunion in a sugarcane field

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(December 18, 2018) “Stop! Sir, please!” cried one of the villagers. “We won’t let you release these leopard cubs here. Keep them trapped in the cages as bait for their mother, and as soon as she enters the cage, please shift them to some other location.” Such scenarios have become an integral part of our work. People want us to rescue leopard cubs from their sugarcane fields, but when it is time for their release, they oppose it. On that day, we were in the same situation; we received...

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Trail-blazing journey from a forest-dweller to a 'super farmer'

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(December 18, 2018) Meet Daasi, the tribal woman from the Sollepura resettlement colony, who had no clue about farming few years ago, but is now a model farmer!Written by Manish MachaiahDaasi was a widow with ten children, living in the Nagarahole forest and eking a living from selling minor forest produce. Till an opportunity to move out came her way in the form of a voluntary relocation package. Along with some 60 other families, she left the national park in 2007. She was given a house and three acres of land at...

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