Reflective animal collars are a boon for dogs, cattle and humans, too. Tauseef Ahmed saved the lives of 500 dogs in Mangaluru using them. And animal lovers from Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad have also saved lives, both animal and human, thanks to these collars In just two months, Tauseef Ahmed has been successful in saving…
A new study debunks most believed theories of man-animal conflict in landscapes shared by carnivores and men, changes the conservation narrative. Believe it or not, but 57 % of leopards, 64 % of Indian wolves and 75 % of striped hyenas share space with people in western Maharashtra. And there is complete natural co-existence of…
Long ago, the EC banned using animals in elections. But politicians carry on regardless, flouting the rule either out of ignorance, or out of sheer carelessness, says Aparajita Ray Even as the EC bans using animals in elections in 2019, Dudh Kumar Mondal, BJP contestant in Birbhum constituency in West Bengal rode a bullock cart…
Recent research on the Asiatic Wild Dog, commonly called Dhole, shows a fast decline in its numbers and loss of habitat in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Arjun Srivathsa, wildlife biologist with Wildlife Conservation Society-India, and a doctoral student of the University of Florida authored a research paper which shows the areas occupied by dholes…
World Sparrow Day was not initiated by top conservation organisations but a low profile Indian conservationist, Mohammed Dilawar from Nasik, who took it upon himself to conserve the humble sparrow. Today, 30 countries including India celebrate this day by resolving to care for sparrow that is known to be a key indicator of our biodiversity….