World Pangolin Day 2013

February 15, 2013, 11:59 am

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The third Saturday of February is celebrated as World Pangolin Day. The name comes from the Malay word    'pengguling', meaning something that rolls up, referring to the pangolin's defense. Its upper body is covered with keratinous scales while the belly is bare and soft, so when the animal sense danger, it rolls itself into a ball, rendering itself impenetrable to its predator's attacks. Unfortunately this harmless creature faces numerous conservation threats in hunting for bush meat, use in Chinese Medicine and cuisine, and the trade in its body parts. Reports of seizures of illegally trafficked pangolins are not uncommon. Read more about the conservation of pangolins on http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0211-hance-pity-pangolin.html

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Get Eco-Creative

February 19, 2013, 11:36 pm

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Some of my cartoons on global warming and sustainability will be a part of Get Eco-Creative, an event to promote sustainable living being held in Melbourne on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2013. Visit http://www.slf.org.au/get-eco-creative for details about the event and if you're in Melbourne during that time, do make a visit.

BTW, Green Humour is now accessible to kids in India through the popular kids' magazine, Tinkle Digest. Starting Feb 2013, catch the Green Humour page every month :-) Read this cartoon titled 'The Principles of Migration' here- http://greenhumour.blogspot.in/2011/11/happy-birdwatchers-day.html

Why birds hate bird photographers

February 22, 2013, 8:11 pm

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Ever wondered why a certain species always gives you a hard time photographing it? This is why.

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International Polar Bear Day

February 28, 2013, 6:52 am

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27th February is celebrated as International Polar Bear Day. Here's a little fact for those of you who didn't know this- The skin of the polar bear is actually black, not white; and has a thick layer of fat underneath, all of which serve as insulators. Its white appearance is due to the scattering and reflection of visible light by its fur, which is made of transparent hair shafts.

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Supper with a Snow Leopard

March 8, 2013, 12:40 pm

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Did you know that the Snow Leopard has the longest tail in 

the Cat family? It uses its tail for balance while barreling 

down steep slopes, and as a blanket, wrapping it around its 

body when asleep. Catch this cartoon in the March issue of Tinkle Digest.

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World Sparrow Day

March 12, 2013, 6:53 am

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20th March is celebrated as World Sparrow Day. The initiative was started by Mohammad Dilawar of 'Nature Forever' (http://www.natureforever.org/), who has been spearheading sparrow conservation efforts in India. 

The poster is available as A3 size prints (you can email me the to order your copies).  To read my cartoons on sparrows, visit http://greenhumour.blogspot.in/search/label/sparrow

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An Earth Hour reminder!

March 14, 2013, 9:04 am

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Remember, the Earth Hour is being celebrated on 23rd March. My cartoons on corporate sustainability appear monthly in Sustainuance magazine, in a column called 'Sustainuisance'. Here's the first one that appeared in the series.You can read the issues on http://www.sustainuance.com/e-Magazine/mar-13/FLASH/index.html

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Making themselves at home

March 19, 2013, 11:47 am

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It's World Sparrow Day! Welcome back to Nature TV :-) 

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Q & A with Gowri Saligram and Rachel Lang

March 20, 2013, 7:32 am

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Gowri Saligram, who I know through Facebook, is a brilliant wildlife photographer. She writes a blog called 'Gowri's Nature Blog' which has her pictures and accounts. We had a fun Q & A session about my cartoons, which you can read here- http://www.gowrisaligram.com/2013/03/rohan-chakravarty.html

Also, Rachel Lang, who calls herself the 'Bush-bound girl' and writes about South African wildlife, featured some of my cartoons on her website- http://bushboundgirl.com/2013/03/18/reasons-to-smile-on-a-monday-a-guest-post-by-green-humour/

It sure is fun to interact with such interesting fellow wildlifers, thanks to the social media!

Earth Hour- you're doing it wrong!

March 22, 2013, 11:36 pm

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A cartoon on Earth Hour first published in Sustainuance. You can read this one and some more on their gallery- http://www.sustainuance.com/sustainuisance/

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CITES' Ivory Convention

March 25, 2013, 10:54 am

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Recently, African poachers massacred nearly 90 elephants in Chad. No prizes for guessing who's responsible for the hike in the unscrupulous demand for ivory. Read The Guardian's report here- http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/19/86-elephants-chad-poaching-massacre

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Easter with the Buzzards

March 27, 2013, 9:28 am

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Before I leave for a 4 day long birding trip tomorrow, let me sign off with an Easter cartoon. Hare and rodents are a favourite prey of the buzzards and they are very effective in keeping a check on the populations of these otherwise prolific breeders.

Happy Easter to all readers in advance :-) 

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Bear Bile Farming

April 3, 2013, 12:45 pm

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Farming of bears for bile is one of the most ruthless malpractices against wild animals, practised (not surprisingly) in China, Korea, Laos and Vietnam. The bears (usually Black or Moon Bears) are kept in 'crush cages' that are so small that the captive bear is rendered completely immobile. The process of extraction of bile itself is excruciating- an open wound or a fistula is created in the bear's gall, from which the bile drips out and is collected. Researchers have reported seeing bears moan and chew their own paws in pain during bile extraction. The wound is vulnerable to lethal infections, increasing their mortality rate. Even though science has proven bear bile to be of no medicinal use, its consumption continues as an ingredient of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Hong Kong based 'Animals Asia Foundation' is doing significant work to curb this heinous practice.

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The 11 Types of Wildlife Photographers

April 7, 2013, 12:05 pm

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The more Type 11's and the less Types 4 & 5 we have, the better. 

So which type are you? (Although, I'm not much into photography, I'm more of Type 3 and yes, a proud Type 11). 

And like always, the compilation is available as A3 poster prints. You can send me an email with the number of copies you want and your postal address, to order your prints.

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Orangutans and Palm Oil

April 12, 2013, 9:11 am

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Palm oil companies have already destroyed 90 % of the Orangutan's habitat in Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans that lose their homes and stray into the plantations are exterminated in brutal manners and the babies are sold in the illegal pet trade. Manufacturing palm oil is not only veritably unsustainable, but is also the biggest threat to the survival of Orangutans. Read more about this issue on http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/ 

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IUCN 'Status Updates'

April 17, 2013, 6:38 am

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What's leading California Condors to extinction?

April 24, 2013, 3:22 am

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The California Condor, North America's largest land bird is critically endangered. One of the many causes of this is lead poisoning. Condors feed on carrion, and often ingest lead particles from the carcasses of deer and other game shot with lead bullets. Conservationists and organizations are working towards implementing a ban on lead ammunition to remove this threat. Being extremely slow breeders, the condors are left without a chance to make their populations recover and there are just about 400 + condors in the wild today, making this species one of the world's rarest birds.

Read more about this issue here- http://magblog.audubon.org/lead-poisoning-continues-hinder-california-condor-population-recovery-and-harm-other-bird-species

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World Tapir Day!

April 26, 2013, 11:49 am

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27th April is celebrated as World Tapir Day. All 4 species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable, owing primarily to habitat loss. The Malayan Tapir is the largest of the four, and has contrasting black and white patches which aids camouflage, particularly when the animal is asleep; causing other animals viewing it from a distance to mistake it for a rock! Visit http://www.tapirday.org/ for more.

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Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis

May 6, 2013, 10:52 pm

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Reports claim that the culling of badgers for controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis in the UK is a non-scientific and wasteful method. Several alternatives have been suggested including vaccines for both badgers and cattle and it remains to be seen how successfully these are implemented. Badgergate (http://www.badgergate.org/) is campaigning against the issue. You can read more about the issue on their website (which also has this cartoon :-)) and on http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/badgers-and-bovineTB and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_culling_in_the_United_Kingdom

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Happy Mothers' Day!

May 11, 2013, 8:54 am

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A very happy Mothers' Day to human and feline moms alike :)

And yes, A3 size posters available on orders as usual. Mail me mentioning the number of copies and your postal address.

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