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World Pangolin Day 2013
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...
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Get Eco-Creative
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...
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Why birds hate bird photographers
Ever wondered why a certain species always gives you a hard time photographing it? This is why.This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0...
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International Polar Bear Day
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...
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Supper with a Snow Leopard
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....
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World Sparrow Day
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...
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An Earth Hour reminder!
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...
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Making themselves at home
It's World Sparrow Day! Welcome back to Nature TV :-) This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
View ArticleQ & A with Gowri Saligram and Rachel Lang
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...
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Earth Hour- you're doing it wrong!
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/This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed...
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CITES' Ivory Convention
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-...
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Easter with the Buzzards
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...
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Bear Bile Farming
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...
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The 11 Types of Wildlife Photographers
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...
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Orangutans and Palm Oil
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...
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IUCN 'Status Updates'
This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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What's leading California Condors to extinction?
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...
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World Tapir Day!
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...
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Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis
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...
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Happy Mothers' Day!
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.This work by Rohan...
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