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Tide turned!
Here's some relieving and at the same time, awkwardly funny news from Zimbabwe- a poacher was trampled to death by an elephant as he tried to shoot the beast. Read more on...
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Coyotes and Mockingbirds
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India says no to dolphinariums!
A sigh of relief for dolphins and dolphin lovers in India- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/flora-fauna/39392366_1_dolphinariums-awbi-ministry. Congrats to the MoEF for making...
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Da Vinci's Plane
Aviation is among the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gases. I wonder what the great da Vinci would've done had he foreseen the future effects of his aircraft designs.First published in...
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'Think. Eat. Save'- World Environment Day, 2013
The theme for World Environment Day 2013 is 'Think, Eat, Save' through which the UNEP aspires to promote wise and sustainable consumption. Read more on http://www.unep.org/wed/ This work by Rohan...
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The Amazon Specials!
Capybaras are large, water-loving rodents and one of the Anaconda’s favourite prey. Anacondas are non-venomous and hunt by coiling their massive bulk around their victims and constricting them.,...
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Fathers' Day with the Emperor Penguin
There are numerous examples of dedicated fathers across the animal kingdom, and the Emperor Penguin is probably one of the best. The father incubates the egg in his brood pouch, balancing it on top of...
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Pollinators
More than 85 % of plant species worldwide need pollination to exist. Which is why food production is being adversely affected, owing to the drastic reduction in bee populations. Although the exact...
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The Misunderstood Great Tit
All birdwatchers must have wondered at some point about whose bright idea it was to call Parus major the Great Tit.This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons...
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The Gobi Bear
More on the conservation of Gobi Bears- http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2012/11/20/last-22-gobi-bears-endangered-climate-change-mongolia/This work by Rohan Chakravarty is...
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World Population Day
To everyone who has or is planning to participate in populating the planet- Happy Population Day.This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...
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Poacher to be set free?
Sansar Chand, notorious for killing hundreds of tigers, is all set to walk free. Read the news here-...
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Delete Folder Permanently?
Sir David Attenborough has referred to our species as a plague on earth and said that limiting population growth is an urgent need to give the biosphere an opportunity to bounce back...
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Tahr-mented?
The home of the Nilgiri Tahr, the Shola grasslands are fast being replaced by tea estates. This member of the goat family is a precious Western Ghats endemic, classified as endangered by the IUCN with...
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World Tiger Day 2013
29th July is being celebrated as World Tiger Day this year. Veteran actor Om Puri stands up for tigers in the 'Leave Me Alone' campaign initiated by Sanctuary Asia to mark World Tiger Day. Watch the...
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Q & A with Mongabay
I had a short but fun Q & A with Rhett Butler, founder of Mongabay.com which was published on their website today. You can go through it on...
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Shark Week 2013
Shark Week begins tomorrow. More shark cartoons coming up shortly.And for some glamour on my blog, here's a picture of the beautiful Chemudupati Samyukta of the Humane Society International, India with...
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How to scare a shark- Shark Week 2013
Although shark finning is carried out almost worldwide, China can safely be called the hub of the trade as the demand for shark fins for fin soup and traditional medicine is increasing alarmingly in...
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Polar bears and Climate Change
Polar Bear International recently released this picture and a report of a polar bear corpse found in such a malnourished state that it resembled a rug. This is not only a sign that bears are in...
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RIP, Zafar Futehally
Zafar Futehally, one of India's first ornithologists, secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society and founder of the Newsletter for Birdwatchers, passed away today. Read more about him on...
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