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The Indian National Animal
15th August is the Indian Independence Day. The Tiger isn't called India's animal for nothing. A careful look at its hide and its habitat will reveal that within them lie allthe colours of our national...
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Water conservation
Published in the June issue of Sustainuance (http://www.sustainuance.com/)This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Bird caricatures
 I've been doing some bird caricatures in my free time, inspired by the amazing Brendan Wenzel (http://brendanwenzel.info/) who is among my favourite wildlife artists. Here are some of these. I'll be...
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Happy Teachers' Day!
(For non-Indian readers- 5th September is observed as Teachers' Day in India in memory of the academic philosopher Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, also India's second President.)This work by Rohan...
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Go Green this Ganesha Festival
This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Vulture Awareness Day
I know I'm a little late for my post on Vulture Awareness Day which was on 7th September, but I hope the cartoon makes up for it! Did you know that the vulture's bald head has a purpose? It helps keep...
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Queensland's Flying Foxes
Flying Foxes are gorgeous, fruit-eating 'megabats'. In 2008, the Queensland government banned the inhumane shooting of flying foxes as a crop protection measure. However, in 2012, the decision was...
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Russian Tiger Day
The largest sub-species of Tiger, the Panthera tigris altaica inhabits the Sikhote Alin mountains of the Russian far-east. It is the largest living felid and one of the biggest to have ever existed....
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15 Amusing Bird Nests
Nests are a truly remarkable result of evolution and an example of the artistic superiority of birds over the rest of the animal kingdom. Edward Hamilton Atkien devotes one whole chapter of his widely...
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The Amazon Gold Rush
Uncontrolled illegal gold mining is turning the most pristine forests of the Peruvian Amazon into wastelands. There are several factors that contribute to this- the massive deforestation, pollutants...
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Interview with the Deccan Herald
I was interviewed by the Deccan Herald on the occasion of World Animals' Day, which appeared in their Sunday edition yesterday. You can read it here-...
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The Elephant in India
The Asian Elephant is so synonymous with India that it was chosen as India's National Heritage Animal by the environment ministry in 2010. However, various problems continue to plague these gentle...
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Monsanto and the Nobel Prize of Agriculture
If you're a fan of bizarre news, this one's for you.Monsanto winning the Nobel prize equivalent for agriculture is not just expected, but also very delayed. No single company has done more to make sure...
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Orangutan Halloween
The orangutans celebrate Halloween on Green Humour just the way the tiger, the leopard, the rhino and the elephant did last year (http://greenhumour.blogspot.in/2012/10/halloween-in-wild.html)....
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Curiosity trapped the cat?
Camera traps have proved invaluable in conservation. Although they were initially developed for hunting, camera traps are fast replacing traditional and often unreliable methods of wildlife monitoring....
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Diwali 2013
Well, it's that time of the year again! Another peril that the festival brings along is the sacrifice of owls to please Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, which is again a paradox considering the fact...
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Bats and echolocation
Microbats use echolocation both for foraging and navigation, and are capable of doing so in complete darkness. This enables them to prey on nocturnal insects and avoid competition from other...
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Birdwatchers' Day
12th November, the birthday of Salim Ali is celebrated as Birdwatchers' Day in India. Salim Ali (1896-1987) often referred to as 'the bird man of India' was a key figure in Indian ornithology. He was...
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Conservation threats for the Indian Elephant
Bholu the Elephant is the mascot for the Indian Railways. Ironically, Bholu and the species he represents, are being massacred by the dozen, frequently along East India's railway tracks. This...
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