This is a guest post by noted ornithologist Harsh Vardhan. Birds of Haryana – A field Guide By Rajiv S. Kalsi, Suresh C. Sharma, and Janak R. Choudhary Can there be a more brilliant and smashing news than this one: first-ever field guide on Haryana birds! The book was formally released at an austere ceremony […]
Book Review: The Secret Lives Of Indian Mammals
Very rarely does a guidebook on wildlife cover the many complex facets of their behavior. Even more rarely does such a book succeed in evoking the reader’s desire to participate in their conservation. Vivek Menon’s The Secret Lives of Indian Mammals is one such rare book. In a mere 260 pages, it takes a comprehensive […]
Book Review: Indian Wildlife Through Poems
“Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks”-Plutarch Poetry is a mode of expression with few equals. Good poetry, with its powerful imagery and the judicious use of rhyme, simile, metaphor and appropriate words, can greatly influence the reader and leave behind a powerful impression. With this aim in mind, H.R. Singh and […]
Book Review: Age Of Endlings
Conservation is a never-ending struggle to secure the integrity of ecological habitats, and the preservation of the species dwelling in them. Preventing the extinction of species threatened by it is one of conservation’s major aims. The extinctions of the Dodo, the Tasmanian tiger and the Passenger Pigeon have left an indelible imprint on the minds […]
Here Is A Free E-Comic For Kids To Learn Environment Protection In A Fun Way!
Scroll down to download the free e-comic Adi the rabbit is friends with a parrot, a doe and an intelligent tortoise. Together, the 4 friends have an adventurous story to tell kids when they save water for Sundarvan village by foiling the villainous water-stealing jackal Paplu Bhai. This is the first e-comic created by Dainik […]
Book Review: The Tusk That Did The Damage
It is not often that a book of fiction is written based on the story of an elephant. It is even rarer when the author tries to see a situation as sensitive as human-animal conflict from the perspective of the human and also the animal and yet maintain a neutral ground. In ‘The Tusk That […]
Paashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology – Book Review
Amrita Sharma reviews for India’s Endangered, Paashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik The content and the context of this fascinating book by Devdutt Patnaik is pretty much made evident by the title itself. Taken from the vast written and oral traditions in Hinduism, this is an anthology of about a 100 gorgeously illustrated tales […]
Tigers for Dinner – Book Review
Amrita Sharma reviews for India’s Endangered, Tigers for Dinner by Ruskin Bond. Mehmoud wasn’t just any run-of-the-mill khansama doling out delectable koftas, lamb chops, puddings and milkshakes to the Bond family. He was a Story-Teller Extraordinaire who, thorough his fascinating tales of adventure in the wild, worked his way to the heart of the lonely […]
Wildsense: A Gaming App for Citizen Scientists
This piece of news is particularly an interesting one for wildlife enthusiasts who also love their devices and enjoy playing games on them. There’s a new gaming app called Wildsense for iPad that lets you be a citizen scientist and have some fun. The game loads photos of animals in the wild that are analysed […]
Grey Hornbills at Dusk- Book Review
Amrita Sharma reviews for India’s Endangered, Grey Hornbills at Dusk by Bulbul Sharma Delhi is a truly fascinating city. It reflects the diversity of India where religions, languages, customs & cultures co-exist in a splendid plural harmony. Magnificent ancient monuments and architectural wonders, enchanting museums and art galleries, a scintillating performing-arts scene, exceptional eating places […]
The Lonely Tiger – Book Review
Amrita Sharma reviews for India’s Endangered, The Lonely Tiger by Hugh Allen The Lonely Tiger, an anthology of 14 spine-tingling shikaar stories written by Hugh Allen was originally published in 1960. Now half a century later, this reprint of the true life adventure classic gives an entire new generation of Indians a window to glimpse […]