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‘Only if we help shall we be saved’
Two days before Nature Day, one of nature’s fervent champions Jane Goodall bid goodbye to the world. At 91, she had a long history of campaigning for environment conservation and wildlife. But not just that. Dr Goodall was also a vegan who spoke out on the sad plight of farm animals. Many also may not…
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Can truckloads of noisy tourists save wildlife?
Joint management of protected areas with communities living on and around the region should be the approach if we are to hold on to a fast vanishing wildlife. Not unregulated wildlife tourism that caters to adrenalin rushes for a few folks and moolah for others. Today our protected areas are little under 5 pc of…
Learn moreWhen the soil breathes…
…The flowers smile, the bees buzz and birds sing @Chiguru Farm Somewhere on the outskirts of Bangalore, in Therubeedi village, there is a growing tribe of ‘natural farmers’ enjoying non-toxic food and water, besides rising with the lark and calling it a day to the owl’s hoots! They owe it to one person who…
Learn moreWhose planet is it anyway?
We have polluted the land, air and water. We have turned the oceans acidic and stripped the land of forests, making the climate intolerable. We are forcing out species to extinction. We have lost a sense of responsibility. Happy Environment Day! June 5, 2025 A tiger and its cubs sighted recently amidst Ooty’s tea estates…
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All’s right with the world
Sharing infinite space with the African wildlife, the writer feels a sense of calm, after the initial storm. The still and dark night was rife with movement and transactions. Preys and predators, herds and solitary stalkers, food and scavenging, everything was going on but all I could see and hear was the Luangwa river flowing…
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Earth was their home
On Mother’s Day, a question worth asking ourselves — How lightly do we tread on Mother Earth? In comparison to our resource and carbon-intensive lives are the simple ways of the tribes of Africa, slowly vanishing. A dream run through my favourite continent a few months ago threw up fantastic experiences with wildlife and the…
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