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Ghosts of the Konkan Forest: A Decade with the Elusive Dhole
The Wild Dog That Stole My Heart... Among the many wild mammals I have studied across India, none has fascinated me quite like the Dhole—the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) . More than just predators, dholes are strategic, social hunters. Their intelligence and coordination allow them to bring down prey many times their size, from sambar deer to the occasional gaur. My first sighting, back in 2014, was electric: a pack of 7–8 dholes in the Melghat Tiger Reserve, stalking a f

Gunwant Mahajan
Sep 294 min read


भटकंती : विश्वासातून जंगल संवर्धनाकडे
मंडणगडमध्ये ए.ई.आर.एफ. संस्थेचा प्रवास जरी फक्त तीन वर्षांचा असला तरी त्यामागचा संघर्ष, त्या संघर्षातून स्थानिक लोकांशी जुळलेलं नातं आणि ...

Raj Lingayat
Sep 171 min read


My Earth Expedition Journey: Where “Change Is the Only Constant”
Sometimes when I look back at my journey with Earth Expeditions India , it feels less like an event I attended and more like chapters of...

Akshay Gawade
Aug 193 min read


The Social Tapestry of Mangrove Conservation: A Reflection on the Mangrove Conservation Agreement (MCA) Journey
Mangrove forests, with their sprawling roots and salt-kissed resilience, are among the planet’s most powerful natural allies in the...
Tejaswini Zade
Jul 14 min read


From Call to Camera: A Hidden Bird Breaks Its Silence in Mandangad
It began with a strange sound in the dark. We were deep in the monsoon-soaked forests of Mandangad block in Ratnagiri district—wandering...

Akshay Gawade
Jun 212 min read


A Pollination Paradox – When a Male Flower Becomes a Trap a Tiny Death Inside a Flower
Lessons from Arisaema murrayi var. sonubeniae... In most flowering plants, pollination is a mutual exchange: an insect enters, collects...

Lingeshwaran PK
Jun 123 min read
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