Tahrcountry Musings

  Diseases and increased development of wind-power facilities are threatening populations of insectivorous bats in many parts of the world....

A few days back we rued the collapse of taxonomic expertise worldwide. Against the backdrop of this sad phenomenon I found an excellent pap...

Aline Magdalena Lee , Steinar Engen and  Bernt-Erik Sæther have come up with a good paper titled “ The influence of persistent individual ...

Researchers in USA have come up with a proposal to manufacture biodegradable thermoplastics from chicken feather.   The researchers process...

I just read a good paper on the management of existing and emerging human – wildlife con fl icts authored by Piran C. L. White and Alast...

The latest Tiger estimation report released on 28 -3-2011 reports an increase in adult tiger numbers to 1636 (1706 including Sunderbans)...

My internet connection has gone bust again. I am posting this from my friend's computer. I am going to be erratic till the guys fix the ...

There is undoubtedly a decline in good taxonomists worldwide. Juxtapose this against the fact that th...

We constantly talk about isolated populations and genetic erosion.   Very little is known about the time-scale over which adverse genetic e...

Now, this is amazing. Sharks making  “ mental maps” that allow them to pin-point destinations up to 50km away. I read this in a new paper b...

Managing at landscape levels is acquiring increasing importance. Metapopulation management, maintaining transfrontier protected areas and s...

Last weekend we were driving through Wynad sanctuary. Naturally we discussed the crossing of wild animals.   We had only recently read a go...

The latest reports about Amur tigers ( Panthera tigris altaica ) , from a team of scientists from Russia, Spain and Germany, appearing in t...