Tahrcountry Musings

Scientists studying hibernation by black bears ( Ursus americanus   Pallas, 1780) were surprised to observe that hibernating American bl...

New Page 1 Based on satellite measurements from NASA including LiDAR and MoDIS data plus on-the-ground field measurements,   rese...

Here is another guest post from Ramesh. Aldo Leopold, the father of wildlife management once wrote “Like winds and sunsets, wild things w...

I ran into this video recently. It clearly shows the potential of camera traps. I was particularly fascinated by the golden cat shown ...

Birds of the Indian Subcontinent Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp  Softcover | 2012 | Edition: 2 Publisher: Princeton U...

New Page 1 I was fascinated to read this report about Male fruit flies that have been rejected by females drinking significantly ...

Natural forests, particularly rainforest are a treasure trove of medicinal plants. Many discoveries are waiting to come to light. Sadly ma...

Understanding and planning ecological restoration of plant–pollinator networks  Mariano Devoto,Sallie Bailey,Paul Craze and Jane Memmott ...

On the dispersal of leatherback turtle hatchlings from Mesoamerican nesting beaches George L. Shillinger , Emanuele Di Lorenzo ,  Hao L...

How the type of anthropogenic change alters the consequences of ecological traps Robert J. Fletcher Jr, John L. Orrock, and Bruce A. ...

In the association between the carnivorous pitcher plant,   Nepenthes bicalcarata , and   Camponotus schmitzi   ants in Borneo, the ants ...

Guest post from Ramesh This post is an adjunct to my last post on my visit to Eravikulam. Why is it that we are unable to build a...

Researchers from the University of Miami, Florida have completed the first satellite-tagging study of tiger sharks   ( Galeocerdo cuvie...

I read this excellent report in Guardian about Cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus ) losing its ability to reproduce because of climate chan...

Latest research on environmental toxicants indicates that that a variety of environmental toxicants can have negative effects for gener...

Advancing the Integration of History and Ecology for Conservation PÉTER SZABÓ* and RADIM HÉDL Conservation Biology, Volume 25, Issu...

Linking like with like: optimising connectivity between environmentally-similar habitats Diogo Alagador ,  Maria Triviño ,  Jorge Orest...

Greenpeace says there is direct link between National Geographic Society (NGS) products and rainforest destruction in Indonesia . Acc...

Six principles for managing forests as ecologically sustainable ecosystems David B. Lindenmayer   and   Saul A. Cunningham   LANDSC...

Rhino poaching: 'These animals are all too easy to kill’ I read this excellent article in “The Telegraph”. Victoria Moore t...