Tahrcountry Musings

A blog dedicated to wildlife conservation

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Wildlife crossing structures and gene flow

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Montana State University researchers have shown that wildlife crossing structures can help maintain genetically healthy populations of bea...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Global Forest Change Data 2000–2012 Available For Download

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The forest change data is now available for download. This has been made possible by the University of Maryland, Google, and other partner...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Book Recommendation

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Birds & People by Mark Cocker Photography: David Tipling Here is a remarkable book by Mark Cocker -- the UK's finest liv...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

A World Heritage sanctuary for the world’s most threatened cat

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The known history of Doñana National Park goes back over 700 years – the area was once a favourite hunting reserve of several Spanis...
Friday, February 07, 2014

WildLeaks -The first, secure, online whistleblower platform dedicated to Wildlife & Forest Crime

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A group of organizations fighting wildlife crime have banded together and  launched  WildLeaks - the first global, secure online whistlebl...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

World Wildlife Day - March 3

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The United Nations General Assembly has designated March 3 as World Wildlife Day. This will coincide with the day of the adop...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

IUCN World Parks Congress 2014

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     Invitation letter from Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of IUCN    IUCN and our partners Parks Australia and t...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Kenya imposes lifetime imprisonment for poachers.

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In an effort to clamp down on elephant and rhino poaching, Kenya has imposed lifetime imprisonment for poachers. This is in  addition to S...
Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Be wary of buying Sukam Inverters

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If you are planning to buy an inverter, don't go for the brand SUKAM. Their after sales service is atrocious. I had the misfortune of ...

Good omen for elephants - China getting serious about dealing with elephant poaching

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At long last China has started doing what we all wished. Chinese Government has started cracking down on poachers. In a significant move C...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Sunda leopard

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Pic Credit:  Danau Girang Field Centre.   Sunda leopard ( Neofelis diardi ) is Borneo's largest predator, but very little is ...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

4th edition of Global Reintroduction Perspectives

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Re-introduction is acquiring an increasingly important role in conservation. This latest edition of Global Reintroduction Perspectives fro...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Powerful software Carnegie Landsat Analysis System developed by the Carnegie Institution for Science is now available at no cost

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Hi guys,              Here is a golden opportunity for you to get to know and become proficient in the use of use Landsat Analysis Syste...
Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Wildlife Comeback in Europe study

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                                                        The Eurasian beaver, European bison and White-tailed eagle are among the species...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

A new book for protected area professionals

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Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas An Assessment Guide Edited by Marianne Kettunen, Patrick ten Brink Routledge –...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Message from IUCN - Masters in Conservation Leadership - Applications and scholarship support for October 2014

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Masters in Conservation Leadership  -  Applications and scholarship support for October 2014 This course is a full-time, one year Maste...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Novelist Thomas Pynchon shows that science and art can mesh beautifully

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Novelist Thomas Pynchon, in his latest book Bleeding Edge (Penguin) underlines the fact that science and art can mesh with mutually b...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

2013 Champions of the Earth award winners

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Here is the list of, UN's flagship environmental award winners POLICY LEADERSHIP Ms. Izabella Teixeira, Minister of Environment, B...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The urgent need for transportation biologists in India

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In India when a new road or bridge project is planned, there is only perfunctory reference to impact on wildlife. An EIA (Environmental im...
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Friends,             After several months break, I am back on this blog. I will be blogging on all related matters of wildlife conservatio...
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