Tahrcountry Musings

A blog dedicated to wildlife conservation

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Parents of all children should use ventilation while using a gas stove.

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This post has nothing to do with wildlife conservation, but I thought what I am going to write has great relevance for parents with child...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Social science and conservation

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A Guide to Understanding Social Science Research for Natural Scientists KATIE MOON and DEBORAH BLACKMAN Conservation Biology , Volume ...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

We should develop awareness and even people's pride in the concept of corridor conservation

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Moving Beyond Science to Protect a Mammalian Migration Corridor JOEL BERGER and STEVEN L. CAIN Conservation Biology Volume 28, Issu...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Fossils and the way to restoring lost island biodiversity

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University of Florida scientists have discovered how fossils can be used to restore lost biodiversity. The scientist hit on organic materi...
Monday, September 22, 2014

Road in Kutch sanctuary Okayed. Is it the right thing to do?

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The wildlife board has Okayed, a road through Kutch sanctuary. The road was opposed by environmentalists and the previous board. The main ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

World's first microbe-powered, self-sustaining wastewater treatment system

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Researchers from Washington State University have developed a unique method to use microbes buried in pond sediment for waste cleanup in r...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Newly constituted wildlife board of India – Now a signature campaign is on

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As mentioned in my previous post, some of the frustrated men who have been left out from the new wildlife board had already started a whis...
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Monday, September 15, 2014

In praise of reconstituted National Board for Wildlife, India

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Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar  have delivered a coup de...
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Saturday, September 06, 2014

Whoa! 46 Centimeter Shrimp

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have posted several photos of a 46 Centimetre  Shrimp on Facebook.  The photo was ta...
Friday, September 05, 2014

Essential Readings in Wildlife Management and Conservation

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There are certain papers which any aspiring or practicing wildlife professional should read. I read a few days back a wonderful book, ...
Thursday, September 04, 2014

Tree frogs speed up life cycle when there is threat of being preyed on

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We believe that events in the life cycle of animals happen consistently, with a set pattern. This view is going to be turned on its head ...
Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Bringing plants into offices can improve well-being and make people feel happier at work.

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Researchers from University of Exeter, University of Groningen in The Netherlands, and the University of Queensland, Australia, have come ...
Tuesday, September 02, 2014

A stark reminder - The death of the world's last passenger pigeon

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I wanted to post this yesterday, but was tied up with lot of chores On September 1, 1914, one hundred years ago, the last member of ...
Monday, September 01, 2014

Lee Acaster - The overall British Wildlife Photography award winner – 2014

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                                          Pic credit: BWPA The Tourist: by Lee Acaster The winning picture is by Lee Acaster, for h...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

It is uncharitable to paint Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ant-wildlife

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Lot of recriminations is doing the rounds, after the recent reconstitution of I ndian Board for Wild Life. Lot of apprehensions have been...
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Chinese traffickers spell doom for African elephants

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A new  report , called Out of Africa; Criminalisation of the African Ivory Trade , commissioned by Born Free USA and C4ADS (a nonprofit or...
Friday, August 29, 2014

A worldwide assessment of where roads should be built and should not be built

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It was with great fascination that I read a new paper on roads that appeared in journal Nature .The researchers William F. Laurance, Gopal...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

A model that explains how geckos move and cling on to walls and ceiling

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                                            Pic credit: Oregon State University Researchers at Oregon State University have developed ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

We are facing a “biological holocaust” warns Dr E.O. Wilson

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Dr E.O. Wilson, 85-year old Harvard University scientist considered as world’s foremost authority on biodiversity has warned that we are ...
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Elan Filler, a 7th grader cracks the mystery of fungus infections

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A fungus called Cryptococcus gattii is causing untold misery to lot of patients in Southern California. This has been going on for years....
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