Tahrcountry Musings

First Announcement The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cyprus, Frederick University, and the IUCN Caprinae Specialist...

The failure of High Range landscape project to take off in Kerala should act as an eye opener to planners in Kerala. It was a grandiose pro...

University of California researchers contend that LID (Low impact development) may help in controlling urban storm water runoff. LID mimic...

There is a Surreptitious move to open up more areas in Eravikulam National Park for Tourism. This move is spearheaded by Tourism department...

Motorola service obviously has taken a dip. I have a Moto G 3rd generation less than two months old which developed touch problems. It gets...

Researchers from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Fisheries in Turkey have discovered a new trout species. The new species gets...

Hi guys,              I am taking my annual break. I am going on a trip filled with hiking, Microlight flying and skydiving. I will be ba...

  Inger Andersen has been appointed as the new Director General of IUCN starting in January 2015. A Danish national, Ms Andersen began h...

The different t metrics, that we use, such as species abundance and extinction risk, paints different impressions of conservation success....

As part of communications and fundraising campaign to support the 50 th  anniversary of   IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, IUCN have r...

It is not every day that you read a good book. I was delighted to read this very interesting book by Christopher Uhl during my sojo...

Hi Guys,                I am travelling to areas with no internet connectivity. Consequently there won't be any update for the next fi...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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