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2024 - The Year The Green Ogre Breathed Again!

2024 was a stellar year for us at The Green Ogre. Two new travelogue series, a few spectacular photo-essays, and some brilliant one-offs. Not to forget what most people visit the site for—the quizzes and games! So here’s looking back and hearing from our contributors, and awaiting what 2025 brings…
The Green Ogre in 2024 - A Retrospective

Let Nature Guide You - Inspiration For Naturalists

Let Nature Guide You - Inspiration for Naturalists of The Naturalist School
Nature Guides are guardians of a deeper truth — that Nature is not something to fear, conquer, or tame but cherish, respect, and protect

Rain In The Desert - On The Frankincense Trail In Oman

Tis the season. With Christmas just behind us and as the New Year sees the Middle East plunged in crisis, our thoughts wander to the meaning of the Magi’s gifts to the holy infant — gold, frankincense, and myrrh. In August 2014, I had the opportunity to visit southern Oman to discover the fascinating origins of frankincense. Here’s the story.
Frankincense Trail in Oman

Selections from our archive

Fun fact: The Green Ogre has been around since 2006. We have a lot of old favourites in our archives. Each month, we will try and dig out a few for your enjoyment. Don't forget to read and share!

Kutch Diaries - Going Waku Waku with Sandgrouse in Banni

Continuing the Kutch Diaries, with close encounters with three different species of sandgrouse in Banni grasslands

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Spotted Sandgrouse

In Borneo, we met the Colugo - the Flying Lemur that isn't

Colugo or Sunda Flying Lemur in Bako National Park
Daytime wildlife spotting in the rainforest can be luckless. But then, walking the coastal trail at Bako National Park, we met the extraordinary Colugo aka the Sunda Flying Lemur

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Northern Mockingbird - the many-tongued mimic

To shoot a mockingbird was the ultimate quest. After a year of waiting, it finally happened. Meet the many-tongued mimic - the Northern Mockingbird

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The mimic in the bushes.

Three days in Corbett

Tiger, tiger!
Three days in Corbett National Park and Arun Menon returns with a bushel full of lifers... and the sighting of his life leaves us burning bright - with envy!

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