The End of Hissing Lawns – Going Native in California
How to jettison the fashionable hissing summer lawn for a thriving native garden in the hills of Southern California
Category: Wild Interactions
Urban Bestiary: Discover the Hidden Wildlife of Bengaluru
Discovering wildlife in Bengaluru doesn’t require venturing far. A walk in your garden or a peek under a leaf reveals a world of tiny architects, hunters, and builders. Meet the city’s most fascinating and rare fauna.
Reclaiming the Nature Fix – In Pursuit of Biophilia
The human craving for a “Nature Fix” is an ancient instinct blunted by generations of abuse. Biophilia is the word for it…
Kutch Diaries – Spying on the elusive Desert Cat
Now you see it, now you don’t. Whether it is stalking prey or just being scarce, the Desert Cat is an elusive customer that inhabits the magical landscape of Banni Grasslands.
Why so serious? Eavesdropping on dogs and cats at Kabini
Tiger or dhole? What floats your boat? Notes from a safari in Kabini while suffering the company of Serious wildlife photographers
Among the blackbuck of Jayamangali
In Jayamangali, the blackbuck roam free and majestic, but human encroachment around the sanctuary is a cause for concern
Crouching tourist, swimming tiger at Kabini
A swimming tiger! This was the first time in 4,000 safaris that the boat driver and the naturalist had seen a tiger in the water in Kabini
Balcony Safari – The idle joy of birding
Why go on an expensive safari to watch birds when your backyard is just as well endowed as any forest?
When the search ends – musings from Kruger
A morning safari at Kruger evokes the question: What if animals thought as humans did?
Freedom in a cage – a critical look at captive breeding
On the 64th anniversary of India’s freedom, we wonder about the efficacy of captive breeding programs. Are they really worth it? In the last six odd decades since Independence, India has been witness to the exploitation of its wildlife and natural resources along with apathy to diminishing forests coexisting with…
We don’t need no thought control!
Anand Yegnaswami witnesses a bizarre encounter between a spider and a wasp and stumbles into a freakish discovery of manipulation in animals Mind manipulation is not new to many of us, considering we have watched Jedi Mind Tricks, read about suicide bombers, and seen cricket-playing teams sledge players to get…
A jumbo-size problem
“Tusker!” The cry stopped the safari vehicle in its tracks. About 20 tourists gawked at the picture of splendour, like a dark raincloud in a starless sky, chomping on shoots in a grassy verge beside the bamboo forest. On our drive through Nagarahole National Park, we had spotted Elephas maximus…