On the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2021, drawing from IPS’s bank of features and opinion editorials published this year, we are re-publishing one article a day, for the next two we
Conserving Tigers, Elephants and Bison, One LPG Stove at a Time
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Two elephants cross a stream in Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. Thanks to a number of conservation projects run by various government agencies, non-government organisations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the wildlife population is thriving again. The forest is now home to an estimated 500 elephants and several other big game animals, including bison and tigers. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
HYDERABAD, India, Apr 1 2021 (IPS) - As the sun sets over the canopy of Albizia amara trees, a thin blanket of fog begins to descend over the forests of the Malai Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, which lies roughly 150 km south of the Indian city of Bangalore.
Leopard Diaries explores remarkable tale of lonely, mysterious creature
Tue, May 4 2021 11:36 IST |
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Leopard Diaries explores the remarkable story of a lonely, mysterious creature, (ANS Interview). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 4 : The leopard is the reigning rock star of the wildlife world. It s a species that is obscure and largely overshadowed by the tiger, especially in India, scientist, conservationist and author Sanjay Gubbi writes in Leopard Diaries .
However, it is also a species that is loved by some and hated by many others. Nearly buried in this cacophony of conflict lies the remarkable story of this lonely, mysterious creature that he explores.
Conservationist Sanjay Gubbi condenses 10 years of fieldwork in this guide to the leopard
‘Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India’ explains the changing habitat of leopards and what it means for the species. A leopard pounces on a Malabar giant squirrel. | Priyanka Rahut Mitra
Rocky outcrops in towns like Tumkur, Ramanagara, Kolar and Mandya in southern Karnataka are prime leopard habitat. Barring small patches of protected areas like the Chinkara wildlife sanctuary and the Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve, this land is largely outside the purview of the forest department and ownership lies with the revenue department. In the last few decades, it has been heavily quarried for granite. There are also numerous stone-crushing units and farmlands comprising sugarcane, maize, areca nut and coconut.
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