Selfie with the Pack
The Indian wolf is an iconic species of India’s grasslands. The Indian grey wolf Canis lupus pallipes, with an estimated wild population of 2, Read More
Gouged Earth
A JCB converts a grassland into ‘green’ in Bengaluru. Among India’s most exploited ecosystems, grasslands are often mislabelled as wastelan Read More
Peering into the Future
A Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis flavirostris clings to tall elephant grass at the Jia Grasslands in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh, a habitat inc Read More
The Black and White of It
The marshes of Hanle in Ladakh were once a key breeding ground for the near-threatened Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis. Today, this wetland&ndas Read More
Elegant But Not Cute
The Tibetan gazelle Procapra picticaudata, or gowa, is one of India’s rarest mammals and teeters on the brink of local extinction. During the Read More
Microworlds in the Grass
A pair of antlions (family Myrmeleontidae) peer intently through a dewy grass curtain in Badlapur, Maharashtra. Grassland ecosystems host complex, highly spe Read More
Rosetted Beauty
I read F.W. Champion’s seminal work With a Camera in Tigerland, when I was just 18 years old, in Class 11. Even then, I was suitably impressed Read More
Poky, Spiky and Pied
The majestic, spiny presence of the Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica could not be ignored, especially when two of them frequented the pool. T Read More
Clamour and Cacophony
Can you count the number of Rufous Treepies in this image? Bonus question: can you spot another bird species near the water’s edge? At the height of su Read More
Innocence Personified
True to their nature, the Hanuman langur Semnopithecus entellus were the most curious of all the creatures that frequented the pool. I came to reali Read More
