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How One Invasive Tree Quietly Dismantled the Grasslands of Kutch

In the 1960s, the Forest Department planted a thorned, fast-growing legume across the arid expanses of Kutch to hold the soil and green a district that looked, to outside eyes, like it was losing the fight against the desert. The tree was Prosopis juliflora, imported from the Americas, and it…

Times Life · Oct 24

Wayanad Beyond Edakkal: Estates, Ghat Roads and the Drive Worth Taking

Why Most Wayanad Trips Miss the PointEdakkal is genuinely worth the climb. The Neolithic carvings are real, the views from the top are wide, and the history sitting in that rock shelter is older than most of what India calls ancient. But the cave is also where roughly ninety percent…

Times Life · Oct 13

Dzukou Valley Trek: The Nagaland Trail That Has Nothing to Do With Hornbill Week

You arrive in Kohima expecting the northeast to perform for youMost people who fly into Dimapur or take the overnight bus from Guwahati have a version of Nagaland already assembled in their heads. Hornbill Week. Morungs. Warriors in full ceremonial dress. The state has learned to deliver that version efficiently,…

Times Life · Sep 21

How a Sloth Bear Mother Carries and Protects Her Cubs in Ways No Other Bear Does

The Only Bear That Carries Its YoungOf all the world's eight bear species, only the sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, routinely carries cubs on her back, and she does it not for a few minutes but for months at a stretch. Cubs begin riding at around four to six weeks of…

Times Life · Jul 14

India Wildlife Safari Planning: What First-Timers Miss Before Booking a Tiger Reserve

The Permit System Will Confuse You the First TimeEvery national park in India divides its core zone into numbered safari zones, and each zone has a fixed daily quota of jeeps. Ranthambore, for instance, has six zones in its core area. Zones 1, 2, and 3 sit closer to the…

Times Life · Jul 10

Goa iron ore dispute: Villagers clash with forest officials over transport from reserve area

A clash erupted between a group of villagers and forest department officials in Kushavati district of Goa. The incident occurred when forest officials stopped villagers from Kolamb transporting iron ore from a proposed reserve area. State Minister Subhash Phal Desai stated that the ore was being moved to create a…

The Economic Times · Jun 6

Conduct audit to find out how many saplings planted last year have survived: Khandre

Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre sets deadline for sapling audit, warns against illegal activities, and emphasizes online systems for forest management.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

Jalagamparai and Bheeman falls in Jawadhu Hills remain open for tourists

Forest Department allows tourists to visit Jalagamparai and Bheeman falls despite heavy rains in Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

Forest department catches panther in Papanasam

Forest Department personnel caged a panther that was roaming the villages near Papanasam in the district on Saturday

The Hindu · May 18, 2024

The burning hills of Uttarakhand

Five people were killed in May in forest fires that have been raging in Uttarakhand since November 2023. The forest department attributes the fires to out-migration, high-tension wires, and the abundance of pine trees, while the State government has said in the Supreme Court that the fires are completely man-made.

The Hindu · May 17, 2024