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Monsoon memories

IMPOSING, high, steep mountains clothed in a mantle of greenery with patches of white clouds either drifting across or resting atop them characterise

Rigs in a rainforest

THE Yasuni National Park is much in the news these days, mostly for the wrong reasons. Located deep in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador, this 9,000 sq

Connectivity corridors

Lifeline for tigers

A long-ranging animal like the tiger needs forested corridors connecting its various habitats for its survival. Thus it is vital that such corridors c

Back from the brink

Citizens’ participation in the governance of public assets such as waterbodies in the areas where they live is essential for their preservation. The r

R. ILANGOVAN recently in Salem

Face to face with the Nilgiri marten

Politics of ecology

The Centre’s notification of a 100-km stretch along the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand as an eco-sensitive zone evokes a strong reaction from the Con

Purnima S. Tripathi

Rare encounters

Marten up close

“THE Nilgiri marten is my passion,” says J. Manoharan, as he scans the forest eagle-eyed for a glimpse of the elusive creature that inspired him to be