ಚಿರತೆ-ಬಲಿಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮತೋಲನವಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ನಷ್ಟವಾಗುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಬಹುದು
ಚಿರತೆಗಳು ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಅತಿಶಯೋಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲ. ಪರಿಸರವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಪಾತ್ರ ಮಹತ್ವದ್ದು.
The Balancing Act: Leopard and Wild Prey Populations Could Offer Economic Benefits to Locals
Humanity’s history with felids like tigers and leopards has often been that of the hunter and the hunted. On one hand, injuries to livestock and/or people can be fatal, causing heavy emotional and financial distress to victims. On the other hand, frustration and anger can lead to retaliation against big cats. These negative interactions can influence how people perceive carnivores, leading to gross misconceptions.
Increased poaching under lockdown, not the virus, is the new threat to tigers
A resurgence of poaching, once unleashed, will be hard to prosecute and control given other social pressures in play. The mass media and senior officials would do well to focus on this poaching issue as a part of Covid-19 responses rather than worry excessively about imagined tiger population declines resulting from the virus.
Scientists find infrastructure has led to 71% reduction in forest patches
This study provides crucial information to decide ‘where’ and ‘how’ future infrastructure development activities should be undertaken in India, with the optimal balancing of development and biodiversity-conservation.
ಮನುಷ್ಯ-ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡರೂ, ಚಿರತೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರಿ ಇಳಿಮುಖ
ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಜೊತೆಗೇ ಆಗಾಗ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಿಂದ ಚಿರತೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ದೊಡ್ಡದಿರಬಹುದು ಎಂಬ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆಯಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಚಿರತೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರಿ ಇಳಿಮುಖವಾಗಿದೆ.
Indian Leopard: Decline in Populations Despite Being a Highly Adaptive Carnivore
Reports of leopards existing alongside humans in rural and urban environments has led to a perception of abundance and stable population sizes. However, this is difficult to verify, as collecting enough ecological data to accurately estimate leopard numbers is challenging.
ಮೂರು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮಾಂಸಾಹಾರಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ಆಹಾರ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ?
ಲೇಖಕರು: ಶ್ರುತಿ ಸುರೇಶ್ ಅನುವಾದ: ಸೌರಭಾ ರಾವ್ ಈ ಲೇಖನ, 'ಕ್ಲಾಸಿಕ್ಸ್' ಎಂಬ ನಮ್ಮ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ-ಲೇಖನ ಸರಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡನೆಯದು. ಭಾರತ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ೮ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದು. ಈ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕವಾಗಿ [...]
How Do Three Large Carnivores Share a Plate?
Author: Shruti Suresh India has one of the eight “hottest” biodiversity hotspots in the world. Iconic species such as the Bengal tiger and the Asiatic [...]
Diverse Perspectives from Successful Conservation Leaders
In a panel discussion that concluded with a standing ovation from its audience, our Chief Conservation Scientist Dr. Krithi Karanth, Dr. Musimbi Kanyaroo, Alice Ruhweza, Dr. [...]
Top Four Awards That Came Our Way in 2019
We are very honored that our independent existence and conservation programs Wild Seve and Wild Shaale have won us some very prestigious recognitions in 2019.
