Who is the Mahakal and how does he affect ex-gratia claims?
Research Article: Kshettry A., Bhave N., Das P., Athreya V. (2021). Mahakal Blessed My Crop: Community Dynamics and Religious Beliefs Influence Efficacy of a Wildlife [...]
Protected Areas and Their Surrounding Landscapes: Exploring Interactions in Wildlife Reserves
Research Article: DeFries, R., Karanth, K., Pareeth, S., (2010). Interactions between protected areas and their surroundings in human-dominated tropical landscapes. Blog Author: Simran Prasad Key [...]
Croaking frogs and coffee beans: Unlikely partners in conservation
Research Article: Sankaraman V., Dalvi S., Miller D., Karanth K.K. (2021) Local and landscape characteristics shape amphibian communities across production landscapes in the Western Ghats. [...]
Leopard with an L, leopard with an l
Research Article: Dhee, Athreya, V., Linnell, D. C. J., Shivakumar, S., Dhiman, P. S. (2019). The leopard that learnt from the cat and other narratives [...]
Just passing through: Exploring large-scale elephant movement across Northeast India
Research paper: Vasudev D., Goswami V.R., Srinivas N., Syiem B.L.N., Sarma.A (2021) Identifying important connectivity areas for the wide-ranging Asian elephant across conservation landscapes of [...]
Connectivity through corridors: Habitat composition, interactions with humans, and ecological limitations shape tiger conservation
Author: Simran Prasad, Centre for Wildlife Studies Key highlights: The authors investigated multiple linkages, namely the potential connectivity of a forest corridor, habitat use and [...]
What is the connection between insectivorous bats and shade-grown coffee?
Author: Aishwarya Anilkumar Key highlights Shade coffee plantations have shown great promise in providing crucial habitats for biodiversity outside protected areas. Insectivorous bats are an [...]
Are landscapes Outside Protected Areas Important for Conservation?
Author: Dolsy David Key highlights: The paper aims to bring out the importance of identifying conservation-compatible landscapes for large herbivores and carnivores outside protected areas [...]
Why do ex-gratia payments not reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict in Rajasthan, India?
Author: Shweta Shivakumar Key highlights: Households adjacent to protected wildlife parks face disproportionately larger costs of living with wildlife Disparity in the definition of ‘wildlife [...]
Making resettlement work for people and nature – A case study from Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Author: Vinni Jain Key Highlights: The relocation of communities from nature reserves is a controversial conservation practice, and studies on its effectiveness are lacking. Interviews [...]
