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Environment - Page 4

A tusker in the Western Ghats - Malligarjunan G

When the Rajah of Pudukkotai Stopped Hunting Elephants and other Stories from Kodai’s Wild Past

by Reena Raghavamoorthy
October 24, 2021May 23, 2022

The hunting of wild animals, banned in 1972, left a complicated legacy—The Kodai Chronicle spoke to locals…

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Bittu Sahgal

‘Kodai [Can] Bounce Back in Five Years’: Interview with the Legendary Warden of Sanctuary, Bittu Sahgal

by Rajni George
September 17, 2021May 23, 2022

An interview with one of India’s foremost conservationists, Bittu Sahgal, Editor of Sanctuary Asia and founder of…

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Bison in Kodaikanal

The Strangers in Our Midst

by Lathika George
August 28, 2021August 30, 2022

Kodai’s ‘gaur invasion’ leads us to ask what will come first for the Indian bison: the regeneration…

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Bison looking out at the view and grazing

The Curious Case of Kodai’s Kaatu Maadus

by Farshid Ahrestani
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

The world's leading expert on the gaur offers background to Kodai’s ‘bison invasion’, as well as potential…

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Nik Sekhran

From Kodai Local to Global Sustainable Goals: Interview with WWF CCO Nik Sekhran

by Jacob Cherian
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

The Kodai boy who worked in 50 countries: from KIS, to the UN, to the WWF, this…

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Black-and-Orange Flycatcher Male

Spotting the Endemic Birds of the Palani Hills

by Sivaguru Noopuran
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

A beginner’s birder guide to our feathered friends offers a glorious burst of colour. All images by…

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For the love of birds - Sarah Sekhran

For the Love of Birds

by Sarah Sekhran
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

A birder and wildlife photographer rediscovers a biodiversity hotspot she grew up in: the eyrie that is…

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Snakes of the Palani Hills: The Past, the Present, and the Potential Future

by Dr SR Ganesh
August 28, 2021March 22, 2024

An expert maps the chronicling of snakes in the Western Ghats…

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Thistle

The Thistle in Our Hills

by Girija Viraraghavan
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

The thistle or cirsium is a striking plant found in Kodaikanal, distinguished not by its flowers but…

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The War on Waste

by Jacob Cherian
July 10, 2021March 19, 2024

Nine lessons we learnt on the waste management trail in Ooty, Coonoor, Mussoorie, Gangtok, and Panchgani…

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