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Another road accident to add to my list, fractured my big toe on my left foot, its been painful, I can’t put my foot on the floor yet or sit in front of the computer for more than half an hour.
But, that’s not the point of this post…
Its about our National Highways and Railways that are quickly turning into large scale Wildlife Killers. A recent CNN-IBN program showed a National Highway being built in Assam that passes through the forests cutting through the traditional elephant corridors and how the highway work ignores all recommendations/norms to be followed to enable the elephants cross the roads.
“The birth of a road implies the death of wilderness. When a road opens up an area, it serves as an ancillary to further development, as a result of which human footprint increases in the area.” says Prerna Singh Bindra, a conservation journalist in her blog titled: Inroads into Tiger Country
Its time we raise our voice against the Killer roads. Its time to care not just about us.
The gods don’t love us more than they love spiders or bears or whales or water lilies.
Vanishing Vultures
Squirrel monkeys investigate a pumpkin as a Halloween treat at Bristol Zoo Gardens
Picture: PA (via Pictures of the day: 21 October 2010 - Telegraph)
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Deccan Herald, (a local news paper) has published an article about gardens, where Mr. M B Krishna an ecologist shares insights about modern gardens:
“…the picture-postcard landscapes that we see in many corporate spaces are just that, ornamental and pretty to look at. But if you look closely, many are not designed to serve pedestrians’ needs or be eco-friendly….
…They lack utilitarian aspects like winding paths down which to stroll, they don’t really offer shelter from the sun or quiet corners for time with oneself, and most times they don’t attract birds and butterflies. What is more, they are energy-intensive, and also require much manpower, time, pesticides, and money for maintenance…”
This is so true of the modern gardens that we see everywhere, and this has to change. We need Gardens that are inviting to wildlife and delightful to humans. Mr. Krishna also tells us what gardens should be.
The Slavonian grebe, one of Scotland’s most mysterious birds, has been in decline in recent years, with breeding pairs falling from about 80 at their peak during the 1970s and 1980s to just 22 today. Guardian UK
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The Truth About Tigers - A documentary about Tigers by Shekar Dattatri. It talks about their status in India, local & global threats that the Tiger faces today and what could be done to protect them.
On 24th July 2010, we organized a film show for the kids at Sukrupa. Satya clicked this picture while I was talking to the kids before the show.
Cats are Cats - splendid creatures, whether big or small are graceful and majestic.
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In this undated photo released by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, long-billed vulture chicks huddle at a breeding center in Pinjore, northern India’s Haryana state. The one of world’s most endangered birds has been bred in captivity for the first time in India, scientists said Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
AP (via Day in Pictures - Sacramento Bee)
