Mumbai “meow”ments: A story of urban leopards

How many cats in the picture? (Credits: Sanjay Gandhi National Park) Everything is relative when you compare it to something in India. Be it the population, the time needed to travel somewhere, and surprisingly, even the leopard population in Mumbai. I was quite taken aback when I first came to know about the so called … Continue reading Mumbai “meow”ments: A story of urban leopards

Wolves in the shadow

Wolves have often been portrayed as an evil animal in many of our childhood folklores. Grey wolves, once spread across Northern America, Eurasia have had their ranges declined due to widespread human persecution, fear of human attacks and livestock depredation. Eurasian wolves (Canis lupus lupus) have become extinct over 8 European countries, and the remaining populations … Continue reading Wolves in the shadow