Tigers once roamed Mewar. There’s every reason to bring them back Ecologists call it a keystone species, which is a polite way of saying its presence matters to things that have no obvious connection to tigers Written by:Arefa Tehsin There is also the question of what a tiger does to a landscape once it is... Continue Reading →
The Indian Express – How (not) to save the mountains
How (not) to save the mountains And yet, the basics remain this: If you fence a rocky patch, protect it from grazing, woodcutting and illegal mining, the vegetation belonging to that land will return by itself. It always does Written by:Arefa Tehsin An aerial view of Aravalli Range (Express Photo) The Aravalli is old. Older... Continue Reading →
Steed of the Jungle God now वन देवता का वाहन!
वन देवता का वाहन देश के प्रतिष्ठित प्रकाशक ‘राष्ट्रीय पुस्तक न्यास, भारत’ {National Book Trust (NBT), India} ने प्रसिद्ध पर्यावरणविद रज़ा एच. तहसीन और आरेफ़ा तहसीन की सह-लिखित अंग्रेज़ी पुस्तक Steed of the Jungle God को अब हिन्दी में प्रकाशित किया है। पुस्तक का हिन्दी अनुवादक हिमालय तहसीन ने किया है, जिसका शीर्षक 'वन देवता... Continue Reading →