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Beyond the Hunt: The Maneater of Udaipur By Arefa Tehsin Oct 28, 2024 07:44 PM IST Conservation comes with difficult choices. To kill a maneater is conservation to its core. Two leopards near a village in Haryana. (HT Photo) On a balmy evening in the Aravalli hills, Suraj, a five-year-old girl, stood washing her hands... Continue Reading →
Preserving wonder: The vital role of Colombo Zoo in conservation, children’s lives and urban ecology By Arefa Tehsin It was a sweltering afternoon. We were surrounded by the chatter of excited children, each clutching an ice cream cone as they marvelled at the baby orangutang, lion cubs, and a baby sloth bear. The zoo’s vitality... Continue Reading →
Monday, Apr 29, 2024 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE When villagers kill a leopard: The need for co-existence Practical and easy measures can be taken by the forest authorities to ease this conflict Written by Raza H Tehsin, Arefa TehsinApril 24, 2024 13:48 IST There is much to learn from a leopard. To tread silently and merge... Continue Reading →
Conde Nast Traveller: On the Islands of Adam's Bridge, Millions of Birds Find a Home Snaps by Adityavikram More DESTINATIONS On the islands of Ram Setu, millions of birds find a home The Dancing Islands between India and Sri Lanka are a transient home for 15 million migratory birds BY AREFA TEHSIN 3 April 2024 On... Continue Reading →
The network of interconnected lakes and canals that brings water from the catchment areas makes it one of the foremost manmade ecosystems of watershed management, qualifying Udaipur to be well suited to become a Ramsar wetland city... By Arefa TehsinNov 24, 2023, 18:16 IST The government of Rajasthan has taken on the mantle to have Udaipur,... Continue Reading →
NATURE'S SECRETS Nature trails, life lessons from wildlife and a place to heal, deep in the Baghdarrah forest The reserve, a 30-minute drive from Udaipur, offers endless possibilities with its lush biodiversity, or a comforting refuge from the world. Arefa Tehsin Leopards at Baghdarrah | Pankaj Choudhury On the road from Udaipur to Jaisamand, you... Continue Reading →
Ashoka University's Archives' team from Delhi to collect Dr. Raza H. Tehsin's lifetime of works in wildlife research and conservation - his fieldnotes, diaries, correspondences, research papers, audio visuals, press cuttings, books - to archive and digitise them for scholars and naturalists worldwide for posterity. Dr. Tehsin's works suggested to Ashoka University by Dr. MK... Continue Reading →
The mango tree Arefa Tehsin JUNE 02, 2021 15:26 IST Download Miyan Mittho, the parakeet, was having an awful day and it seemed to be getting worse ... Once upon a summer, not too long ago, Miyan Mittho was having the worst day of his life. He had an upset stomach, thanks to gorging on... Continue Reading →
How a researcher found a snow trout near Thar desert – and why it’s vital to study it further This biological puzzle could be the key to deepen our geological understanding of the region. The fish that Raza Tehsin found in Rajasthan in 1987. | Arefa Tehsin In the summer of 1987, the naturalist Raza... Continue Reading →
School TV on Doordarshan (DD) YouTube Trailer Shot by Adityavikram More Did you know that milk is deadly for snakes to ingest? Join writer and wildlife enthusiast Arefa Tehsin as she educates grade 11 and 12 students about this and other misconceptions about this fascinating animal on #SchoolTV Sunday 12 July, 10am to 11am, DD Bihar... Continue Reading →
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