– By Zaid Khan Neelgiri, with Images by Sushmitha I N, both being WildCAT-C Members As the blooming Jacarandas and Rain trees announced the arrival of the spring, the vivid Holi colours filled the atmosphere. The calls of the songbirds rejuvenated our spirits and the WildCAT-C team was ready for a new season of birding. …
– By Akarsha B M, WildCAT-C Trustee. Chikmagalur district in the State is uniquely placed, in terms of its geography. Within a five-kilometer radius of the town are diverse natural ecosystems, ranging from scrub jungles in Kanive to moist deciduous forest and shola grassland ecosystem in the Giris, rich in biodiversity and equally sensitive to …
– By Girish D V, Chickmagalur-based Wildlife Conservation Activist. Siddhartha……humble, soft spoken, confident, reassuring, supportive, appreciative, respectful, helpful, approachable. Such are the superlatives that would come to mind to anyone who had interacted with him. While the world knew him as a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian who helped thousands of people, very few knew …
A Conservationist’s Personal Tribute to Café Coffee Day Siddhartha Read More »
– By Mrunmayee Amarnath and Girish D V – WildLife Conservationists From Chikmagalur. During the spell of heavy rains in August, Chikmagalur district in Karnataka in the Western Ghats had heavy loss due to landslides. Mrunmayee and D.V. Girish, conservation activists from Chikmagalur say that the destruction is due a combination of factors that resulted …
Is Climate Change The Only Reason For Flooding In The Western Ghats? Read More »
– By Mrunmayee Amarnath. wildlife conservationist from Chikmagalur. Volunteers of WildCAT-C conservation group, have been keeping a check on the New Year’s Eve activities in Mullayanagiri mountain range for a few years now. During one such drive in 2017, the team had supported the forest department apprehend 11 poachers who had shot down two sambars …
– By Madhu Venkatesh, WildCAT-C Member. Read about a chance encounter during a trek, an unexpected reaction and a quick move that helped save a pangolin. After a couple of showers, the summer heat had come down a bit. It was a rainy morning on March 16th, 2018 and I was working in my farm when my cousin called me and suggested we go …
Where I saved one of the most illegally trafficked and poached mammals in the world Read More »
– By Madhu Venkatesh, WildCAT-C Member. In December 2018, I had been to Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve (declared in 2015), popularly known as Magadi Bird Sanctuary in Gadag District of North Karnataka. Several migratory birds make this lake their home during winter. Of these winter visitors is one of the world’s highest flying birds, the …
Feral Dog Hunting Bar-headed Goose, Magadi, Karnataka Read More »
– By Akarsha B M, a senior conservationist with Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) and based in Chikmagalur. He coordinates conservation, research and training activities in Bhadra-Kudremukh region of Malenad-Mysore Tiger Landscape in Karnataka. May 30, 2012: Based on a complaint filed by wildlife conservation NGOs, the Deputy Commissioner of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka cancelled …
– By Mrunmayee Amarnath and Girish D V. Amrit Mahal Kavals are semi-arid grasslands in Karnataka that were set aside several centuries ago, during the Vijayanagara empire, and protected as grazing grounds for a sturdy local breed of cattle known as Amrit Mahal, which was once highly prized as a military draught animal. The protection of these grasslands …
Veteran conservationist, Girish D V, was conferred the ‘Protect the Tiger’ award by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), a subsidiary of the RBS Group, for his life-long commitment towards protecting Karnataka’s Bhadra Tiger Reserve and its surrounding landscape in the Western Ghats. A resident of Chikmagalur, Girish has been a staunch wildlife conservationist for …
RBS ‘Protect the Tiger’ Award for Girish D V in 2013 Read More »
