The proposals to include the Great Indian Bustard and the Bengal Florican in the CMS Appendix I have been adopted at 13th Meeting of Conference of the Parties to CMS. #CMSCOP13 | WCS | WCS Newsroom | Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

In the wake of the Wuhan outbreak, China adopts legislature banning wildlife trade and consumption. #China #CoronavirusOutbreak #wildlifetrade #conservation #policy xinhuanet.com/english/2020-0…

Fewer dolphins at Odisha's Gahirmatha? #cetacean #conservation #population #census #odisha #india downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-…

“You need to be thinking about what the sun is doing, because it is probably interfering with the animals.” Whale strandings correlated to solar activity. #whales #sunspots #stranding #correlation #magneticfield nytimes.com/2020/02/25/sci…

Secret weapon. Written by A Small Fiction.

China's ban this week on wildlife trade is good but there are loopholes. Read more from The New York Times James Gorman which includes an WCS analysis: nyti.ms/32AaegE #coronavirusus #CoronavirusOutbreak #China #COVID2019

Riddle me this? If stray dogs belong on the streets, and have adapted to living there, then why are they - 1) being "rescued"? 2) called homeless? 3) being fed?(remember that adaptation to streets) 4) not categorised as urban wildlife?

"In our efforts to constantly question, to critique, to examine with objectivity—all the hallmarks of a good scientist—we sometimes forget what it means to be kind." If you read just the one thing today, make it this.

Here's an Indo-Pacific finless porpoise surrounded by and covered in oil this morning at Juhu. This species is protected under Schedule 1 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Would a tiger's death go uninvestigated? The source of this oil must be checked!

Every monsoon, tonnes of tarballs wash ashore on Mumbai's beaches. I have been documenting these incidents from a few beaches since 2018 but I want to scale up the documentation for which I need your help. 1/2

This is how we mark the end of our Masters theory work: cheesy mushroom pasta & cheese-stuffed sausages! #cheeeeeese

Pioneering review of 632 ocean studies says marine food chain will collapse sciencealert.com/pioneering-rev… #via ScienceAlert

So people want to genetically turn #predators into #herbivores? Hardy-harr-harr! treehugger.com/natural-scienc…

The Research Blueprint: Dr. Geoff Hyde on how to structure papers more efficiently. Works for essays, too! youtu.be/rpidpeDUUsw -YouTube

Want to know how abstaining from making #pesto traditionally might help #conserve entire #forests? Read on! nyti.ms/1LxOQYw

Bags all packed, looking forward to #fieldworksuccess at Kochi!

Honda just unveiled its new hydrogen-powered, water-emitting car. And it's relatively affordable! sciencealert.com/honda-just-unv… #via ScienceAlert

At sea = at peace. :3

There's something about this artisanal fishing gear that makes one feel transported back in time! #fieldworktales

Tired after a relatively unfruitful day of reconnaissance? No prob! I've everything I need to relax. #fieldworktales