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Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
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Down in Jungleland: That Nasty, Blood SportSubscriber Only
January 13, 2019 06:00 IST
Serial killers who derive great thrill in taking down innocent prey.
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
The lab rats, dogs and monkeys we need to say thanks toSubscriber Only
January 06, 2019 06:00 IST
The tricky issue of testing drugs and medical devices on animals.
Sun, Jan 06, 2019
Down in Jungleland: The Change ArtistesSubscriber Only
December 30, 2018 06:00 IST
At the heart of life in nature is the desire to adapt and evolve.
Sun, Dec 30, 2018
Down in Jungleland: To Run WildSubscriber Only
December 23, 2018 06:00 IST
There a few things you need to keep in mind before setting forth on a safari. The laws of the jungle demand that you switch off the phone first.
Sun, Dec 23, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Trumpets in the SkySubscriber Only
December 09, 2018 06:00 IST
You hear them long before you spot them — a distant brassy bugling that lifts your spirits. For all their solemn dignity, cranes know how to have fun.
Sun, Dec 09, 2018
Down in Jungleland: No Place like HomeSubscriber Only
December 02, 2018 07:00 IST
Why Earth is still our best bet to build ourselves a home in.
Sun, Dec 02, 2018
Down in Jungleland: A Matter of PrideSubscriber Only
November 25, 2018 06:00 IST
Travelling through the Gir forest and paying homage to the lord of the jungle.
Sun, Nov 25, 2018
Down in Jungleland: A Road Runs Through ItSubscriber Only
November 18, 2018 06:00 IST
Tree planting? Not good for trees.
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Stealth BomberSubscriber Only
November 11, 2018 06:00 IST
The barn owl is the silent killer that all rodents fear. The barn owl has a spine-tingling repertoire of shrieks, screams and banshee-like screeches, and other owls (like the eagle-owl) have deep booming hoots and calls.
Sun, Nov 11, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Tool StorySubscriber Only
October 21, 2018 06:00 IST
Much like humans, animals have fashioned their own tools — with far less devastating consequences.
Sun, Oct 21, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Badass BadgerSubscriber Only
October 14, 2018 06:00 IST
There’s nothing sweet about the honey badger except its intention to kill. Be warned, this guy is no Gandhian and has retained the Guinness Book of World Records title as “the world’s most fearless creature” on what seems to be a permanent basis.
Sun, Oct 14, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Call Me by Another NameSubscriber Only
October 07, 2018 06:00 IST
One day, we’ll be hauled up for the kind of names we have given to animals around us. Let us see what kind of case they may have and what arguments the defence (ourselves) may come up with to counter them.
Sun, Oct 07, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Bird of WonderSubscriber Only
September 30, 2018 06:00 IST
The life and times of the enigmatic hoopoe found in Africa, Europe and central Asia, and, in India,
Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Family TiesSubscriber Only
September 23, 2018 06:00 IST
On our closest relatives in the natural world. Since, like it or not, we are all related in this natural world, we might as well make the best of it.
Sun, Sep 23, 2018
The Wild Places
September 22, 2018 00:16 IST
A hands-on approach to conservation from those working in forest lands that don’t get the attention they deserve.
Sat, Sep 22, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Wonder WingsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 06:00 IST
A list of favourite birds, from the magpie-robin to the rose-ringed parakeet.
Sun, Sep 16, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Best Beasts ForwardSubscriber Only
September 09, 2018 06:00 IST
On the list of favourite animals is a badass ballerina: the rhino.
Sun, Sep 09, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Lesser MortalsSubscriber Only
September 02, 2018 06:00 IST
The poaching of small animals, especially pangolins, isn’t talked about as much as they should be.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
Down in Jungleland: The Road to RuinSubscriber Only
August 25, 2018 06:00 IST
Highways and aerodromes on wildlife spaces are terrible news. The proposed highway, it is said, will cut the distance between Kotdwar and Ramnagar by almost 80 km — imagine the savings in time and fuel. Also imagine some of the other things that are likely to happen.
Sat, Aug 25, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Shooting BirdsSubscriber Only
August 19, 2018 06:00 IST
The digital art of capturing birds.
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
Down in Jungleland: The Hunter and the GentlemanSubscriber Only
August 12, 2018 06:00 IST
The incredible life of Jim Corbett. Having spent a lifetime roaming the Kumaon and Garhwal forests, Corbett was an expert tracker, reading the faintest signs left behind by his quarry.
Sun, Aug 12, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Singing in the RainSubscriber Only
August 05, 2018 06:00 IST
How the rain rejuvenates nature and the many lives it nurtures. Here, the summers are blazing, with everything in sight bleached white by the sun. There is dust on every surface around us.
Sun, Aug 05, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Death of a TreeSubscriber Only
July 29, 2018 05:45 IST
The munificence of trees is lost on a people bent on destroying the very thing that gives them life. It’s not as if nature makes life easy for trees. A tiny undigested seed may be deposited in a dung heap by an animal that has just munched a delicious fruit.
Sun, Jul 29, 2018
Down in Jungleland: We Are (Twisted) FamilySubscriber Only
July 22, 2018 06:00 IST
Ahoy, humans! Animals have it complicated too.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
Down in Jungleland: Flying Over the Cuckoo’s NestSubscriber Only
July 08, 2018 00:00 IST
Have you been made a cuckoo of recently? The common hawk-cuckoo impersonates a shikra found in lightly wooded countryside, gardens and groves. The pied cuckoo, aka the Jacobin cuckoo, is a maverick.
Sun, Jul 08, 2018Journalism of Courage
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