Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.

November 06, 2016 00:24 IST
Nature may be red in tooth and claw, but why do television programmes stoke our fear of the wild?
Sun, Nov 06, 2016
October 30, 2016 00:13 IST
If you could choose to be someone else this Diwali, who would you like to be?
Sun, Oct 30, 2016
October 23, 2016 00:10 IST
The bee-eaters’ graceful aerial ballet is a sight to behold.
Sun, Oct 23, 2016
October 16, 2016 01:16 IST
City life ain’t what it’s made out to be.
Sun, Oct 16, 2016
October 02, 2016 01:00 IST
Unlike most raptors, the black-shouldered kite has an easy-come, easy-go attitude to life.
Sun, Oct 02, 2016
September 25, 2016 01:20 IST
Who wins the war?
Sun, Sep 25, 2016
September 11, 2016 01:20 IST
A love story with a sinister twist.
Sun, Sep 11, 2016
September 04, 2016 01:20 IST
The Oriental white-eye may not be glamourous, but it’s sure to put a smile on our faces.
Sun, Sep 04, 2016
August 28, 2016 01:20 IST
There’s something to be said about watching clouds change colour.
Sun, Aug 28, 2016
August 14, 2016 01:30 IST
What naked mole rats lack in looks, they more than make up for it in many other vital departments.
Sun, Aug 14, 2016
August 07, 2016 01:10 IST
With its bulging, red globules of eyes, the coucal or crow-pheasant, is the stuff nightmares are made of.
Sun, Aug 07, 2016
July 31, 2016 01:20 IST
Mother Nature might be a genius junkie, but she seems to have finally overplayed her hand.
Sun, Jul 31, 2016
July 17, 2016 00:00 IST
To protect themselves against their enemies, plants have developed a few tricks of their own.
Sun, Jul 17, 2016
July 10, 2016 01:00 IST
The life and times of the chirpy dubdubi.
Sun, Jul 10, 2016
July 03, 2016 00:01 IST
From keeping exotic pets at home to captive breeding, no good can come from human beings meddling with wildlife.
Sun, Jul 03, 2016
June 26, 2016 01:30 IST
In the wake of the culling controversy, presenting the life and crimes of four unlikely species.
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
June 25, 2016 00:00 IST
The second half, ‘Investigations’, is hard-hitting and leaves you wondering if wild animals and places in India have any chance at all to see the promised achche din.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
June 19, 2016 01:30 IST
Turns out that in nature, too, beauty is not merely skin deep, but a factor in survival.
Sun, Jun 19, 2016
June 12, 2016 01:40 IST
What happened to the endangered great Indian bustard could happen to others too.
Sun, Jun 12, 2016
June 05, 2016 01:00 IST
If monsoon is nearly here, can romance be far behind?
Sun, Jun 05, 2016
May 29, 2016 01:00 IST
Ants live pretty complex lives, which sometimes have uncomfortable parallels with ours.
Sun, May 29, 2016
May 22, 2016 01:00 IST
The poor jackal has endured the notoriety of being called wily and conniving for eons. Do they deserve this reputation?
Sun, May 22, 2016
May 15, 2016 01:00 IST
The paradise flycatcher, found nearly all over India, has delighted birders whenever they see it.
Sun, May 15, 2016
May 08, 2016 01:00 IST
Their numbers have gone up, but is life really better for our national animal?
Sun, May 08, 2016
April 24, 2016 01:00 IST
I’m convinced that pelicans were put on earth with a very specific brief: to make us laugh. For a start, just look at them — they’re gigantic seaplane-like birds, with tiny heads, carrying huge yellow shopping bag bills, wearing that absurd little tufty crest (like a shendi) and looking at you out of bright, tiny, […]
Sun, Apr 24, 2016





