Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.

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
April 17, 2016 01:30 IST
We give carnivores a bad name, but what about herbivores and their proclivity for violence?
Sun, Apr 17, 2016
April 10, 2016 00:00 IST
The remarkable life of sea turtles.
Sun, Apr 10, 2016
April 03, 2016 00:00 IST
Lapwings can give any wedding band a run for its money. But their shrill panicked calls might have saved many animal lives.
Sun, Apr 03, 2016
March 27, 2016 00:00 IST
Now that spring is here, a roll call of the birds that are out and about.
Sun, Mar 27, 2016
March 20, 2016 01:20 IST
What’s the secret of the wild boar’s success? He’s tough, adaptable and not at all fussy about food or habitat.
Sun, Mar 20, 2016
March 13, 2016 01:30 IST
Surviving encounters in the wild, and in cities.
Sun, Mar 13, 2016
March 06, 2016 01:30 IST
There are as many species of birders as there are birds in India.
Sun, Mar 06, 2016
February 21, 2016 01:30 IST
Most of us don’t like crows, but they sure know how to live life large.
Sun, Feb 21, 2016
February 07, 2016 01:20 IST
Many conservation stories begin with a change of heart.
Sun, Feb 07, 2016
January 31, 2016 01:30 IST
If animals chose to have a spot of “fun” with us, how would they go about it?
Sun, Jan 31, 2016
January 24, 2016 01:30 IST
Even the animal world runs to a schedule.
Sun, Jan 24, 2016
January 17, 2016 01:00 IST
What our companions in city junglelands say about us.
Sun, Jan 17, 2016
January 10, 2016 01:02 IST
We often dismiss violent actions as bestiality. But does that do justice to the animal world?
Sun, Jan 10, 2016
January 03, 2016 01:00 IST
Wasps do us a great service by controlling the population of caterpillars and aphids.
Sun, Jan 03, 2016
December 20, 2015 01:00 IST
For city-bred souls, urban forests offer a glimpse of the wonders that the wilderness has to offer.
Sun, Dec 20, 2015
December 13, 2015 01:45 IST
Even a short visit to the Corbett National Park is not without its share of thrills.
Mon, Jun 13, 2016
December 06, 2015 01:00 IST
What is thinner than your hair and can stop a Boeing 747 dead in its tracks?
Sun, Dec 06, 2015



