Stories
The rusty-spotted cat is one of India’s smallest wild felines, yet its size makes it easy to overlook in Gujarat’s dry landscapes. Weighing little more than a…
Groundwater is easy to overlook in a forest landscape because it sits below the roots, leaf litter and weathered rock. In Gujarat, however, underground water…
Dung beetles are small, often overlooked workers in Gujarat’s forests. By burying and consuming animal dung, they return nutrients to the soil, improve water…
Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch is a remarkable landscape of salt flats, grasslands, seasonal wetlands and desert-edge communities. Each year, the great white expanse…
Fig trees are quiet infrastructure for Gujarat’s wildlife. Their spreading crowns provide shade, nesting sites and shelter, while their fruit can feed birds…
Gujarat’s dry deciduous forests experience a distinct fire season as winter moisture fades and summer heat intensifies. Leaf litter, dry grass, fallen branches…
Gujarat’s freshwater wetlands are living systems shaped by monsoon rain, river flows, groundwater, evaporation and human water use. They range from shallow…
The Great Indian Bustard is one of India’s most threatened grassland birds, and Gujarat provides some of its most important remaining habitat. In the state’s…
The Indian wolf, or Canis lupus pallipes, remains one of Gujarat’s most elusive grassland predators. It is smaller and more lightly built than many northern…
Gir is widely recognised as the last natural stronghold of the Asiatic lion, but the species’ survival is connected to far more than protected forest.…