Stories

Australians understand the bond between a campfire and the bush. From the red dust of Uluru-Kata Tjuta to the misty trails of the Australian Alps, generations…

The intertidal forests along Gujarat's coastline form one of the most biologically layered ecosystems in western India. Stretching from the salt-rugged flats…

Velavadar Blackbuck National Park, on Gujarat’s Bhavnagar coast, protects one of India’s most recognisable grassland landscapes. Its open plains support large…

When the sun drops behind the teak and sal forests of Gujarat, a parallel world wakes up. Rustlings in the leaf litter, glinting eyes in torchlight, and the…

Parthenium hysterophorus, often called congress grass, is one of the most aggressive invasive plants on the planet. Originally from the Americas, it has spread…

Stretching from the dry teak forests of south Gujarat to the thorny Prosopis thickets of Kutch, the state holds a mosaic of woodlands stitched together by…

Gujarat’s coastline is a shifting mosaic of mangroves, mudflats, sandy beaches, salt marshes, rocky shores and tidal creeks. These habitats support a varied…

At the western edge of Gujarat, where the Kutch landscape approaches the Arabian Sea, Narayan Sarovar forms a distinctive ecological refuge. The area is known…

Gujarat’s wildlife sanctuaries protect a remarkable range of habitats, from the dry forests of Gir to the grasslands of Velavadar, the Rann’s saline landscapes…

Gujarat's forested landscapes hold far more than tigers, lions, and teak. Scattered across the protected tracts of the state lie temple ruins, stepwells,…