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The Aravalli Hills form one of Gujarat’s most important ecological landscapes. Their low, ancient ridges extend through the state’s eastern districts, where…
Gujarat’s roads cross a remarkable range of habitats, from the dry thorn forests of Saurashtra to the wetlands, grasslands and coastal landscapes of Kachchh.…
Rising in Gujarat’s Dang district, the Saputara Hill Range forms one of the state’s most distinctive forest landscapes. Its cooler slopes, seasonal streams,…
Across Gujarat, a waterhole is far more than a pool in the landscape. In a state shaped by dry deciduous forests, thorn scrub, grasslands, salt marshes and…
Gujarat’s coastline stretches across the Arabian Sea, linking tidal wetlands, mangrove creeks, mudflats, salt marshes and dry coastal forests. These ecosystems…
Gujarat’s Strategy for Reintroducing the Cheetah in Kuno and Beyond is best understood as a wider landscape question, not a simple exercise in moving animals…
The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small, adaptable night bird found across Gujarat’s wooded landscapes, farmland, village edges and dry scrub. Its rounded…
Gujarat’s forests stretch across dry deciduous woodland, thorn scrub, grassland, mangrove and coastal ecosystems. These varied habitats support the Asiatic…
Sacred groves are small or extensive patches of vegetation protected by communities through spiritual belief, customary law and long-standing cultural…
Lantana camara is an attractive garden plant in many parts of the world, yet it becomes a serious environmental weed when it escapes into native vegetation. In…