Stories

Vultures are among Gujarat’s most valuable scavengers. By rapidly removing animal remains, they help limit the spread of disease, reduce foul odours, and…

Epiphytic plants grow on the trunks, branches, and bark of other plants without taking nourishment from their hosts. Orchids, ferns, mosses, liverworts, and…

Gir is best known as the last natural stronghold of the Asiatic lion, but its forests and grasslands support a much wider community of wildlife. Leopards,…

Gujarat’s forests and grasslands support an exceptional range of wildlife, from the Asiatic lion of Gir to leopards, sloth bears, antelopes, crocodiles,…

Gujarat’s grasslands are shaped by seasonal rainfall, saline soils, grazing, fire, drought, and long-standing pastoral traditions. These open habitats support…

The honey badger, or ratel (Mellivora capensis), is one of Gujarat’s least conspicuous carnivores. It is rarely seen in daylight, usually travels alone, and…

Gujarat’s forests extend across dry deciduous landscapes, thorn scrub, mangroves, grasslands, coastal wetlands, and protected habitats. This variety makes…

Gujarat’s teak plantations are often described through their trees, timber value, and contribution to forest cover. Yet beneath the broad leaves of Tectona…

Gujarat is expanding the idea of forest conservation beyond reserve boundaries and protected landscapes. Agroforestry—growing trees alongside crops, fodder,…

Fire is a recurring ecological force in several dry forest landscapes of Gujarat. During the hot, rainless months, leaf litter, dry grasses, fallen branches,…