Stories
High above the leaf litter, where light filters through leaves in the dry deciduous and semi-evergreen woodlands of Gujarat, an extraordinary community of…
Gujarat’s coastline stretches across the Arabian Sea, linking mangrove wetlands, mudflats, estuaries, coral communities and productive fishing grounds. The…
The Dangs district in southern Gujarat is a landscape where forest ecology and community life are closely connected. Heavy monsoon rainfall, undulating hills,…
Lantana camara is a familiar garden plant in many countries, yet in forest landscapes it can become a dense, thorny thicket. In Gujarat, its spread changes the…
Where forest meets farmland, grazing country or expanding settlements, encounters between people and wildlife become more likely. These edges are active…
Leopards are among Gujarat’s most adaptable predators. They move through dry deciduous forests, scrub, farmland, rocky hills and the edges of growing…
The ecology of the Rann of Kutch is shaped by an unusual rhythm: seawater influence, monsoon flooding, fierce summer heat and months of evaporation. Across…
Gujarat’s proposal to establish a butterfly park in the Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary brings together wildlife protection, environmental education and…
The Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis), sometimes called the Bengal fox, is a small canid that has carved out a quiet life across the scrublands of Gujarat. With…
Gujarat’s forests are shaped by dry conditions, seasonal rainfall, grazing pressure and a close relationship between rural communities and wildlife. From the…