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Vultures are among Gujarat’s most important natural recyclers. By consuming dead livestock and wildlife, they remove organic waste, limit the spread of…
Gujarat’s forests span dry deciduous woodland, thorn scrub, grassland, mangrove, wetland and semi-arid landscapes. These habitats support species such as the…
Mangroves along the Gulf of Kutch form a living barrier between Gujarat’s arid mainland and the Arabian Sea. Their roots hold sediment, soften wave energy and…
Polo Forest lies in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, spanning roughly four hundred square kilometres of dry deciduous woodland watered by the Harnav River. For…
Forests across Gujarat carry far more life than the eye often notices. Among the teak, salai, and palash canopies, fallen logs lie across the forest floor. To…
Gujarat’s forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves and coastal ecosystems support an extraordinary range of life. The state is widely known for the Asiatic…
In the far northwest of Gujarat, where the salt-encrusted flats of the Great Rann stretch toward the horizon, the Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary protects one of the…
The Sabarmati River winds through the heart of Gujarat, draining a catchment that supports millions of people and a patchwork of farmland, scrubland and…
The dust plumes rising from open-cast pits in the Panchmahal and Chhota Udepur districts are easy to spot from satellite imagery, and the ecological footprint…
Gir Forest in Gujarat is famous as the last natural stronghold of the Asiatic lion, yet the landscape supports far more than its best-known predator. Chital,…