Tethering tourism to conservation: keeping the Sahyadris “hot”
Torna Fort of Sahyadri, a storehouse of incredible endemic plant diversity, is in consideration for tourism development as an archaeological monument.
(Wild) Life on the move: synthesis of new distribution records from India published in JoTT till date for the year 2017
India, being one of the 12 biologically megadiverse countries, is a storehouse of wildlife. Just to give a snapshot of India’s biodiversity, it hosts 92,873 species of animals (6.64% of...
Northern Western Ghat: a research niche in the biodiversity hotspot
A biodiversity hotspot is defined as an area with a high level of endemic species occurring only there and nowhere else in the world; with a loss of over 70%...
Decoding the wildlife crime scene: DNA barcoding to the rescue of the globally threatened Philippine Duck
An isolated cluster of more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines is a popular tourist destination in Southeast Asia with pretty beaches and welcoming people. But it is also a mega...
