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ZEN AND THE ART OF CROCODILE SPOTTING
Way back in 2003, Harvey D’Souza used to conduct
crocodile excursions in Goa, before moving to England
and Spain in pursuit of marital bliss. Touching upon the
magic of the Cumbarjua, how it encapsulates the spirit
of Goa, and a few nostalgic thoughts about the call of
the wild, this wildlife conservationist who returned last
year, this time with his three children, writes about his
trip to meet an old, elusive friend.THE TALE OF A TREE: AMLA AND ITS FRIENDS
As she sat in the Himalayan foothill forests of
the Rajaji National Park, Soumya Prasad wondered
where the amla seeds she had observed the
previous month were disappearing. Curiosity led
her and colleagues to undertake a study to on why
these trees were decline in forests maintained by
natural seed disperal processes. Twenty years later,
she shares fascinating insights about langur-chital
interaction in amla seed dispersal in a fascinatingly,
insightful essay.THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Meet a male frog that tenderly lines his eggs with
pieces of clay to protect them from predators, a
dancing frog that uses wild moves to seduce its
partner and a purple frog that emerges to look for its
mate just one day in a year. Green Oscar winners and
fi lmmakers Ajay and Vijay Bedi write about their
new fi lm that looks at life in the undergrowth, and
what it will take to save the amphibians of India.ERRATA
In the last issue of
Sanctuary (Vol. XXXVIII
No. 2, February 2018), an
appeal by the Sanctuary
Nature Foundation
identifi ed a primate as the
eastern hoolock, but
Dr. Anwaruddin Chowdhury,
one of the Northeast’s
most respected wildlife
experts, correctly pointed
out that it was in fact a
Mishmi hills hoolock, a
subspecies of the
western hoolock.
In the article, ‘Walking with
Polar Bears’, photocredit
for the images on pages
48-55 was attributed to
both Anjali Singh and Tara
Lal, when in fact it was
taken only by Anjali Singh.
Also, Satpura Tiger
Reserve’s location was
mentioned as Maharashtra
instead of Madhya Pradesh.
The errors are regretted
- Ed.
WHEN A LOT OF US
DO A LITTLE, A LOT
GETS DONE
Over the decades
Sanctuary has launched
hundreds of major and
minor campaigns to protect
wildlife and/or change
conservation policies for
better protection of our
wildlife and wildernesses.
With the advent of social
media, our over half-
a-million followers are
now adding to India’s
conservation strengths by
magnifying the impact of
key actions on the ground.
These are often simple
steps such as off ering our
urban wild species an extra
lease on life.
Jatin Dhruve shared this
simple hardboard nest
(above), which he felt
could be constructed by
thousands of readers.
Poyani Mehta suggested
that people add a bird
feeder to their gardens.
Early morning welcoming
chirps and cheep cheep
songs of birds will make
the day even better. She
shares an image of Black
Drongos hovering about
her feeder and a Asian
Koel getting his share of
the food too (below).JATIN DHRUVEHARVEY D’SOUZAPOYANI MEHTA VIJAY BEDI