together to uphold ethical standards in
wildlife photography.
92 The Kawal-Tadoba Tiger Corridor in
Danger The construction of a canal is set to
sever the best, possibly the only viable, forest
corridor connecting Telangana’s Kawal Tiger
Reserve to Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari
Tiger Reserve. It is critical that mitigation
measures for wildlife are not diluted and key
areas of the corridor are protected.
NATURAL HISTORY
60 Birds & Beasts In the fi rst of a two-
part series, birdman, author and naturalist
extraordinaire, Sumit Sen, chronicles
species that India has lost to extinction.
64 Red Alert Ripan Biswas lyrically
composes a swarm of weaver ants going
about their everyday life.
76 Casqued Giant Not just another day
in the life of a Great Indian Hornbill, says
Karthik Ramamurthy.
80 Sanctuary Papers Oddments of
natural history, with a few scientifi c
discoveries thrown in for good measure.
CONSERVATION ACTION
68 The Weirdest Thing in Wildlife
Crime Executive Director of the Wildlife
Trust of India Vivek Menon has spent a
considerable part of the last two decades
tackling wildlife crime. He shares lessons
learned over the years.
70 The Magic Carpet and Other Manas
Stories In Assam’s Manas National Park to
track the fortunes of a rehabilitated rhino,
Pranav Capila discovers a wilderness,
which is slowly but surely returning to its
former glory.
REVIEW
85 Book Anirudh Nair reviews Swati
Thiyagarajan’s Born Wild and Lakshmy
Raman reviews Indira Gandhi: A Life in
Nature by Jairam Ramesh.
YOU SPEAK
95 Networking What’s the buzz on
Sanctuary Asia’s social network pages?
Don’t get angry... get involved. Join the
conversation... broaden your horizons.
96 Readers’ Forum Where you can
comment, lament or compliment!
LAST WORD
98 The Elephant in the Room Forest
destruction = confl ict exacerbation.
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