By Abhilasha Baruah Aaranyak, supported by the International Elephant Foundation, is undertaking targeted habitat management within Khalingduar Reserve Forest, Dhansiri Forest Division, Udalguri to improve habitat conditions for elephants over the long term. A two-hectare area has been selected as a…
Draw Kaziranga’s Eco-Sensitive Zone based on ecology, law and people’s needs The move towards notifying the long-pending Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve should be appropriate, scientifically determined and legally compliant. The purpose of such a…
By Anushka Saikia Every Sunday morning, before the bustle of the Jeypore weekly market begins, 49-year-old Madhuri Das carefully arranges glass jars filled with mango, bamboo shoot, elephant apple, and king chilli (Bhut Jolokia) pickles on a small wooden table.…