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Posted on December 21, 2019December 11, 2019 by tigergirl621

One Last Dance: The Fate of Manipur’s Dancing Deer

My article published in Current Conservation magazine in Nov 2019 on the fate of Manipur's sangai, the dancing deer. You'll find links to beautiful videos on this rare species at the end of the article as well...

Posted on October 15, 2019 by tigergirl621

The Perils of Being a Wildlife Tourist Pt. 1: Ranthambhore

What happens when a wildlife scientist turns tourist on a safari? Find out in this four- part story. Part 1 - Ranthambhore - is below

Posted on December 3, 2017December 4, 2017 by tigergirl621

Monsoon Mountains: Field Notes from a Tiger Forest

The Malabar whistling thrush is never a moment late. At 5:53, a peculiar, human-like whistle cuts through the still, pre-dawn air, jaunty and cocksure. He sits somewhere hidden in the huge tree in the courtyard at Hulikanu, staking his territory and doubling up as my morning alarm. But I am already awake and pad outside,…

Posted on August 22, 2017January 28, 2022 by tigergirl621 · 1 Comment

Where Fish Climb Trees: Endangered Wildlife of the Sundarbans

In the dense, knotted swamps of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in West Bengal and Bangladesh, nature's rules are topsy-turvy. This is a land where fish climb trees and animals drink salt water. This is a land where tigers attack humans by day and trees reach their roots up to the star-speckled night skies. This mangrove…

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Priya Ranganathan is a wetland ecologist and geologist with a passion for writing. Her work is primarily focused on the wetland and riverine systems in the Western Ghats of India.

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