Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 13

Wildlife Map of Denmark

The Wildlife Map of Denmark: now available on my Redbubble store, shipped worldwide! Order here. 

Gharial in Pakistan

In some cheerful news, a Gharial was spotted in Pakistan's Sutlej, leading to the discovery of its first population of gharials in 30 years! After successful reintroduction programmes in India's Harike wetland, a gharial is likely to have crossed over during the floods of last year.
Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain. Special thanks to Mr. Bilal Mustafa for sharing the news with me.

Mother Orca Woes

Being a mom is no easy feat, especially when you're an Orca mom raising a son! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. Happy Mothers' Day!
More on the quoted study here.

El Nino and La Nina

So what's it going to be this year? El Nino, La Nina or El Naninoninanino? Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

The Evolution of the Legless Glass Lizard

The evolution of the legless Glass Lizard had been a mystery… until now! Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain, on a reptile I’m dying to see in the wild, and which this article on Roundglass sheds more light on.

MoEFCC Parvesh and EIA

The MoEFCC has come up with an ingenious solution to counter all the negative press it has been receiving : stop access to environment impact assessments on its website, Parivesh! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

Climate Brides

What does climate change look or feel like to you? For some of us, it may be the image of a Polar Bear on thin ice. For others, drought stricken stretches of barren land. For many young women in developing nations, it is premature marriage and pregnancy. ‘Climate brides‘ are married off in their teens by their families to relieve them from the brunt of financial duress brought on by climate change.

A cartoon on climate brides this Earth Day for DW Global Ideas. Visit and follow the Climate Brides Podcast for more information on this issue.

Tiger Sharks help Marine Biology

Bahamas’ Tiger Sharks, apart from being apex predators of the ecosystem, and seagrass and coral reef guardians, have now earned yet another specialty: helping marine biologists map seagrass beds! The seagrass ecosystem of the Bahamas Banks is the largest such ecosystem in the world. As carbon sequestration of seagrass beds happens to be one of the focuses of this research, this also makes Tiger Sharks climate warriors with a diploma to prove it!

Salinity and the Dolphins of Sunderbans

Climate change, salinity and its impacts on two dolphin species in the Sunderbans. Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Plasticosis

There's a new kind of sea-sickness and it's human-made! Plasticosis, a scarring of the stomach lining from ingestion of plastics, has first been described from Flesh-footed Shearwaters, a species of seabird considered the most vulnerable to plastic ingestion. Comic for DW Global Ideas.