Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 27

WMO Environmental Warnings and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The World Meteorological Organization has been warning Russia about looming environmental crises. What has Putin's response to those warnings been? Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Migratory Birds protest Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The return of migratory birds to Siberia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Meet my favourite Indian kingfisher, the Stork-billed Kingfisher! Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain. 

Climate Change and Prostitution

This Women's Day, here's a glance at how climate change is being increasingly linked with rising sex trafficking and prostitution in developing countries that are most prone to climate disasters. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Vaquita Extinction Countdown

The Vaquita's journey has been fraught with unforeseen complexities. US embargos on the Mexican fishing industry have inadvertently been encouraging the spurt of illegal Totoaba fishing (for Chinese markets) further endangering the Vaquita. Mexico's incapability to fund and implement alternatives for fishing communities has now brought the population of the Vaquita down to a dismal ten. This tug of war is only likely to choke the Vaquita further. Has the countdown to the extinction of the world's smallest porpoise begun? Comic from my column with The Hindu. 

Environmental Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The environmental cost of Russia's war on Ukraine. Cartoon available royalty free on my Cartoonstock gallery here. 

Great Himalayan National Park

Being at the intersection of the Indomalayan and the Palearctic biogeographical realms, the Great Himalayan National Park is a unique landscape, with glaciers that feed Himalayan rivers to its east, and pristine forests to its west. And this unique intersection gives this UNESCO World Heritage Site its wondrous array of biodiversity- the elusive Snow Leopards and Western Tragopans (the state animal and state bird of Himachal respectively), Bharal, Himalayan Tahr, a myriad Himalayan birds, and the two Himalayan bears: Black and Brown, just to name a few. The landscape also bring trekkers and wildlife lovers together, with some truly spectacular trek routes passing through the national park. The eco-zone demarcation facilitates community livelihoods in the form of tourist home stays, agriculture and women's self help groups that run several initiatives like handicraft, honey and women-led expeditions into the national park.
The project, my second with the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, gave me the privilege of exploring a few of the range forests in one of India's most beautiful national parks. The map will soon be on display and available to visitors as souvenirs at the GHNP interpretation centre in Sairopa. A big thanks to Mr. Nishant Mandhotra of the HP FD for the opportunity! Click on the images to view some snapshots of the illustration.

Vegan Whale Shark

A Whale Shark goes vegan. Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column from last year, published after a report by researcher Alex Wyatt had come out about Whale Sharks, the world's largest fish, actually being more vegetarian in their diet than previously thought.

World Mother Tongue Day

It's World Mother Tongue Day, and there's no better time to share this comic done earlier for my column with The Hindu. hundreds of Indian indigenous face the threat of extinction today, and with them, their intricate relationship with biodiversity. 

Indian Mammals that are Fossil Fuels

Some Indian mammals that are fossil fuels. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine, NOT available as an NFT.