Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 37

Antechinus Sex Addiction

A short story of sex and the Antechinus, an Australian mouse-like marsupial. Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Feeding Feral Pigeons

Feral pigeons are not only a threat to wild birds, but are also an emerging cause of lung disease in humans— just like your favourite politicians! Cartoon from my column with The Hindu.

Ninja Lanternshark

Nature TV presents the Ninja Lanternshark- a bioluminescent deep sea shark, in my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Conservation Threats to Scorpions

India's scorpions, especially our endemic, rock-dwelling varieties, are under increasing threat from habitat loss and the pet trade. Read a detailed report on Mongabay India on the status of scorpion research and conservation. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Pinnipeds of the World

This World Oceans Day, know the Pinnipeds (seals and walrus) of the world in this brand new poster! Pinniped prints and merchandise are up on my webstore (for international orders). 
For orders within India, the range of goodies available is as follows (email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com to order):A1 Posters (loose)- Rs. 2500 eachA2 Posters (loose)- Rs. 1200 eachLoose Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 500 for the first copy and Rs. 200 for the second copy onwardsCoffee Mug (Compilations)- Rs. 850
The orders can be placed by e-mailing me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. Payments are accepted by NEFT and cheque.

Unpopular but Right Opinions of the Right Whale

A Right Whale offers its two bits on marine conservation, this World Oceans Day. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Green Humour for a Greying Planet

It's been 11 years of poking fun at everyone else. So in my upcoming book 'Green Humour for a Greying Planet', my pets Srishti and Sakshi decided to turn the tables on me!
Green Humour for a Greying Planet is a curation of over 200 of my cartoons on wildlife, ecology and nature conservation, published between 2012 and 2020.A huge thanks to the Penguin team for making this compilation a reality, to Romulus Whitaker and Janaki Lenin for their delightful foreword, and to Dia Mirza and Faye D'souza for their generous endorsements. And thanks to each one of you who has read, shared, subscribed to and critiqued my work over the years. Okay, enough of my sentimental speech; GO PRE-ORDER on Amazon!

Eurasian Woodcock in Hyderabad

In the month of February, my wife Rithika and I had come across a strange wader stuck in a kite maanja, in Hyderabad. With the help of some concerned onlookers, we rescued the bird and handed it to the bird rehabilitation centre at the Nehru Zoological Park. Little did we know that this encounter would turn out to be Telangana's first documented record of the Eurasian Woodcock! The bird survived for two months in the care of veterinarian Dr. Syed Asaduddin and zoologist Mr. Laxmi Narayan before succumbing to its injuries, but not before becoming a bit of a local celebrity, thanks to my radio jockey friend Shehtaaz aka Mirchi Shezzi. A note on this encounter appears in the latest issue of the Indian Birds journal, along with this cartoon. Thanks to Mr. Aasheesh Pittie and Praveen J for publishing the note. 

Amazonian Palm Oil

On Amazonian palm oil's double standards, which despite being introduced with a promise of sustainability has been taking a toll on wild habitat and tribal land with deforestation and chemical pollution. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu. 

Wildlife resorts in lockdown

Inspired by a few instances of wildlife actually using resorts in lockdown for a quick retreat! Comic from my column with The Hindu.