Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 54

Sea Shells and Ecology

Why you must not collect sea shells. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day

Egg eating Snake

The Indian Egg-eating Snake is a specialized egg-eater! Vertebral hypapophyses, or enamel projections extending into the oesophagus from the cervical vertebrae help the snake crack eggs within its digestive tract. Imagine your vertebral bone poking into your food pipe!
Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Damselflies and Us

Damselflies and us. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Suggestions for Environment Minister

How could India's environment ministry go back from being a joke to a ministry? Here are a few of my humble suggestions. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 
The date for sending objections to the Draft EIA 2020 is almost here (June 30th). Register your responses using this link.

Who Killed Rafiki

As the world mourns the killing of Rafiki, a popular silverback Mountain Gorilla from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, it is time for the world to wake up to the fact that grey areas in conservation need nuanced understanding and immediate attention. While we have traditionally been quick to blame poaching and poachers, the wildlife conservation narrative around the world needs to go past that, and address the social issues that drive wildlife crimes. This Mongabay interview of Gladys Kalema Zikusoka, a conservationist working on Mountain Gorillas, sheds timely light on many such 'grey areas' in conservation in Uganda, the knowledge of which can be applied to many such cases in India and around the world.  
Comic from my Gocomics page. 

MoEFCC on Social Media vs Real Life

As the Environment Ministry continues greenwashing its environmental crimes using its social media accounts, opposition to the ministry as well as the Draft EIA is gaining momentum. 50 student organizations across India led by Ashoka University have written to the MoEFCC to either strengthen the EIA or scrap the new draft notification.

Have you registered your comments on the draft EIA yet? Visit this link  or this petition to get started. The clock is ticking, with only 5 more days to go for the deadline. Thanks to organizations like Let India Breathe and Fridays for Future for putting these resources together online.

Cartoon from my Gocomics page. 
Here's a bonus cartoon on the recent coal auctions:

Merchandise for Sikkim Forest Department

Some merchandise I designed for three parks in Sikkim: Fambonglho, Kyongnodsla and Pangolakha. These will be available as various souvenirs and collectibles at the three sanctuaries. A big thanks to the dynamic DFO Ms. Dechen Lachungpa for commissioning me!

A Conservationist Plays Duck Hunt

A wildlife conservationist plays 'Duck Hunt'. Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

The Classic Indian Environmental Manel

On gender inequality in environmental panels, from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Drinking with the Sandgrouse Dad

This Fathers' Day, meet daddy extraordinaire: the Sandgrouse! Cartoon from my column with The Hindu. Happy Fathers' Day to dads and sandgrouses around the world.