Warned Twice, Charged at Once but Finally the Herd Agreed to meet with me in Peace! The Magnificent Elephants of Chettalli!

“The elephants have come” “Two calves are here” “One tusker”! These were the words spreading everywhere in the Coffee Plantation for the past two months but not one person got to see these magnificent and much elusive elephants. This led me to the quest of understanding the herd in this plantation and their movement patterns…

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Will the visiting Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) have a home next year at the Pallikaranai Marshland, Chennai?

One of the rare bird species to be spotted in south India, the Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) has arrived in Chennai. Since 2003 these birds have been visiting the Pallikarani Marshlands and this year, they arrived in great numbers. Over 220 Grey-headed Lapwings have gathered along the Pallikaranai marshland, feeding and flying around in flocks…

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