CITES 2016

Traveling via Frankfurt – with a stop-over at the lovely french city of Strassbourg – to Johannesburg. The long and usually full flights are not fun. Airports with lots of people, security checks, long lines etc. make one wish for times of the past where...

Kerala

February 9, 2008 I am doing fine but feel over worked. The eles are stressed in multiple ways…..have good responses. People are great here and I get spoiled with absolutely delicious food.

Assam – Kaziranga National Park

March 6, 2008 My study is over and I am resting at my friends house in Bangalore. We had to go to some hurdles to get the number of elephants for the study at the park. Luckily we managed and had a rich experience. The setting there was beautiful high grasses to look...

The story of “Prithviraj”

April 27, 2008 Prithviraj came to my immediate attention as he was standing in a very compressed pasture next to his mahout. My research vet Rinku and I almost synchronically voiced “this animal looks deeply depressed.” As we inquired the current mahout told us that...