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Photo of the week

Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii) commonly known as Nevlaa in North India. According to IUCN, it comes under the species of least concern category, but several reports suggest that illegal trade of their hair for use in the manufacturing of paint brushes and shaving brushes pose a significant threat to the species. Location: Dheerpur Wetland Project site. Credit: Shashank Bhardwaj

RSS Urban Ecosystems

  • Long-term trends in nitrate and chloride in streams in an exurban watershed
  • Native plant gardens support more microbial diversity and higher relative abundance of potentially beneficial taxa compared to adjacent turf grass lawns

RSS Ecology and Society

  • Traditional agricultural practices and their contribution to habitat quality and carbon storage in arid Northwest Mexico: a social-ecological approach in the Rio Sonora sub-watershed
  • Expert knowledge, collaborative concepts, and universal nature: naming the place of Indigenous knowledge within a public-sector cultural burning program

CUES Project: Dheerpur Wetland
  • Gopalpur Village

Blog Posts

  • Bats: The Night Workers
  • Out of Place and Out of Space – Translocation and the Urban Monkey
  • Compensatory Afforestation – Where is the Land?
  • Disciplining Non-human Bodies in the City
  • Butterflies in the city of Delhi

Research Interests

Animal Behaviour Animal Geography Animal Rights Avifauna Cities Conservation COVID-19 Delhi Ridge Development Dheerpur Wetland Project Site Dheerpur Wetlands Dogs Ecosystem Services Global South Human-Animal relations Lockdown Nature Education Nature in the Anthropocene Nature in the City New Delhi Nocturnality Non-human Nonhumans Novel Ecosystems Pandemic periurban political ecology Photography Political Ecology Power Relations Public Health Research Urban Urban Adapters Urban Ecology Urban Ecosystems Urban Fauna Urban Green Spaces Urbanization Urban Planning Urban Political Ecology Urban Wetland Urban Wildlife Wastewater Wetland Restoration wetlands

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Urban Fauna, Urban Green

Bats: The Night Workers

Shiwani As the sun goes down, the nightwalker, or rather, I would say, night fliers come out, one can see … Continue reading Bats: The Night Workers

Out of Place and Out of Space – Translocation and the Urban Monkey
Animal Geography

Out of Place and Out of Space – Translocation and the Urban Monkey

Aditi Dhillon This year, in June 2021, the Karnataka High Court passed a judgement according to which monkeys entering residential … Continue reading Out of Place and Out of Space – Translocation and the Urban Monkey

Compensatory Afforestation – Where is the Land?
Social and Political Nature, sustainability

Compensatory Afforestation – Where is the Land?

Divya Mehra It is well established that India is an ‘under-construction’ country. As a developing economy, the country invests a … Continue reading Compensatory Afforestation – Where is the Land?

Disciplining Non-human Bodies in the City
Animal Geography, Urban Fauna

Disciplining Non-human Bodies in the City

Aditi Dhillon & Ajay Immanuel Gonji In his seminal essay Why Look at Animals? John Berger (2009) talks about how, … Continue reading Disciplining Non-human Bodies in the City

Butterflies in the city of Delhi
Citizen Science, Urban Fauna

Butterflies in the city of Delhi

Photographed and curated by Fizala Tayebulla and Shiwani The Photo Essay is a combined effort of CUES team members. The … Continue reading Butterflies in the city of Delhi

Snakes in the City
Urban Fauna

Snakes in the City

Vipin and Sonali At the turn of five years of untiring efforts towards restoring a wetland at Dheerpur village,  now … Continue reading Snakes in the City

Green or Greenwashing?
sustainability

Green or Greenwashing?

Divya Mehra In my previous blog, titled ‘Responsible Consumerism Comes at a Cost’, I have highlighted the importance of being … Continue reading Green or Greenwashing?

On Seeing City Water Bodies
Social and Political Nature, sustainability

On Seeing City Water Bodies

Fizala Tayebulla Lakes and other water bodies have been an important part of civilisation all around the world. Freshwater sources … Continue reading On Seeing City Water Bodies

Valuing Insects
Urban Fauna

Valuing Insects

Ajay Immanuel Gonji Recently, I had the opportunity to go into the field with my colleague, Ojit, an entomologist by … Continue reading Valuing Insects

Sustainability of Smart Cities
sustainability

Sustainability of Smart Cities

Vijaylakshmi Suman The popular imagination of monsoon is that of lush green surroundings and pleasant weather, but the monsoon scenario … Continue reading Sustainability of Smart Cities

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