
Ovee Thorat
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27-12-2018 10:36:36
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Folks working on #pastoralism in #India- were you aware that you are susceptible to Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease which can be transmitted from livestock (even through aerosols). If you knew, what care were you taking during work? One Health, India


Such a timely article. It is a similar situation in J&K wrt plantations and migration. "Despite Chamba order, stopping plantation on migratory routes of pastoralists in Himachal still a long journey" india.mongabay.com/2023/06/despit… via Mongabay India


Been busy putting this close to the heart project together-had to postpone working on it for a while for various reasons-heart is happy that it's coming together, the eyes are not so happy with the many hrs of staring at the comp :-). With Priya, Vibhakar, Pratyush & Bengaluru Sustainability Forum

So many ecologists, researchers, and activists who know the truth of how Banni works and yet nobody raising a voice. Heartbreaking. india.mongabay.com/2024/01/while-… Wildlife Institute of India GujaratForestDept Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology sahjeevan ATREE

Someone saw a photo of Banni in Mongabay India article and assumed that it was "restored" patch thanks to forest dept. Had to explain how much rains drive the ecology there and that patch is an open grazing land after a few rains.









Constant military patrols near the Indo-China border in Ladakh have shrunk pastures and are extinguishing an ancient way of life. Latest for Al Jazeera English 👇🏾 aljazeera.com/features/2024/…


COMING SOON: Ambika Aiyadurai, "Caring for Humans and Non-Humans: Challenges in India's Wildlife Conservation" on January 23, on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/3CBZJ29 Dolly Kikon The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz
