Wildlife Research

Loud, raucous frog calls were once a part of the capital’s soundscape, but rapid urbanisation has ensured that their songs have been silenced in most neighbourhoods. Scientist Robin Suyesh, armed with the latest tech to understand their vocalisations, wants to change that.

The Himalayan brown bears have not been seen in Kargil and Dras for over a decade. But several years after the war, they are slowly making a comeback. Researcher Niaz Khan sets out to study them and help local communities learn more about their often unwelcome neighbour.

The ancestors of the Asian giant softshell turtle, locally called Bhimanama, once roamed the Earth along with dinosaurs about 140 million years ago. But today, this giant turtle is on the brink of extinction. Thankfully, biologist Ayushi Jain is on a mission to save it.