Articles written by Mohan Alembath

Coral Reefs are second only to tropical rain forests in plant and animal diversity. They are home to a number of species of fish and other marine species.

May 13, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Nature has myriad ways up her sleeve that are still to be fully understood. What seems like mundane behavior could turn out to be a surprise package.

May 5, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Maasai Mara wildlife reserve is an exceptionally gifted area in terms of wildlife. The reserve is in the midst of a crisis caused by anthropogenic disturbances.

Apr 25, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Path breaking research in Sweden based on DNA analysis is overturning established conventions of species identification.

Apr 24, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Forests are rated as great carbon sinks. But the ill effects of global warming are lurking round the corner, as villains, threatening to make them carbon sources.

Apr 19, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Details of elephants diet can be gauged from their tail by using an innovative technique developed by Professor Thure Cerling and associates from University of Utah.

Apr 14, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

The idea of generation of electricity from batteries powered by viruses might seem a little bit far-fetched, akin to what people read in science fiction.

Apr 3, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

The endurance displayed by migratory birds is amazing. Eat right and gain endurance seems to be the buzz bird of birds prior to migration, according to latest research.

Mar 29, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) mechanism is aimed at sustainable management of forests to reduce green house gases.

Mar 24, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

The Oil Palm lobby is targeting the Amazon for quick profits. Vested interests from Malaysia are planning large scale Oil Palm plantations in the Amazon.

Mar 22, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Eravikulam National Park in the state of Kerala, India is one of the best-managed parks in India, and is the abode of highly endangered Nilgiri tahr

Mar 18, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Papua New Guinea is home to some rare and endemic species. The drawback to this date was lack of a suitable conservation reserve. The new National Park rectifies this.

Mar 3, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Tanzania has been hauled up and indicted by conservationists for its plan to develop deep sea port Mwambani, endangering prehistoric fish Coelacanth.

Mar 1, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

A stimulus package for tigers involving the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Bank and Global Environment Facility (GEF) is just off the block.

Feb 27, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Doomsday vault, an offshoot of the ambitious international food crop variety conservation programme is celebrating its first anniversary.

Feb 27, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

The drug lords of Cambodia are operating in the rainforests of Cambodia procuring raw material for Ecstasy, causing irreparable damage to the rainforests in the process.

Feb 26, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Conservationists the world over are worried about the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam with worldwide ramifications. The accent is on Ivory and its products.

Feb 22, 2009 - Mohan Alembath

Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an endangered mountain ungulate found only on the Western Ghats mountain ranges of India and nowhere else in the world.

Feb 21, 2009 - Mohan Alembath