Conservation Scientist | Wildlife ecologist | Landscapes | Primates | Mammals | NE India | PhD from Univ Florida | Co-founder: Conservation Initiatives
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Divya Vasudev retweeted
Over 2.8 million trees on forest land were approved for felling or recorded as felled in less than three years, a Down To Earth analysis of official records has found.
Between July 2023 and May 2026, the environment ministry’s Advisory Committee considered 288 unique forest diversion proposals. Of those 242 were accepted.
Mining, hydropower and rehabilitation projects accounted for nearly 90% of the total, analyses @PulahaRoy
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#ForestDiversion #TreeFelling #MoEFCC #Mining #Hydropower #HasdeoAranya #KenteExtension #ForestRights #PESA #Biodiversity
Divya Vasudev retweeted
🧵A surprising wildlife trend is emerging that could be a sign of the future: large mammals are making a massive comeback in parts of Europe and Japan. The driver? Human depopulation in rural areas. New paper: 🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Divya Vasudev retweeted
The outbreak of canine distemper in #kanha national park that’s lead to the death of 5 tigers needs serious investigation .. one hopes @ntca_india and @byadavbjp will give this topmost attention esp as india gets ready to host the #BIGCAT alliance meeting .
Photo ctsy NDTV.
Divya Vasudev retweeted
Call for abstracts is open! Deadline is March 31st. Present your work at India's largest ecology conference. Please share in your networks!
Students can apply for the Ajith Kumar Opportunity Grant as well! @AshokaUniv @wti_org_india
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Everyone should have access to clean air and water as a basic necessity. This means discouraging acts that pollute, and supporting actions that secure clear air and water - including forest conservation.
NE India should take this as a serious concern 👇🏽
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@dv_conservinit and colleagues highlight the importance of connectivity for achieving resilient wildlife populations and many conservation targets. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
#NewPublication Thrilled to share our publication in Science, A well-connected Earth, where we provide a roadmap for operationalising the restoration or protection of connectivity for targets of well-connected landscapes, for eg, for 30x30 CBD goals.
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A huge thanks to Jed Brodie, Andrew Gonzalez, Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan, Cara Nelson, Gary Tabor @wildcatalyst, Katherine Zeller @kzeller and Rob Fletcher @FletcherEcology. It was a pleasure working on this paper with you.
Divya Vasudev retweeted
The NGT has ordered the Himachal Pollution Control Board to recover 1.08 crores from 41 illegal miners or pay the penalty itself.
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Divya Vasudev retweeted
12% of Haryana’s forests taken over by invasive species, Lantana tops list @pargaien @SPYadavIFS @rameshpandeyifs
@AnjalPrakash @JungleWalaIFS
@aishwaryarajifs
@SunilHarsana
Read the full story here
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Divya Vasudev retweeted
Our paper is out. And it is distressing.
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Divya Vasudev retweeted
Differential predation patterns of free-ranging cats among continents
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Divya Vasudev retweeted
🚨 Paper alert @JAppliedEcology 🌿🦌
Human pressures—poaching, invasive species & domestic animals—are the strongest predictors of lower deer density in rainforest. 🧵👇@AgenciaFAPESP @ImprensaUniara @GrottaNeto @RullianRibeiro @ManoelaPinho @tatopassos @CNPq_Oficial
Divya Vasudev retweeted
My article discusses the dangerous fencing in Kabini (Nagarahole) and highlights swift action taken by the forest department.
@wildmeera
@AmitSUpadhye @nagaraholetr
@aranya_kfd @eshwar_khandre
@rh_wilderness @Indian_Rivers
@CentralIfs @ntca_india
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Divya Vasudev retweeted
Environment Ministry panel clears a new 118 m dam for Teesta III hydro project despite its own concerns and even as design aspects are pending approval. Old dam was washed after a glacial lake outburst flood in Oct 2023. indianexpress.com/article/in…
Divya Vasudev retweeted
Marvel the hubris on display—ecology and good sense be damned—as another foolish vanity project takes shape.
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Apparently workplace chit-chat is useful after all! 😉
Seriously though, very cool work 👇🏽 on how brainstorming and using buddies as a sounding board helps us think better.
