Introduction In 2020, the Indian government launched a Voluntary Disclosure Scheme, inviting citizens to declare possession of exotic live species. The results were staggering: over 40,000 individuals across 30 states…
In the upscale living rooms of Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru, a new status symbol is taking flight—and crawling, and slithering. The traditional preference for pedigreed dogs and cats is rapidly…
In the early 2000s, the sight of a sulfur-crested cockatoo or a vibrant macaw in India was largely restricted to the sawdust rings of traveling circuses or the enclosures of…
In the early years of the millennium, the sight of a sulfur-crested cockatoo or a vibrant macaw in India was largely restricted to the sawdust rings of traveling circuses or…
New Delhi, India — What begins as a quest for the "cool," the "unusual," or the "cute" is rapidly transforming into one of India’s most pressing environmental and public health…
In the quiet suburbs of India’s Tier-1 cities, a new kind of status symbol is emerging. It is not a luxury car or a designer watch, but the rhythmic pulse…
In the dense foliage of an Odisha forest, thousands of miles from the peat swamps of Sumatra and the rainforests of Borneo, a discovery was made that sent shockwaves through…
Introduction Mumbai-based veterinarian Dr. Rina Dev recently spent four days in a hospital bed, battling a severe lung infection that defied standard initial treatments. As an avian and exotic animal…
In the emerald-hued corridors of Northeast India, a quiet but potent revolution is fermenting. It is a movement defined not by the traditional grape, but by a cornucopia of exotic,…
In the mist-shrouded hills of Northeast India, a liquid revolution is fermenting. While the global wine market has long been dominated by the Vitis vinifera grape, the state of Meghalaya…
