Articles by Varsha Torgalkar

Gibbons, small unique apes, are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Gibbons are Schedule One protected category under India’s Wildlife Protection Act, of 1972. 

Taking care of his mud crab farming plot among the mangroves along the coast of his Janashi village is a routine for Rajan Dhanawade. Over 1,000 green mud crabs are being cultivated in fiber nets placed in the mud among the mangrove roots at the beach. Every day, Rajan takes crabs in his hands, checks...