Field work in Simlipal Tiger Reserve

PhD student Anoop KV participated in a field survey in the streams flowing through the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha State together with scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India! read more →

Glass in the water! New paper in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Rajeev Raghavan and Unmesh Katwate contributed to a new paper in the ‘Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research’ that looks at the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships between glassfishes of the Indian subcontinent. read more →

National Seminar on Biodiversity

Dr. Rajeev Raghavan delivered an invited talk on ‘challenges and opportunities for freshwater conservation in a changing world’ at the National Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation organized by the Department of Zoology, St. Thomas College, Thrissur read more →

Gorgon-Ind Project

Ramvilas Ghosh is continuing his series of community engagement and awareness programs in the Lakshadweep group of islands associated with his project on ‘conservation of gorgonians of the Indian Ocean’ read more →

Talk on ‘The state of the world’s wetlands’

Dr. Rajeev Raghavan delivered a talk on the ‘state of the world’s wetlands’ at the Seminar on Wetland Conservation jointly organized by the College of Forestry and Academy for Climate Change Education and Research, Kerala Agricultural University at Thrissur read more →

Seminar on Wetland Conservation

Lab members Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Arya Sidharthan and Sreesha Gadadharan participated in the Seminar on Wetland Conservation jointly organized by the College of Forestry and Academy for Climate Change Education and Research, Kerala Agricultural University at Thrissur read more →

Field surveys in Chalakudy

PhD student Arya Sidharthan carried out field surveys in the Chalakudy River as part of her work to understand the molecular ecology of the genus Bhavania in Western Ghats read more →

Community education and awareness campaigns

Co-supervised PhD student Ramvilas Ghosh is carrying out a series of community engagement workshops and awareness programs in the Lakshadweep islands as part of his projects on the conservation of seafans of the Indian Ocean. read more →

World Brackishwater Aquaculture Conference

Dr. Rajeev Raghavan delivered a lead talk on ‘Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Sustainable Development Goals and Estuarine Biodiversity Conservation in India’ at BRAQCON 2019, World Brackishwater Aquaculture organized by the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai, India. read more →

New paper on religion and alien species

A new paper co-authored by Dr. Rajeev Raghavan discussing the link between religious practices and exotic species has been published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. read more →