Wild IDs More Secure than Aadhar

Wild IDs more secure than Aadhar. From my column with Sunday Mid-day. 

Champion of Earth Award for the Indian Prime Minister

A hearty congratulations to the Indian Prime Minister for winning the UN 'Champion of the Earth' Award, despite presiding over the worst environmental policies in recent times.

Wild Canids of the World

If there is one wildlife family that's closest to mankind, it's the canids! Man's best friend, the dog itself, evolved from the largest wild canid, the Grey Wolf, and has another 35 of its wild cousins spread across the world except Antarctica. Canids are as diverse as they are adaptable, having evolved precise features to suit their lifestyles and habitats, such as the disproportionately large ears of the Fennec Fox to dissipate body heat in the desert, the dense white fur of the Arctic Fox that provides insulation against the Arctic winter, and the partially webbed feet of the Short-eared Zorro from the Amazon Basin that help the dog catch fish! While the Fennec Fox is the smallest wild canid in the world (and the Grey Wolf the largest), the Maned Wolf of South America holds the record for the tallest canid, owing to its abnormally long legs that help it navigate tall grass.

With Wildlife Week around the corner, Green Humour brings to you all the 36 wild canids of the world in one giant poster! Prints and a wide range of merchandise (tshirts, wall clocks, laptop skins, mugs and duvets) are available on my webstore here. 

A compilation of the genus Vulpes (see below) is also available as prints and merchandise here.

For orders within India, e-mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. The range of products for Indian orders is as follows-

A0 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3500 for the first print, 3000 for the second print onwards

A1 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3000 for the first print, 2500 for the second print onwards

A2 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 1200 each

Mounted Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 2000

Loose Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 500 for the first copy and Rs. 200 for the second copy onwards

Fridge Magnets (65 x 65 mm, Printed in sets of 4)- Any 4 cat caricatures for Rs. 1200

Coasters (3.5" x 3.5", Printed in sets of 6)- Any 6 cat caricatures for Rs. 800

Coffee Mug (Compilation)- Rs. 850

Tshirts (individual species/compilation)- Rs. 1300 (White, Cotton, roundneck, sizes- S,M,L,XL)

(Note: the poster does not include sub-species of canids, such as the Indian Wolf, the Desert Fox etc. For the Canids of India list, visit http://www.greenhumour.com/2016/01/canids-of-india-and-striped-hyena.html)

Bird Species Recently Declared Extinct

Birdlife International recently released a list of bird species recently declared extinct, among which was the Spix's Macaw immortalized in the animated film Rio. Here's a comic about these species lost to oblivion, from my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Typhoon Mangkhut and Hong Kong

Hong Kong has been grappling with housing for its skyrocketing population, and the government's proposed solution is reclaiming land from the sea. Environmental organizations have warned against the policy's disastrous environmental consequences. Typhoon Mangkhut cut straight across the city recently, thankfully not claiming any human life. This could well serve as a timely reminder to the government to not meddle with the natural forces along its coastline, whose mangroves, the first line of defence against natural disasters, are under direct threat from development.

On the anglerfish and bioluminescence from my column with Sunday Mid-day. 

Forest Martyrs' Day

A salute to India's forest martyrs on Forest Martyrs' Day.

Green Ganeshas for the Green You

Here are just a few of the many eco-friendly Ganesha options available in India. Of course, the more creative ones among you can always make one yourself!

Green Humour wishes Indian readers all around the world a very happy Ganesh Utsav.

Fast Fashion and Instagram

On fast fashion and Instagram influencers from my column with Mid-Day today. A salute to all fashion bloggers who are using the platform to promote sustainable fashion and take fast fashion down! 

Some Facts about Dugongs

Know more about the Dugong in my brand new poster, that appears in my page with Saevus Magazine this month! Buy prints of the poster on my webstore here. 

For orders within India, e-mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. The prices for the Dugong poster are:

A1 (loose, Matte)- Rs. 3000 for the first print, 2500 for the second print onwards

A2 Posters (loose, Matte)- Rs. 1200 each

Mounted Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 2000

Loose Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 500 for the first copy and Rs. 200 for the second copy onwards

Some Indian Birds Decked Up for the Big Pride March

Green Humour congratulates India's LGBTQ community for finally winning the battle to recognize gay sex as legal, after decades of oppression and injustice. Let's celebrate this step towards building a more progressive and inclusive nation, as our wildlife has always been doing!

Lessons from Kerala

Kerala struggles to revive after a major environmental disaster and the North-East is on the brink of flooding. What lessons have our authorities learned from successive episodes of mass damage to lives and property?

Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.