Golf and Sustainability

Other than being a downright dreary sport, Golf is among the world's most environmentally unsustainable too. Why is banning this wasteful, colonial and elitist sport and rewilding of golf courses into wild habitats and corridors not among our sustainable development goals? Cartoon from my column with The Hindu. 

Blyth's Reed Warbler

A tribute to my neighbour from Europe, the Blyth's Reed Warbler, that chose to grace my backyard this winter! Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-day. 

Red breasted Goose

The Red-breasted Goose is the perfect example of how wildlife conservation is linked with geopolitics. The IUCN 'Vulnerable' species travels from Siberia to Europe, facing several different threats in different countries, making a global collaboration between organizations imperative for its conservation. In one of my most exciting assignments, Birdlife Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds commissioned me to create a set of cartoons that explain the species' migratory journey, the threats it faces, and the ongoing efforts to understand and conserve it.

A huge thanks to Mr. Nicky Petkov of the BSPB for commissioning the project. The 12 cartoons and two caricatures will soon be used in calendars, posters and multimedia for the BSPB's project 'LIFE for Safe Flight'.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

A merry Christmas and a happy new year to my readers, from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

Crackdown by Governments on Artists

The crackdown of creative freedom of artists by governments is like triggering an evolutionary arms race. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

China's Superdam on Brahmaputra

China's upcoming 'superdam' on the Brahmaputra will have severe environmental consequences downstream. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-Day. 

Pakistan's MacQueen's Bustards in Trouble

Like every winter, Pakistan's Macqueen's Bustards (also called the Asian Houbara) are in trouble this year. While Pakistan's conservationists and ornithologists are hard at work trying to revive bustard populations, their government chooses to use these birds as political pawns to appease their sugar-daddies in Saudi Arabia. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu.

Tenet's backward flying gulls

Answer me, Christopher Nolan! On Tenet's backward flying gulls from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Chilka's new Ambassador Fishing Cat

Chilka, India's largest lagoon has been fraught with conservation issues. Chilka's official ambassador, the Fishing Cat, takes you on a quick boat ride in my column with Roundglass Sustain. The comic has been created with inputs from my friend Tiasa Adhya, co-founder of The Fishing Cat Project, who has been working to save Fishing Cats in Chilka. 

Some Facts About Parrotfish

Some facts about Parrotfish. Cartoon series from my page with the December issue of Saevus magazine. Subscribe to Saevus here. 

Prints of the poster are available on my webstore here, shipped worldwide. For posters within India, email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com.

Frogs like Big Girls

Ah well. On frog mating from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Uses of the Flying Squirrel's Patagium

Meet the Indian Giant Flying Squirrel: ordinary squirrel by day, and gliding superhero by night, thanks to its patagia! Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Grizzled Giant Squirrel and Kaveri Dam

A dam proposal at Mekedatu in the Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary threatens one of the last strongholds and populations of the near-threatened Grizzled Giant Squirrel. Comic from my column with The Hindu. Read Bhanu Prakash Chandra 's article on the issue in The Week here.