World Frog Day with the Purple Frog

Join the endemic Purple Frogs for some underground JOMO this World Frog Day!

Comic for my RoundGlass Sustain column.

State of World Migratory Species

A hilsa, one of our most popular migratory fish imperiled by dams and overfishing, summarises the findings of the first 'State of the World's Migratory Species' report, published recently by the CMS (UN). 

Cartoon for The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

White's Seahorses and the Sydney Seahorse Project

White's Seahorses, endemic to southwest Pacific, and now receiving some much-needed royal treatment at 'seahorse hotels', thanks to the Sydney Seahorse Project! 

Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

World Okapi Day

18th October is World Okapi Day! Meet the bizarre half-giraffe-half-zebra, endemic to the rainforests of DR Congo, that rocks striped pants like nobody else! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday magazine.

Okapis are endangered, having endured poaching, hunting, habitat loss, and collateral damage from armed conflict in the region. The Okapi Conservation Project works towards the conservation of this beautiful, gentle ungulate. 

Get Okapi prints and merchandise on my Redbubble webstore, shipped worldwide. (Okapi Stripes, Okapi Kakapo, Okapi caricature)

Iceland Resumes Whaling

Iceland resumes whaling after temporary ban, despite public outcry and worldwide condemnation. Cartoon from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

World Pangolin Day 2023

What would it look like if the world’s most trafficked mammal had a #ValentinesDay date night?

Cartoon from my column with RoundGlass Sustain.

Happy #WorldPangolinDay to you and your valentine!
 

World Hippo Day

If I asked you to name the two species of hippopotami in the world, would you be able to, without Googling? Now you can! Here!

Get Hippo merchandise on my Redbubble webstore here, shipped worldwide. 

IUCN Pronouns for Threatened Species

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorises species into the following labels:

DD: Data deficient

LC: Least Concern

NT: Near-threatened

Vu: Vulnerable

En: Endangered

Cr: Critically endangered

EW: Extinct in the Wild

Ex: Extinct

NE: Not evaluated

The cartoon appears in my column with Roundglass Sustain. The entire archive of Green Huour comics published on Roundglass is on https://roundglasssustain.com/green-humour

In case you’re wondering where you’ve seen that moose before, it’s this comic on COP 27 and Biodiversity COP15!

Sholas and the Sholakili

The Sholas, montane grassland-forests of the Western Ghats are an endangered ecosystem. The Sholakili tells you why. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine. 

What Elasmobranchs think about the new CITES Regulations

Nearly 100 species of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) were awarded protection in the form of an agreement on regulations on finning and trade between signatories to the CITES, at the conference held recently in Panama City this year. Here's what the elasmobranchs have to say about it!

Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain. Read more about the CITES regulations here. 

Some Sharks from Around the World

Some sharks from around the world: posters and merchandise shipped worldwide from my Redbubble webstore.

For orders within India, visit my Happywagon webstore. 

World Mother Tongue Day

It's World Mother Tongue Day, and there's no better time to share this comic done earlier for my column with The Hindu. hundreds of Indian indigenous face the threat of extinction today, and with them, their intricate relationship with biodiversity. 

Primates of India

Meet the 23 primate species of India in this new compilation! Prints and merchandise shipped worldwide on my Redbubble store here. For t-shirts and prints within India, visit my Happywagon store.

Note that the White-cheeked Macaque, added to India's checklist in 2016 after being discovered from Arunachal Pradesh does not have an IUCN status yet as it is yet to be assessed (but will turn out to be endangered in all likelihood owing to its restricted range, habitat loss and hunting). The other species that do not have an IUCN status mentioned against them are of 'Least Concern' on the Red List. 

Shark Illustrations for the Save Our Seas Foundation

I had the absolute delight of illustrating 43 species of sharks and rays, with a focus on endangered ones, for the Save Our Seas Foundation's new website— 'World of Sharks'. The SOSF team has designed some ravishing infographics wit these illustrations, which you will find on the website.

Thanks to SOSF for the continued association, and for always assigning projects that are tremendous learning experiences!

Conservation Threats to Scorpions

India's scorpions, especially our endemic, rock-dwelling varieties, are under increasing threat from habitat loss and the pet trade. Read a detailed report on Mongabay India on the status of scorpion research and conservation. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Pinnipeds of the World

This World Oceans Day, know the Pinnipeds (seals and walrus) of the world in this brand new poster! Pinniped prints and merchandise are up on my webstore (for international orders). 

For orders within India, the range of goodies available is as follows (email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com to order):

A1 Posters (loose)- Rs. 2500 each

A2 Posters (loose)- Rs. 1200 each

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

Coffee Mug (Compilations)- Rs. 850

The orders can be placed by e-mailing me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. Payments are accepted by NEFT and cheque.

Tuna Species of the World

Among the world's most loved, exploited and threatened fish, and the backbone of fisheries and marine economies worldwide: Tuna. As #WorldFisheriesDay approaches, know your #Tuna species in this new #GreenHumour compilation, featuring 16 of the known Tuna species from around the world.

Posters and merchandise out on my webstore here.

Adani Bravus Name Change

Adani thinks the new name for the Carmichael Coal Mine 'Bravus' means brave, when in fact it quite appropriately means 'crooked'. Cartoon for my Gocomics page.

Critically Endangered Bats of the World

Looking for a Halloween gift for a friend who is spooked by bats? Look no further! Meet the critically endangered bats of the world. Bats, being some of the most misunderstood creatures, are facing threats of all kinds, from habitat loss to hunting. The first step towards saving bats is to understand them and to dispel myths and fears from about them from our minds.

The artwork is available as posters, greetings and merchandise on my webstore here. The bat map is also available as prints on my webstore here. Orders for prints within India will be launching soon.

Note that some of the species presumed extinct have not been included in the compilation.

Know Your Gorillas

Know your Gorillas this World Gorilla Day (14th September). Meet the four races from two species of Gorillas in this silbverback poster. Gorilla prints and merchandise on my webstore here. For t-shirts within India, visit this link.