Laughing Gull

The Laughing Gull.

New Green Humour merchandise is on its way just in time for winter! Shop Laughing Gull prints and merchandise on my Redbubble store, shipped worldwide. 

Tenet's backward flying gulls

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

Russian Oil Spill

Russia's gift to the world on World Environment Day this year: An oil spill of 20000 tons in the Arctic city of Norilsk in Russia that has turned water bodies in its path red. Nornickel, a Russian Diesel company responsible for the spill has been sacked by the government and the city of Norilsk is under an emergency. Cartoon from my Gocomics page.

Tattoo Stickers for Birdlife International

To mark the World Migratory Bird Day on October 12th, I teamed up with the East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership and Birdlife International to make these tattoo-stickers of 6 endangered migratory species. The stickers were launched at an event in South Korea to celebrate the occasion.

Benefits of Sea Bird Poop

Benefits of sea bird poop, from my column with The Hindu's Sunday Magazine. Still want to buy Greenland, you nincompoop?

Apex Predators of the Sea

A comic on plastic pollution done for the Save our Seas Foundation, Seychelles.

Styrofoam Poles

We all know that marine debris is a growing environmental threat, but do you know that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now three times the size of France? 

The comic apears in my column with RoundGlass Samsara.

The Adventures of the Takeaway Box

More eat-in and less takeaway, please. And if you're planning a takeout, simply carry a bag or a lunchbox from home. Doable, right?

From my column with Sunday Mid-Day.

Say no to Straws

All it takes to refuse a plastic straw is to say "No", when you're served one. That's simple, isn't it?

From my column with Mid-Day today, Prints available on my webstore here.

Some Biological Breakthroughs in India in 2016

Who are you thanking on the first day of the year? I'm thanking the biologists who made 2016 worthwhile!

The comic appears in my column with Mid-Day today.

A Field Guide to Waders and Seabirds

The comic appears in the December issue of Saevus magazine. Prints available on my webstore here.

Vagrant Birds

World Migratory Birds' Day is to be celebrated this weekend. Some of you lucky birders  must have come across vagrants or 'off-range' birds. These are birds that stray away from their breeding, wintering or migrating range. Bird vagrancies occur because of several reasons. Storms and blizzards may blow marine birds inland. Inexperience may cause juveniles to overshoot their destination. Some genetic abnormalities may interfere with the bird's perception of the earth's magnetic field, hence affecting their journey. Some may even be consumed by wanderlust, simply travelling to new places to witness new cultures and meet new people. Kidding. Whatever the reason, watching vagrant birds is a delight for birdwatchers as it brings a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tick that elusive 'off-ranger' off your checklist. One such recent record was that of the Black-legged Kittiwake from my hometown, Nagpur in Central India.

Arcticitis!

The Arctic is in pain. Shell is all set to drill the extremely fragile polar biosphere for oil, with its ridiculous claims of 'exploiting climate change for mankind's benefit'!  Join Greenpeace's war against the Arctic Oil Rush now if you still haven't- http://www.savethearctic.org/

PS- Turtles do not live in the Arctic. I have used what I call a 'cartoonist's license' to a small extent :-)

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Pirates!

Many animals which do not have specialized hunting adaptations resort to food piracy, wherein they steal food from any other animal they can subdue. among the birds, skuas and gulls are among the famous food pirates. The frigate bird resorts to piracy so often that it has even been nicknamed the Piratebird. Skuas are extremely notorious for their habit of bullying other birds to give up their catch, and will often raid nests for eggs and chicks.

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