Tiger populations rise

One on the recent rise in tiger populations in India, published in The Hindu's BLink this weekend- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/blink/takeaway/article6838973.ece

A Baby Seal's Last Wish

Seal hunting is one of the most gruesome forms of hunting, still practised in regions like Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Baby seals are clubbed to death to avoid damage to the pelts from bullets. The prime victim of this atrocity is the Harp Seal, other preferred species being Hooded and Grey Seals. Although a majority of the hunting is with the use of firearms nowadays, hunting with the Hakapik, a wooden club with a hammer and a metal hook, is still common. The method involves striking the seal pup with the hammer and crushing its skull and then skinning the animal. Seal hunting has attracted severe criticism over the years and Canada, which is the largest seal hunting ground, is the centre of the seal hunting debate.

This cartoon appeared on my Gocomics page today.

E-waste Management

E-waste or electronic waste that comprise discarded electronic devices are a growing environmental threat. In both developed and developing countries, e-waste contributes to landfills and its disposal poses serious biological hazards from the contaminants it contains. Management and recycling of e-waste involves deconstructing a device and extracting parts from, to avoid mining of raw material.

The cartoon appeared in The Hindu's BLink earlier this month.