By Kamlesh K Maurya

There are some new openings in WWF- India. Please see the links below.

• Senior Manager – Sustainable Forest Management
  http://www.wwfindia.org/work_with_us/senior_manager.cfm
• Coordinator– Water Stewardship, Kanpur Field Office
  http://www.wwfindia.org/work_with_us/coordinator_water_stewardship.cfm
• Coordinator-Water (Living Himalayas Global Initiative)
  http://www.wwfindia.org/work_with_us/coordinator_water.cfm
• Programme Coordinator- TRAFFIC India
  http://www.wwfindia.org/work_with_us/programme_coordinator_traffic_india.cfm
• Senior Project Officer – Sustainable Agriculture, Aurangabad
  http://www.wwfindia.org/work_with_us/senior_project_officer.cfm
  

Dr Kamlesh K Maurya completed his  Doctoral Degree in wildlife science from WII, where he studied the ecology of the Indian Fox (Vulpes bengalensis) to understand how the Indian fox coexist in a mid size carnivores ecosystem and various costs and benefits associated with dispersal in the Indian foxes in semi wild landscape of Kutch. After that he joined WWF India as Senior Project Officer-Tiger Conservation Programme.

By Kausik Banerjee

• Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) Species Conservation Fund -- Grants in Support of Endangered and Critically Endangered Species - The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund makes grants to individuals, communities, and organizations for the conservation of animal, plant, and fungi species worldwide. The Fund has been established to provide targeted grants to individual species conservation initiatives, recognize leaders in the field and elevate the importance of species in the broader conservation debate. Its focus is global and eligibility for grants will extend to all plant, animal and fungi species conservation efforts, without discrimination on the basis of region or selected species. Grants are up to US$25 thousand. The next application deadline is June 30, 2014. More details available at  http://www.speciesconservation.org/grants/ or mail to [email protected]

By Chetan Rao
 

Phew! Its that time of the year again. It is the season when sea turtles come in very large numbers on the beaches of Odisha to nest. The nesting sites receive so many turtles at the same time that it turns into a turtle ‘party’ zone.. However, for people counting them, it is a backbreaking exercise. Before I delve further into my ramblings, I shall in my capacity explain to you this amazing phenomenon called ‘Arribada.’