Charukesi Ramadurai

Freelance journalist : India | Malaysia

wildlife and environment

~ Where are all the flowers going? – A fragrant end to floral waste
– The National, February 18, 2023

~ Above the woods in Malaysia – Canopy trails lead the way in Malaysia’a ecotourism
– National Geographic, December 21, 2022

~ Saving the sun bear – Meet Dr. Wong, a sun bear conservationist
– Adventure, August 19, 2022

~ A walk on the wild side – A quick guide to Borneo’s wildlife tourism
– The National, June 30, 2022

~ A canopy bridge for wildlife – When wildlife habitats are fragmented, what can be done to help?
– The Christian Science Monitor, April 05, 2022

~ Penang’s green lungs – Discovering a love for the outdoors
– Nikkei Asian Review, February 16, 2022

~ Song of the primates – One woman’s campaign to save Malaysia’s singing gibbons
– The National, June 15, 2021

~ Communing with nature in California – Forest bathing amongst giant coastal redwoods
– A, October 2020

~ A guide to Bharatpur – birdwatching at Keoladeo Ghana
– Round Glass Sustain, April 2020

~ A guide to Nalsarovar – go flamingo spotting on Nalsarovar lake
– Round Glass Sustain, March 2020

~ Wild at heart – How India’s wildlife lodges are placing conservation above tourism
– Forbes, June 2019

~ Never changing its spots – documenting a leopard conservation project in Bera
– Travel + Leisure, March, 2019

~ Where the wild things are – on the trail of the Big Five in the Masai Mara
– Khaleej Times, November 30, 2018

~ Changing its spots – trailing the elusive leopard in Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park
– Outlook Traveller, October 2017

~ A Perfect Storm of Poor Planning – what really went wrong in the recent Mumbai rains?
– City Lab, September 06, 2017

~ Kaziranga Chronicles – in search of the one-horned rhino in Assam
– Khaleej Times, May 12, 2017

~ In celebration of trees – about the Neralu Tree Festival in Bangalore
– Mint on Sunday, February 12, 2017

~ The long walk home – a beach walk with the endangered green turtles in Oman
– Indian Express, February 12, 2017

~ A waddle on the wild side – with the penguins and koalas at Phillip Island in Australia
– Mint Lounge, February 11, 2017

~ India’s ancient engineering marvels – deep and decorated stepwells were India’s answer to perennial water shortage
– BBC Travel, January 17, 2017

~ Flights of fancy – Delhi to Bharatpur in search of feathered friends
– Mint, December 22, 2016

~ Call of the wild – trunk calls and vanishing tails in Kabini
– Mumbai Mirror, November 13, 2016

~ On the trail of a tigress – once again, looking for Maya and her cubs
– Outlook Traveller, October 2016

~ On Maya’s Trail – a twist in the tail in Tadoba
– Mint, July 29, 2016

~ Tracking the tiger – the best Indian forests for tiger spotting
– South China Morning Post, November 03, 2015

~ In India’s Jungle Book forest – in the forests of Kanha, Shere Khan still rules
– BBC Travel, August 25, 2015

~ Where wild things wander – Not a sighting, but a tiger show, in Bandipur
– New Indian Express, August 09, 2015

~ Call of the wild – Close encounters with a tiger and a tusker in Corbett
– Deccan Herald, March 22, 2015

~ Silent forest, teeming life – Into Satpura forest on foot, on a boat and on a jeep
– Jet Wings, January 2015

~ Burning bright again – Tigers are back in Panna, and how!
– Outlook Traveller, October 2014

~ Drones to aid conservation efforts in India – Pilot project for wildlife monitoring using drones successful at Panna
– Green Futures, September 26, 2014

~ Training for success – Taking the train to social entrepreneurship projects in India
– Green Futures, January 2014

~ Compost at home with Daily Dump – A solution to Bangalore’s overflowing garbage landfills
– First Post, December 30, 2013