Dear Member,

Have you ever thought of a croc as an endangered species? Exactly! For the May edition of the Beam, we got Suyash Katdare to write about the critically endangered Gharials of the Chambal river. He has successfully lead the latest expeditions to survey the Gharial population and is considered to be an expert in this field. We also have a tiger lover and regular wildlife tourist, Ayush, talking about how tourism has helped India's tiger population.

The May edition also brings an exciting new column - "Snapshots" - where you can see a brief about Junglelore's latest activities. Hope you enjoy our other regular features as well - read about how India's locals have a legacy of forest conservation and are eager to cooperate with the government in their endeavors, and feast your eyes on Saran Vaid's African wildlife photography in the Feature Photographer section.

We appreciate any feedback from our readership, so do get in touch if you have any suggestions!

Enjoy!

Insia

Inside

Gharial Expedition Dec'09 - Suyash Katdare writes about Gharial conservation in India and the recent Gharial Expedition

Tourism: Tiger's last resort - tiger lover Ayush writes about how tourism could help India's tigers

Snapshot - What has Junglelore been up to?

I bet you didn't know this - a collection of interesting facts about unconentional conservation endeavours

Creature Feature - facts you might not have known about Spiders

Upcoming events - you can look forward to these experiences with Junglelore in the near future

Desktop Calendar - a photograph shot by Kaustubh Upadhye

Feature photographer - Saran Vaid