Had a wonderful visit to Oxford, to give a seminar on megafauna @biodivoxford.bsky.social. Big thanks to the brilliant @ymalhi.bsky.social (yes, his hand is cast in the natural history museum!) and the fantastic @ecioxford.bsky.social team. Amazing people, stunning campus. @econovoau.bsky.social

Happy to have led a workshop on “restoration of invaded areas in India” along with the experts, senior forest managers, and policymakers. Timely discussions on the pressing necessity of policies and research on restoration. @ipbes.net

Parthenium hysterophorus: Toxicity of this invasive plant threatens animals, particularly in agro-pastoral areas. Large seed banks makes eradication challenging. Biocontrol has been partially effective in the past and needs scientific application.
Source: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

The Golden Road

An amazing read! Fascinating evidence of global connectivity and exchanges. Couldn't help but imagine the Indosphere ecology. 🐅🦁🐘🐂🐢🐍🐒🐓🦚🐚🪷🌺