Making waves with sound in BorneoRungan landscape situated in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Google Maps) This summer, I traveled to the far-away island of Borneo to practice and promote the use of sound for studying and solving some of Indonesia’s biggest conservation challenges. Since 2018, I…
Mid-Atlantic Migratory Corridor and Wind Farm ConstructionSeptember comes every year with a sense of excitement. Students go back to school, football players take to the field, and there is a promise of cooler temperatures to offer some relief from the dog days of summer. For me,…
On Seeing SoundI am Gururaja KV, a Batrachologist and a faculty member at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Bengaluru, India. Also, I am an adjunct scientist at the Gubbi Labs in India. My current research interests are in…
Optimism for Science and ConservationEarth Optimism Summit, Photo by Bobbi J. Estabrook. With our collective will, we can charter a brighter future. “We must celebrate successes: species brought back from the brink of extinction, landscapes and seascapes protected or newly restored, and the integration…
Picking up good vibrations for elephant conservationKamala (left) next to her daughter Maharani (right). If you look closely, you can see the collar, though it’s not where it’s supposed to be! As a recent graduate from Cornell, I’ve left with my pockets brimming with memories of…




