SUSTAINING SHIVANASAMUDRAM:
A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL BLUEPRINT FOR FISH SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT, BY WASI https://wasiindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sustaining-Shivanasamudra-2025_A-managment-plan.pdf Ten-year strategic roadmap for the collaborative management of the Shivanasamudram Fish Sanctuary, Karnataka. The Shivanasamudram Fish Sanctuary Management Plan, developed under the Wildlife Association of South India (WASI), provides a detailed framework for the long-term conservation and sustainable management of the Shivanasamudram Fish Sanctuary, located
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Dammed If We Do:
How India’s Giant River Fish Is Dying in Silence An article by Basil Surguroh, who completed a fantastic internship with WASI and studied 40 years of flow data from the KRS dam… https://vocal.media/earth/dammed-if-we-do-how-india-s-giant-river-fish-is-dying-in-silence
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Chasing Mahseer Dreams, By Haider Ashraf
A Personal Quest into India’s Fishing Paradise After decades of waiting, I finally got to experience the fishing I always wanted, castingcontinuously on the river for hours and hours, unaware whether the fish was in the moodfor a snack. Last October, I went to Marchula, a village on the outskirts of CorbettNational Park. My dad
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The Golden Current
The Everlasting Pursuit of the Mighty Mahseer. By Haider Ashraf. I stalk from rock to rock, pool to pool. Attempting to move slower with every step. I fear the Mahseer gliding out of the bottomless kund, envisioning its aquatic habitat. As I delicately roll my leg from one gravel bed onto another, unknowingly of its
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Community Led Conservation
The WASI example is highlighted in this article which suggests that a new approach towards the management of wild areas needs to be considered for India. One where local communities are made central to conservation. Read Source Article
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