Apoorva Kulkarni

Major Wildlife trafficking bust in Mumbai: In a joint raid on 8 Aug at Masjid Bandar, Mumbai, WCCB (WR) and @MahaForest rescued 191 endangered and rare animals, including tortoises, turtles and birds. Say no to wild pets! Say no to Wildlife products! @moefcc @DGPMaharashtra

A new born elephant calf got separated from mother in Kaziranga, Assam. The calf was rescued and applied mother’s dung to suppress human smell. Finally the mother accepted the rescued calf and took away in jungle. A heartwarming moment at the end.

This made me cry inside the Briefing Room of National Media Centre, New Delhi. As a victim of Islamist terror sponsored by Pakistan in Kashmir myself, there is only so much one can control emotions. Rememberour 26 civilians who we lost in Pahalgam. Never forget. Never forgive. 💔

#PahalgamTerrorAttack Justice is Served. Jai Hind!

@_RobertStrange_ @_RobertStrange_ shining bright indeed! 😎

I'm a star

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

If you are in Oxford on Monday, come along to hear me talk about whether conservation works (and how we can know). It's also online.

Interested in taking your love for Biology to the next level? Ever considered doing a PhD? Our DPhil in Biology has a variety of projects available from across the biosciences; take a look at the full list! 👇 bit.ly/DPhilBiology

An informal collective - Conservationists & Ecologists Against SExual Harassment (CEASE) has put together a set of resources for institutions to be aware of their obligations, and for individuals to have relevant information, guidance for ready reference

Human-elephant conflict is on the increase in northern Cameroon. The headline puts the blame on climate change, but when there's encroachment along elephant migration routes, conflict is often the result. Improved land-use planning is the solution. africanarguments.org/2023/10/how-cl…

#UGC plans to make credit courses on Indian culture and traditions compulsory in both #UG and #PG programmes; training programme covers Vedic texts, philosophy, vocabulary, and research methods. @jigeesham @sreeparna_c trib.al/jtoZZK4

📢 Job alert! We're looking for a Director of #ConservationOptimism! Are you passionate about changing the narrative of conservation towards hope and action, with experience of leadership, fundraising, communications? Check us out! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”

We hosted the stellar bunch of the Chevening Gurukul Fellows from India at @SomervilleOx today. They shared insights from their work and joined us for a lunch interaction with @arvindsubraman. In frame: the Chevening Gurukul cohort with OICSD scholars and Dr Arvind Subramanian.

Another #Nipah outbreak. #Bats again in the line of fire. Let's recall that we've been sharing space w/ bats for centuries. Let's find out where the interface betn bats & humans was breached and come up with solid mitigation measures. Killing or culling bats won't solve problems

American police crushed Indian student with a car, the culprit of her death roamed free and made fun of her. 💔we want justice Are भारतीय not safe in America? We demand #JusticeForJaahnavi, and we demand it NOW! @SeattlePD, @adrianzdiaz, you need to listen up! Jaahnavi Kandula, a promising student from India, had her dreams crushed when a Seattle police cruiser driven by Kevin Dave struck her on January 23, 2023. #JusticeforJaahnaviKandula @PMOIndia

Every day I am in awe of international students. Doing a PhD in your native language and home country is hard. Doing it in a non-native language, in a different country and different culture is so much harder. You are not stupid. You are legends.

🚨 Today @NaturePosUni & @UniofOxford join 25 other organisations & coalitions to launch the Nature Positive Initiative, promoting the integrity of the #NaturePositive by 2030 global goal & support long-term efforts to deliver nature-positive outcomes 👉 bit.ly/3r5WISj

Today is #WorldPhotographyDay! 📷📸 To celebrate, wander through Oxford with us as we go through some old and more recent photos of the city and the University ⬇️