by Sumer Tiwari | May 28, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Sumer Tiwari, Freshwater, Marine
The ultimate goal of my journey was a collecting trip in the waters of southern India, but it first meant travelling to South Asia and landing in fourth largest city on earth. I was about to have almost 18 hours of layover time in Delhi (or maybe I planned...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | May 15, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
In my first post on India’s Sunderbans National Park, I gave a brief overview of this unique ecosystem—the world’s largest mangrove forest—and shared some photos of the wildlife that call this huge expanse of land (stretching from West Bengal and into...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 18, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Although most of my time in India was spent in and around the bustling metropolis of Kolkata, I was able to spend a few days in one of the most unique aquatic ecosystems I have ever encountered—the vast estuary created by the Ganges delta known as the Sundarbans. Only...