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human-nonhuman collaboration, shared worlds w/ wildlife, hunting, anthropology, cognition & ecology, elephants, pigs & humans

Prague, Czech Academy of Sci.
Joined August 2011
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Calling all women researchers! 🐘 I’m looking to host a researcher in Asian elephant science for ∼4 months under the JAUW International Fellowship (Japanese Association of University Women). Have a research idea? Or want to brainstorm one with me? Reach out!
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Anti-Siang hydro dam activist Katon Moyong (#Aborman), who was recently detained by the Delhi Police for #protesting against the project, has outright rejected the government’s invitation for talks on the #SUMP. Asserting that the time for discussion has passed, he stated, "No dam means no dam." Moyong also dismantled the government’s national security narrative, terming it a false narrative.
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Call for Proposals: Proposals are invited for a collaborative three-day workshop on ‘Digital Ethnography and Social Media Research to be held from 3-5 February 2026 at CSDS. For Details, Click csds.in/workshop_on_digital_…
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An elephant bibliophile can never have enough of elephant books. A rare signed copy of Assam Shikari by Frank Nicholls.
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With the passing away of the injured calf, the death toll now stands at 8. But then, these are just mere numbers which will be forgotten in the days to come and things will carry on a usual till another such occurrence is witnessed.
Replying to @karishmahasnat
The calf was barely a day old when admitted to CWRC with critical injuries. It succumbed to its wounds this morning (13/12), having suffered a fractured limb and internal bleeding. The death toll has now risen to eight. Sharing this video reluctantly — to show how a baby elephant met a tragic end while trying to keep up with its family as they crossed a railway track. @RailNf — if this is what happens to ‘Bholu’, it’s time you change your mascot. And @assamforest if you are committed to saving wildlife, show it.
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our ongoing dialogue with pigs [inspires us] to cultivate a research ethos that values non-linearity, thoroughness, passion, & uncertainty....[we] work with diverse knowledges & overlooked resources, pursue spontaneous, stimulating, even if frivolous paths tinyurl.com/5xvfnd3j
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Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. A developing country definitely needs linear infrastructure, but at what cost?A little bit of understanding, patience and compassion is what is required to save these "Gentle Giants" from train hits.
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Replying to @LahkarBibhuti
@LahkarBibhuti receives the prestigious Mark Shand Elephant Conservation Award on behalf of Aaranyak's Elephant Research and Conservation Division. Congratulations Team @aaranyak. Well deserved. @elephantfamily @britishasiantst @himantabiswa @cmpatowary @IUCN_AsESG @assamforest
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The concrete just got load tested. #Mirza #Guwahati #Assam #Elephants
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after a fantastic talk this week, we have another scheduled in 2 weeks as part of our regular seminar series Tania Murray Li - Thursday March 20 register here - forms.office.com/e/rfKrvjTnE…
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On the evening of 4th June 1908, a cargo train coming from Nakhon Ratchasima collided with an elephant in Pathum Thani. Three railway employees were killed. The incident made headlines in the French newspaper Le Petit Journal. #รถไฟไทย #thaitrain #railway #trains #Thailand #rail
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Spoke to @pgkeil on The Presence of Elephants: Shared Lives and Landscapes in Assam for @NewBooksNetwork. It is an ethnography of coexistence, grounded in people’s everyday interactions with Asian elephants. @NewBooksAnthro @NewBooksSoc newbooksnetwork.com/the-pres…
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Lost in the lore of the wilderness is the story of @manasnptr Kalachand Sarkar, the second civilian and also the second forester to have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra, the country's third highest gallantry award. @CMOfficeAssam @cmpatowary @assamforest
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We have lost @LudditeNed. Travel well dear friend.
So much of my #photographic life has been spent in #Union meetings in Meghalaya. I don't know if meetings are worthy photographic subjects but somehow they have made me understand and participate in my world and its blighted times. So some union meeting images 🧵 1/n
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Celý svět řeší hajlování Elona Muska na Trumpově inauguraci. A je to správně. Zatímco část veřejnosti vymýšlí, proč hajlování zachycené na stovkách kamer ve skutečnosti není hajlování, neonacisté a fašisté mají jasno: Elone, taky tě zdravíme od srdce! Vítězství zdar i tobě. Když něco kdáká jako kachna, je to kachna, a když někdo hajluje jako nacista, tak pokud nacistou rovnou není, tak s nimi bude přinejmenším sympatizovat. Stačí se podívat na “alt-right” (tedy fašistická) média, stránky či sociální sítě. Tetelí se blahem. Vzkříšení krajní pravice probíhá. Dnes neprobíhá v uniformách, ale sakách. Je podpořeno oligarchy a technokraty. A nemusíme mluvit jen o USA, stačí se podívat na Evropu. AfD v Německu, Bratři Itálie – Fratelli d’Italia s šéfkou Meloniovou, kterou server Politico označuje za nejmocnější osobnost Evropy, LePenovci ve Francii... V řadě evropských zemích je krajní pravice na koni. Původní náckové se zamaskovali jako konzervativní pravice. Místo prstenů a řetízků s hákáčem či symboly nordické mytologie si na krk dali křížek a zaklínají se bigotním katolicismem. A mainstream tuhle konzervativní pravici přijímá jako řešení. Přesvědčila ho moderními metodami. Akceptují ji, až na výjimky, i mainstreamová média. Někdy z názorové spřízněnosti, někdy ze submisivity, často proto, že lidi, kterým takovéhle “nové uspořádání” vyhovuje, tato média vlastní. Ale stejně jako čísla 18 nebo 88, i další více či méně přímé reference, je i Muskovo hajlování odkazem ke zrůdným režimům. A normalizovat to je úplně mimo.
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Apologies, unlike the above image, @George_Iorda talk is actually 06.11 (I mistakenly posted an incomplete poster *groan*)
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Elephant Killed By Jungle Railway. Popular Mechanics Volume 10, 1908 Interesting that over 115 years of that railway line colonising elephant worlds and the problem still persists. One of the earliest known occurrences of an elephant being mowed down by the iron horse.
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You're all cordially invited to our 2024-2025 online series #MMEA on #plants in #Africa and #planetary #entanglements at @chstmorg! @AbidemiBabalol5 @AymericNsangou Free, online, all welcome! Join by signing up for free for membership here: chstm.org/content/plants-afr…
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We are looking for a colleague to join our vibrant and supportive team at The Department of Ecological Anthropology (Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences). eu.avcr.cz/en/news/Researche…
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Congratulations, Modi! He took India almost to LAST RANK in 2024 Global Nature Conservation Index — we are 176th out of 180 countries! India declared among WORST PERFORMERS in Conservation, Wildlife & Biodiversity. Crony Capitalists will finish us! downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-…
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