"I love this picture because it shows the mangrove roots, the mangrove forest in detail and at night," says Luja Molina. "This is one of the very few photos that exist of jaguars in mangrove ...
We saw the green crowns of one of the least diverse of all tropical forests, where there is often but a single species of tree, the red mangrove ... the stilt of a mangrove root.
The town, which lies to the north of Chennai, was once home to a vibrant Mangrove vegetation, which is supposed to be behind its unique name: Pazhaverkadu means the “jungle of roots”.
Yet, decades ago, this seashore town was covered in tangles and gnarled roots of mangroves but now has been wiped out over years of ecological destruction. Pulicat’s ancient name harbours its ...