The Western Ghats in India, a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast, have long been a sanctuary for rare wildlife, some of which remain shrouded in mystery. Among these is the Nilgiri Marten, a small, elusive creature that inhabits the dense, misty forests. Its fur is a rich, dark brown, almost black, with a striking yellow patch that runs from its throat down to its belly.
It is a species that few people have ever seen, even fewer have studied, and even fewer still can claim to understand. Yet, despite its mystery, the Nilgiri Marten is a symbol of the fragility of the ecosystems that support it, and it is rapidly becoming a symbol of something else: the tragic, slow erasure of a species.
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