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The Hindu
07-08-2025
- General
- The Hindu
A Shift in Maharashtra's Apex Predators
Depending on when you visit, the Kadbanwadi grassland wears a different mood. In summer, it shimmers gold. In monsoon, it blushes green. But one thing has remained constant for centuries, the sound of the wild. Until now. Just 276 kilometres from Mumbai, on the edge of a 2,000-hectare expanse, lies a village where wolves were once part of everyday life. Today, they are barely seen. Also Read: Who let the dogs out? This is a biodiversity hotspot. But the Indian grey wolf, the apex predator here, is vanishing. Once 70 is strong, only six remain. What's killing them? Not just habitat loss. It's something closer to home, feral dogs. Once domesticated, now wild, they hunt in packs of up to 50. Photos and Visuals credit: Emmanual, Purnima Sah, Khushi Rathore, Tanya Drolia, The Grasslands Trust Production: Yuvasree S Voiceover: Jude Weston
New York Times
15-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Reds roster prediction 3.0: Fingers crossed edition
The weather changing, flowers blooming and injuries mounting — there are always signs that baseball's regular season is on the horizon. The Cincinnati Reds are no different than the rest of baseball in dealing with injuries, but Tyler Stephenson's oblique and a foul tip off of the hand of Jose Trevino brings up the corollary to the rule that you can never have too much pitching — you can never have too much catching depth. Advertisement A quick review of the 2022 Reds season when the team used seven different catchers is a reminder of that belief. That year Stephenson was limited to 43 games, while Aramis Garcia, Austin Romine, Michael Papierski, Chuckie Robinson, Mark Kolozsvary and Chris Okey also caught games for Cincinnati. In a reminder of just how difficult it is to find catchers, those six catchers have appeared in just 32 total big-league games since then. Here's how the team's roster looks enter the last week of camp in Arizona. At least the Reds got good news on Trevino, who told manager Terry Francona that he thought he could play a day after taking a foul tip off his right thumb. Trevino is expected to get a CT scan Saturday. The former All-Star isn't the hitter that Stephenson is, but it's safe to say there aren't many catchers in the game who match Trevino defensively. This exact scenario shows why the Reds brought Wynns back this spring. The 34-year old appeared in seven games behind the plate for the Reds last season, but spent much of the year in Triple-A Louisville. In his second spring with the Cincinnati, Wynns knows the Reds' pitchers, which is paramount for the success of a backstop. Will Banfield has had a nice spring behind the plate and Michael Trautwein is the type of catcher that the club would feel comfortable with behind the plate if the team receives worse news on Trevino. De La Cruz and McLain should be penciled into the lineup nearly every day in the middle of the diamond. Encarnacion-Strand should spend the bulk of his time at first, while Candelario is expected to play first and third. Lux, who has also played second base and left field this spring, will also see his fair share of time at third. Advertisement Espinal is the type of player a manager can put anywhere — even if he's never played there — and hold his own. With De La Cruz and McLain as fixtures in the middle of the infield, much of his time will likely be at third base. Last season, Espinal's offensive numbers were much better when he got regular playing time, which is something Francona will have to monitor. With Will Benson optioned to the minors Saturday morning, the team's plans have come into focus a bit more. Friedl is expected to be in centerfield with Hays in leftfield. Fraley could see plenty of time in right, but the right-handed Fairchild would be a platoon option there. Dunn is a valuable fifth outfielder with improved defense, great speed and the ability to get on base (sometimes by any means necessary, as evidenced by taking an Emmanual Clase fastball off the helmet last year.) With those five in the outfield, Jacob Hurtubise is the odd man out, despite a nice spring training performance. Francona has already laid out the first four in the team's rotation in Greene, Lodolo, Martinez and Singer, with the fifth spot left to fill. Abbott made his first spring appearance on Thursday after starting behind the rest of the staff because of the shoulder injury that ended his 2024 season. If Abbott isn't ready to start the season in the rotation, the team could start Graham Ashcraft there and move him to the bullpen later. Ashcraft threw 2 2/3 innings Friday and four earlier this week. Díaz is secure in his closer's role, with veterans Barlow, Rogers and Pagán behind him. Along with Rogers, the Reds have Moll and Suter as added lefties for the team's bullpen. Advertisement Santillan and Ashcraft could emerge as closer candidates, as both have been eyed for that position for years by the Reds' brass. If Abbott isn't ready to start the season, Ashcraft could slide in as the fifth starter opening a spot for either Carson Spiers or Lyon Richardson, both of whom are on the 40-man roster. Ian Gibaut, Alex Young and Joe La Sorsa would be left as the remaining non-roster relievers from camp. Stephenson is out for Opening Day after an MRI on Thursday showed a left oblique strain. He's expected to miss several weeks. Steer is still dealing with right shoulder soreness. Steer appeared in three spring games as a designated hitter last month before getting a cortisone shot on March 1. He has resumed hitting and still has a shot at the Opening Day roster, but the better guess is the team exercises caution and puts him on the IL for the first time in his big-league career. Williamson isn't on the 60-day yet, but he will likely head there to make room for Wynns on the 40-man roster. Both Williamson and Aguiar had Tommy John surgery last year and will miss the entire season.
