World Elephant Day Photography Competition Results
Wold Elephant Day Photography Competition Theme: Elephants and People First Prize Death Trap I clicked this image from Buxa tiger reserve , one day afternoon i went to buxa forest for taking some bird image ,suddenly i saw an Elephant was trying to crossed railway track [...]
Herpetofaunal Survey of Trivandrum Division completed with recording of 67 amphibian and 81 reptile species
The survey of herpetofauna(amphibians and reptiles) has been completed in protected areas under Trivandrum Wildlife Division, including Neyyar, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Agasthyavanam Biological Park. Though surveys have previously been conducted separately in each of these protected areas, this is the first time a team consisting of researchers, students, and naturalists is conducting a survey of amphibians [...]
Photography workshop conducted for field biologists at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Aranyakam Nature Foundation conducted a photography workshop for field biologists in collaboration with Idukki Wildlife Division at Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary at Thattekkad from 16 to 18 September 2022. The workshop aimed to equip field biologists with better photography skills to improve the documentation of their research subjects. Research scholars from various universities in Kerala participated in [...]
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SNAKES AND LIZARDS OF THE SKY ISLANDS OF THE WESTERN GHATS(Free PDF)
This book is a preliminary summary of some aspects of our research and fieldwork in the southern Western Ghats over the past few decades. National Geographic Explorer project provided support for field surveys to document the diversity and compile this field guide. Add to the cart and checkout to download your FREE copy of the book.
National Wildlife Week 2022 – Importance and activities
What is wildlife? Wildlife, in simple words, refers to undomesticated living things (except human beings). Is Wildlife important? Why do we need a day to celebrate wildlife, let alone a week? Just a mere ‘yes’ to the former question would not suffice for the crucial role wildlife plays [...]
Elephants and People – World Elephant Day Photography Contest
Results Theme: Elephants and People No Entry Fee Elephants have been a part of our culture, and we have lived in harmony with wildlife, especially elephants, for centuries. However, the situation has come where elephants are being threatened due to habitat loss and [...]
International Bat Night 2022 – Importance and basics about bats
You might be familiar with an evening sky, colored beautifully with a tint of orange, red, and purple shades. When we look at it, we see silhouettes of hundreds of bats coming from nowhere. But most of the time, some of you miss enjoying that view due to [...]
National Wildlife Week 2022 Quiz: Protected Areas of India
National Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country to create awareness about the importance of wildlife and its conservation. We are presenting a series of quizzes to enhance the understanding in the wildlife conservation. This quiz is about protected areas in India. This quiz contain 30 questions and 10 [...]
National Wildlife Week 2022 – Insect Quiz
National Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country to create awareness about the importance of wildlife and its conservation. We are presenting a series of quizzes to enhance the understanding in the wildlife conservation. This quiz is about tiny wildlife around us. This quiz contain 30 questions and 10 [...]
National Wildlife Week Quiz: കേരളത്തിലെ സംരക്ഷിത പ്രദേശങ്ങൾ
ദേശീയ വന്യജീവി വാരാഘോഷത്തോട് അനുബന്ധിച്ചു ആരണ്യകം നേച്ചർ ഫൗണ്ടേഷൻ നിങ്ങൾക്കായി കേരളത്തിലെ കേരളത്തിലെ സംരക്ഷിത പ്രദേശങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ക്വിസ്സ് മത്സരം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ക്വിസ്സിൽ പങ്കെടുക്കുക അറിവ് നേടുക.
National Wildlife Week 2022 – Wildlife Quiz
National Wildlife Week is celebrated all over the country to create awareness about the importance of wildlife and its conservation. We are presenting a series of quizzes to enhance the understanding in the wildlife conservation. The first quiz is about the wildlife itself, please have an attempt. This quiz [...]
International Day of Forests Webinar: Conservation Importance of Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is an enchanting vista with steep mountains, undulating hills and valleys spreading over Thodupuzha and Peermedu taluks of Idukki district in Kerala. It lies along the Idukki dam reservoir and is isolated from the main tract of high range forests. The sanctuary is home to [...]
Webinar: Snake rescue scientific methods and current practices
Snakes may be venomous or non-venomous. The venomous snakes use the venom to catch and digest their prey as well as to protect themselves from predators. The fear of these venomous snakes leads to the immediate removal of snakes from human habitations even before they are identified [...]
Life of Ants – കുഞ്ഞനുറുമ്പുകളുടെ വലിയലോകം – Dr. Kalesh Sadasivan
Wildlife Talks Life of Ants – കുഞ്ഞനുറുമ്പുകളുടെ വലിയലോകം Dr. Kalesh Sadasivan Dr. Kalesh Sadasivan, a member of the Ants Research Group at Travancore Nature History Society(TNHS) and one of the founders of TNHS. Dr. Kalesh did extensive studies of ants in the Western Ghats and published the checklist [...]
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021
CARING FOR A LANDSCAPE: Ecological Restoration For BiodiversityAbout speaker:Dr. T. R. Shankar Raman is a writer and wildlife scientist with the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore, interested in the ecology and conservation of tropical forests and wildlife, especially in the Western Ghats. He is based at the field research station [...]
World Elephant Day Photography Competition Results
Wold Elephant Day Photography Competition Theme: Elephants and People First Prize Death Trap I clicked this image from Buxa tiger reserve , one day afternoon i went to buxa forest for taking [...]
Herpetofaunal Survey of Trivandrum Division completed with recording of 67 amphibian and 81 reptile species
The survey of herpetofauna(amphibians and reptiles) has been completed in protected areas under Trivandrum Wildlife Division, including Neyyar, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Agasthyavanam Biological Park. Though surveys have previously been conducted separately in each of these protected areas, this is [...]
Photography workshop conducted for field biologists at Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
Aranyakam Nature Foundation conducted a photography workshop for field biologists in collaboration with Idukki Wildlife Division at Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary at Thattekkad from 16 to 18 September 2022. The workshop aimed to equip field biologists with better photography skills [...]
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SNAKES AND LIZARDS OF THE SKY ISLANDS OF THE WESTERN GHATS(Free PDF)
This book is a preliminary summary of some aspects of our research and fieldwork in the southern Western Ghats over the past few decades. National Geographic Explorer project provided support for field surveys to document the diversity and compile this field guide. Add to the cart and checkout to download your FREE copy of the book.
International Bat Night 2022 – Importance and basics about bats
You might be familiar with an evening sky, colored beautifully with a tint of orange, red, and purple shades. When we look at it, we see silhouettes of hundreds of bats coming from nowhere. But most of [...]
A New Species of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Agasthyamalai, the southern Western Ghats
Researchers have discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from Cyrtodactylus aravindi the Agasthyamalai hills in Western Ghats. Bent-toed geckos are found across the south and southeast Asia with 330 species and about 42 species [...]
World Lizard Day – An introduction to lizards
A fun day to learn more about, teach the general public and celebrate the fascinating world of lizards, World Lizard Day is celebrated on the 14th of August every year. Despite being one of the most diverse [...]
World Elephant Day 2022: Importance and information on elephants
First Prize: Rs 10,000 Second Prize Rs 5,000 Upto 5 special mentions Rs 1000 each On Elephants on World Elephant Day, Cine Artist Ramu Padikkal interviewing Dr PS Easa(Malayalam) Watch the video to know [...]
Munnar Wildlife Division Herpetofaunal Survey 2022
Survey of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) of six protected areas, including four national parks, Eravikulam, Mathikettan Shola, Anamundi Shola, Pampadum Shola and two wildlife sanctuaries, Chinnar and Kurinjimala of Munnar Wildlife Division has been completed. [...]
Nature Conservation Awareness Camp held at KFRI Subcenter, Nilambur for college students from Malappuram
Aranyakam Nature Foundation and Kerla Forest Research Institute conducted a 2-day nature awareness workshop at KFRi Subcentre Nilambur on the 2nd and 3rd of July. Nilambur North division DFO Mr Ashwin Kumar inaugurated the two-day workshop, and [...]
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Chairman’s message
About Us
Aranyakam Nature Foundation is a group of individuals driven from diverse
areas of life bound together by our love for nature. Our strength is derived from
the knowledge we bring from different backgrounds and we strive continuously
to gift a better world to the next generation.
Our vision
A land that is rich in biodiversity.
Our mission
To spread our love for everything in the wild and in the process creates a
community aware of the natural treasures that have been bequeathed to us.
Our Motto
To empower the people by identifying the lacunae in our collective knowledge
on biodiversity and systematically filling these and using these data to work
towards conservation.