Featured Projects
Jackal Survey
An online survey seeks to find out if the common jackal is disappearing from Kerala’s countryside
Purple Frog
The purple frog (or pig-nosed frog) spends much of its life underground, emerging briefly for a few days each year at the start of the monsoons to breed.
Project: Holistic approaches to conserving the purple frog in Kerala through, research and education
By EDGE Hero Sandeep Das
Activities
Flora, The Passion: Workshop – Plant identification and the road to conservation
For the general public, wildlife conservation is [...]
National Wildlife Week 2021
Google Meet https://meet.google.com/ewf-eoii-vum Add to your calendar [...]
World Elephant Day 2021
Enjoy some basic information about elephants on this world elephant [...]
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021
CARING FOR A LANDSCAPE: Ecological Restoration For BiodiversityAbout speaker:Dr. [...]
News
Malayalam translation of Consultation Paper on Proposed amendments in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Disclaimer: This is an attempt to translate the Consultation Paper [...]
National Wildlife Week Presentation Competition awards declared
Presentation Competition Held by Aranyakam Nature FoundationCelebrating Wildlife Week, An [...]
Herpetofaunal survey: Silent Vally National Park
Aranyakam Nature Foundation along with Depart of Forests and Wildlife, [...]
Flora the Passion: Illustration Competition awards declared
Aranyakam Nature Foundation had conducted a scientific illustration competition "Flora [...]
In the media
The Hindu: Jackal Survey
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/an-online-survey-on-the-jackal-seeks-to-find-out-if-the-animal-is-disappearing-from-keralas-countryside/article33615623.ece
The Times of India: Silent Valley National Park Survey
14 endangered amphibian species found in Kerala's Silent Valley National [...]
Manorama: Illustration Competition
Aranyakam Nature Foundation announces winners of illustration competitionKottayam: Aranyakam Nature [...]
Manorama: Aranyakam Nature Foundation awards best presentations on wildlife conservation
As part of celebrating Wildlife Week, an online presentation competition [...]
Nature Watch
Botanical illustrations
Naregamia alata
Scientific Name: Naregamia alataEnglish Name: Goanese ipecac, goanese ipecacuanhMalayalam [...]
Adenium obesum – Desert Rose
Scientific name: Adenium obesumEnglish name: Desert Rose, Impala lilyLocation: [...]
Memecylon umbellatum
Scientific name: Memecylon umbellatum English name: Ironwood Malayalam [...]
Clerodendrum infortunatum
Scientific Name: Clerodendrum infortunatumEnglish Name: Bhat or Hill Glory [...]
Sanctuaries and National Parks
Mathikettan Shola National Park
Mathikettan Shola National Park, Udumbanchola, Idukki, is located in the [...]
Anamudi Shola National Park
The Munnar Wildlife division includes Eravikulam National Park, Chinnar [...]
Pampadum Shola National Park
The Munnar Wildlife division includes Eravikulam National Park, Chinnar [...]
Kottiyoor Wildlife Sactuary
Constituted in 2011, Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is located in [...]
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.