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
International Day for Biological Diversity 2022
The International Day for Biological Diversity raises awareness [...]
International Day of Forests Webinar: Conservation Importance of Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is an enchanting vista with [...]
Webinar: Snake rescue scientific methods and current practices
Snakes may be venomous or non-venomous. The [...]
Conserve Our Nature – Poster Design Competition, World Wildlife Day 2022
Click here to read in Malayalam(മലയാളത്തിൽ വായിക്കാൻ) [...]
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 [...]
പ്രണാമം
E Somanath
Prof MK Prasad
News
Don`t be an #idiot , feeding wildlife is not an entertainment!!!
- Some of the human foods are poorly nourishing [...]
The elephant survey team found Gaur(Bos gaurus) in the Idukki wildlife sanctuary
Gaur(Bos gaurus) in Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Ameer KP [...]
The new gecko species is named in honour of Dr P.S. Easa
A new gecko species have been discovered in Attappadi, [...]
Flora The passion: Workshop on plant identification and conservation held for college students
A three-day workshop for botany students, “Plant identification and the [...]
Malayalam translation of Consultation Paper on Proposed amendments in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Disclaimer: This is an attempt to translate the Consultation Paper [...]
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.