Elephant Migrations in India
Dr. PS Easa, chairman of Aranyakam Nature Society giving a brief on some of the elephant migrations that happened in India
National Wildlife Week 2021
Google Meet https://meet.google.com/ewf-eoii-vum Add to your calendar Live https://fb.me/e/1OobGCcVZ Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary (2nd October 2021, 6:00 PM) Karimpuzha wildlife sanctuary is the 18th wildlife sanctuary in Kerala established on 3rd [...]
World Elephant Day – Basic facts
World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12th to spread awareness about the importance of the conservation of elephants across the world. Unfortunately, threats like poaching, habitat loss, and mistreatment in captivity are pushing these gentle giants to extinction. Please go through [...]
Presentation competition for college students
Topic: Conservation strategies for wildlife outside national parks and wildlife sanctuaries Wildlife sanctuaries and national parks are protected environments with legal status for the conservation of biodiversity. However, less than 40% area of the Western Ghats, one of the world’s [...]
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 [...]
Neuropeltis malabarica
Text and Illustration: Drisya V. V.Scientific Name: Neuropeltis malabarica Ooststr.Family: ConvolvulaceaeMalayalam Name: PattilavalliLocation of the plant: MadayipparaEndemism: Endemic to southern western ghats (Kerala).Habit: Woody climberDescription: Large woody climbers; stem lenticellate; young branches brown tomentose, terete, later glabrous with warty tubercles. Leaves [...]
Curcuma aromatica
Scientific name: Curcuma aromaticaEnglish name: Wild turmeric Cochin turmericMalayalam name: KasturimanjalLocation: Vellarakkad ThrissurConservation status: Threatened as per IUCN Red ListHabit: Perennial herbHabitat: TerrestrialFeatures: Monocotyledonous with pseudostem., Rhizome underground aromatic with orange-yellow inside., Inflorescence spike with purple crown and yellowish-green bracts., Flower brownish [...]
Bauhinia phoenicea
Bauhinia phoenicea is a large climbing shrub of the family Leguminosae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This species is one of the very few climbing Bauhinia in India and is endemic to the Western Ghats. The plant is locally known as Vallimandaram and often reaches [...]
Flora the Passion: Illustration Competition awards declared
Aranyakam Nature Foundation had conducted a scientific illustration competition "Flora the passion". Around 150 people participated in four different categories. Dr. Anoop P Balan, Assistant Professor, Botany, Bishop Abraham Memorial College Pathanamthitta bagged first place in Senior Drawing Category. K. A. Rashmi a [...]
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. [...]