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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 are known from [...]
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 groups, we still [...]
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 more about elephants [...]
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. Even though surveys [...]
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 around 43 students [...]
Kozhinjampara Government Arts and Science College has started a campus greening project collaborating with the Aranyakam Nature Foundation. It began with planting about 150 saplings of native species of trees suitable for the climate and soil of Kozhinjampara on the college [...]
Aranyakam Nature Foundation, along with KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, organised a three-day workshop on herpetology for selected zoology students and teachers from the universities of Kerala. The programme took place on the KFRI campus from 6th to 8th May 2022. [...]
- Some of the human foods are poorly nourishing for animals and may cause serious health problems which may even affect their breeding ,eventually leading to an unusual often exponential growth ,that leads to over utilisation of resources- Feeding can lead [...]
Gaur(Bos gaurus) in Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Ameer KP For decades, Gaur, colloquially called Indian bison, was absent in the Idukki wildlife sanctuary. However, during the survey on December 19, 2021, Ameer KP, a survey team member, saw one cattle swimming [...]
A new gecko species have been discovered in Attappadi, Palakkad, under the leadership of zoologist Sandeep Das. It's the genus Hemidactylus, a lizard common in our homes. So far, nine such gecko species have been reported in Kerala. Given the scientific [...]
