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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Inaugurated the campus greening programme
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 [...]
Workshop for herpetology researchers held at KFRI campus, Peechi
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 [...]
Don`t be an #idiot , feeding wildlife is not an entertainment!!!
- 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 [...]
The elephant survey team found Gaur(Bos gaurus) in the Idukki wildlife sanctuary
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 [...]
The new gecko species is named in honour of Dr P.S. Easa
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 [...]