A recent survey conducted by the Kasaragod Social Forestry Division and the Malabar Awareness and Rescue Centre for Wildlife has shown a significant rise in the water bird population in the district. The survey records a 52% increase in the number of heronry birds, indicating a positive trend for the region’s aquatic ecosystem. The most frequently observed species were the …
The forest and wildlife department will develop a second native seeds nursery at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary which will be able to produce around six lakh saplings in one go, officials said on Sunday. The new nursery is being developed near the old one and a majority of the saplings produced will be utilised by the department as part …
For most people, the word “wildlife” tends to conjure up visions of large mammals—tigers, leopards elephants, maybe a few birds. It is to such creatures big and small that seasoned naturalists Surya Ramachandran and David Raju want to draw attention in their visually stunning new book, Photographic Field Guide: Wildlife Of South India. Ramachandran and Raju worked as wildlife guides …
