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Srisailam temple launches drive to plant 5,000 saplings for conservation

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Srisailam temple launches drive to plant 5,000 saplings for conservation

The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple management has decided to plant 5,000 saplings in Srisailam during this monsoon season as part of environmental conservation measures. A plantation drive was conducted on Saturday near the Zilla Parishad High School in Srisailam, which saw the participation Board of Trustees chairman Pothugunta Ramesh Naidu, executive officer M. Srinivasa…

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Bengaluru-based natural history platform, Nature in Focus, introduces new category to its annual photography contest

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Bengaluru-based natural history platform, Nature in Focus, introduces new category to its annual photography contest

When Nature in Focus (NIF) first introduced its annual photography contest back in 2015, the intent was simple — to recognise the skill and hard work of wildlife photographers across India. “Recognition is important,” believes Rohit Varma, the co-founder of this Bengaluru-based platform for natural history storytellers. He says that he also wanted these images…

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This new museum in Shivamogga educates people about bees and beekeeping

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This new museum in Shivamogga educates people about bees and beekeeping

As a young boy growing up in the small town of Chitradurga in central Karnataka, Apoorva BV often spent time observing the natural world. “Animals, birds and insects have always been my favourite topics since childhood,” says the Bengaluru-based beekeeper and beekeeping educator, who has recently set up a one-of-its-kind Bee Museum at the Keladi…

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‘The more we learn about bats, the less we fear them’

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‘The more we learn about bats, the less we fear them’

The connection between bats and evil spirits is, unfortunately, a deep, cross-cultural myth that refuses to die, but did you know there is another, more fun spirit they are intricately associated with? Agave plants, the source of tequila and mezcal, depend on bats, especially the Mexican long-nosed bat, for pollination and seed dispersal, says bat…

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Colonialism Turned Tigers To Trophies. How India Relocated Humans To Save Them

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Colonialism Turned Tigers To Trophies. How India Relocated Humans To Save Them

British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. The hunting of tigers – and the animals they eat, like deer and wild pigs – continued,…

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