Tag: Western ghats

This new museum in Shivamogga educates people about bees and beekeeping

May 9, 2026 admin

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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Faunal survey in Kerala’s Vazhachal adds 26 species to checklist of wildlife division in Western Ghats

March 10, 2026 admin

Great Indian Hornbill | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An intensive faunal survey in the Vazhachal wildlife division in Thrissur, Kerala, has documented 26 species previously unrecorded from the area, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the key corridor in the Western Ghats. The survey was conducted by the Kerala Forest department in association with the Travancore…

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Dharwad botanists discover four new species of plants in Western Ghats

October 8, 2025 admin

The newly discovered species (from left): Zeuxine seetharamii; Oberonia marnkuliensis; Parasopubia gorensis, and Utricularia kumtensis. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A team of researchers led by botanist Prof. K. Kotresha from Karnatak Science College, Dharwad, has discovered four news species of plants in the Western Ghats of Karnataka during floristic explorations. According to a release…

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Big Butterfly Month | A month for the winged ones

September 22, 2023 admin

A rainy September morning, an eclectic group of nature experts and amateurs is gathered about a bush in Sipna jungle near Panshet, around 25 kilometres away from the city of Pune. ”This is a great find!” Rajat Joshi, the Pune district coordinator for Big Butterfly Month announces. We all peer obligingly. It is a pupa of a…

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Big Butterfly Month | A month for the winged ones

September 22, 2023 admin

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