Eravikulam National Park-Photos by Pazhaniswamy

Forest guard Pazhaniswamy posted at Eravikulam National Park  has been sending me interesting photos of the flora and fauna of Eravikulam National Park, Kerala.  As a guard accompanying tourists in the tourist bus which takes day tourists into the Park, Pazhani is in a position to observe the Park flora and fauna on a daily basis and he makes sure that his mobile clicks document the unusual visitors, seasonal flowers and other interesting tidbits.

Here is a sample of the photos he has been sending me.  Pazhani can be contacted at +918281931335


Fauna clicked by Pazhaniswamy

Chameleon

Green vine snake

Herd of Nilgiri Tahr

Malabar Pit Viper

Nilgiri tahr

Flora clicked by Pazhaniswamy

Can anyone give the names of these flora?

Butterfly Pond Project in Gurugram

"Gurujal"*, an initiative by Gurgaon administration to address the water crisis in Gurgaon, invited proposals by citizens in three areas of pond cleaning, bio remediation and micro STP.

Our butterfly pond project was shortlisted for an EXPO held on 16th August 2019.


Here are some pictures from our Exhibit and the Expo

EXPO BANNERS in the 9'by9'stall

Visitors and the Deputy Commissioner at the Stall


*Gurugram has been facing a water crisis at an alarming rate. The rapid urbanisation and constant pressure on the ground water has led to it being a DARK ZONE.  To address this issue the government has formulated an initiative named Guru-Jal.
It is an INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT initiative under the District Administration of Gurugram, Govt. of Haryana in collaboration with, Hero, CII, TERI SAS etc, to understand the gravity and the root causes of the problem. It aims to address the issue using a systems thinking approach with creative design solutions.

Naturalist Program at Satpura Tiger Reserve

The three days naturalist program at Satpura Tiger Reserve, promoted by Indianwildlifeclub.com has concluded successfully.  The attendance was excellent and participants who attended had various and diverse interests in wildlife.  According to our trainer Ashish Shah, many participants could be resource persons for birding, reptiles, insects etc for the next such program planned.  The Forest Department Officials were available for field studies and extended full support for the program.

Participants Naturalist Program at Satpura Tiger Reserve 17th 19th June, 2019

Copy of certificate issued to participants

A class room study in progress

Satpura Tiger Reserve Naturalist Program

The three days  Naturalist Program at Satpura Tiger Reserve started on 17th June, 2019.

Here is a photograph of the class room training by Ashish Shah on the first day

Butterfly Pond in Gurugram

After several consultations with Uthhan, Forest Department and landscape architects- (Uthaan is the NGO who is managing the Thousand Shades Butterfly Park in Gurugram),  we have finally drawn up a workable sketch for the proposed water pond in one acre of the butterfly park.

Here is the sketch

We expect work to start soon and finish before the monsoon sets in.

This leaves us with very little time to raise the funds required for the project.   As you are aware, the butterfly pond project is being crowdfunded by IndianWildlifeclub.com

Please support generously by crediting the following account

Account Details: Name - IndianWildlifeClub.com, Account No. - 30003443877, Bank - State Bank of India, Sushant Lok 1, Gurgaon, IFSC code - SBIN0004449

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Alok Kaushik

Alok Kaushik, the technical brain behind IndianwildlifeClub.com, and associated with us for the last 20 years, is on the front page of today's Times Of India. (TOI dated 12th May 2019, Delhi edition) Read the full report titled "The C++ men:  They can't see, but can code as fast as those with sight"

https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-new-delhi-edition/textview

Alok is currently employed in London.  He advises us on critical technical issues.

Breaking News -Butterfly Pond in Thousand Shades Butterfly Park, Gurgaon

Contribute to make the butterfly pond a success!.   Contributors who give Rs 1000 and above will be mentioned.



Here is the support link

https://indianwildlifeclub.com/funding/butterflypond/pay.aspx