Wildlife

The country's first Butterfly Park as seen from the inside at Bannerghatta. Shown here is a conservatory which recreates a beautiful natural habitat for the butterflies. A good family visit. ⊕

As part of the controversial project to lay a 9.2 kms road through the Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) of the University of Agricultural Sciences’ forestland, BBMP has cut down 680 trees, some of which were part of the university’s germplasm collections according to a survey undertaken by the Conservator of Forests, Bangalore Urban Circle. Germplasm collections are wild varieties of various crops that are collected and planted in different parts of the GKVK campus. The wild varieties are then crossed with conventional ones to create a hybrid. Sources within the university as well as the Forest Department have confirmed…

It's an event I would like to go to.. I hope you will! :)From:Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 10:00amTo:Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:00pmLocation:Alliance Francaise de BangaloreVasanthnagarPhone:919880969064Email:sujay.kotian@gmail.comYoung artists and photographers come together and display their Art works and photographs flowing in the lines of "Wild" life and what is left of it.Artists: Abhijna Anand, Arjun Srivathsa,Prashanthi Nerallapalliphotographers: phillip ross, Ramnath Chandrasekhar, Vivek VellankiDisplay and sale of all exhibits, along with handicrafts by MOGHIYAS [ tribal folk of Rajasthan].proceeds of the sale will be donated for wildlifeCONSERVATION- specifically the critically endangered CROC-GHARIAL and the CAT in peril-TIGERIndia represents a uniquely diverse…

It was 7:30 AM on June 1st, when Anush Shetty spotted a Pied Cuckoo at the Valley School campus on Kanakapura road, just perched by the trail. The Pied Cuckoo is associated with monsoon in India, flying from Africa across the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean every year around June. Shetty has also spotted other migratory birds such as Ashy Drongo and Verditer Flycatcher at Lalbagh and Valley school campuses in the last few months. Shetty, an engineer working at a startup firm near South End circle (Jayanagar), is part of a volunteer team or citizen scientists, taking part…

S.Karthikeyan, Chief Naturalist, Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd, is a keen observer of all things in Nature, and he has been alerting many of us, each year, to the arrival of glow-worms in the park adjoining the beautiful, and we-don't-know-how-long-it-will-last, parks adjoining Nanda Road (the correct name for this road is Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road, but it is more generally known as Nanda Road, or Rose Garden Road...there once was a real rose garden here!)They usually make an appearance around Sivaratri time (mid-February), but this year, we received Karthik's alert only last week, and some of us trooped off to take…

The response to the first edition of the series ‘Birds of Bangalore’ was extremely encouraging, and so here is the next part.  In this series we take a closer look at some of the birds in our backyard. In deference to reader’s feedback, a few tips on bird watching have also been included at the end of the article which is sure to help one get started and develop the hobby. Areas to sight it around Bangalore: It is fond of well watered areas. So the best places to sight it are Lalbagh, Cubbon park, Hebbal and Madivala lakes. The…

How many times have you asked for directions in namma Bengaluru and ended up going in circles? Whether it's the roadside vendor or the autorickshaw driver taking you for a ride, we have all been in that spot, lost in a city that we have called home! Coming to your rescue, are location-based services on your mobile phone, the Internet or even maps for that matter. Have they made it easier to commute through this clogging city? Yes and no. With a population of over five million, Bangalore is a fast growing city. And in a city this big, finding…

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A wonderful bird is the pelican,His mouth can hold more than his belly can,He can hold in his beak,Enough food for a week!I'm damned if I know how the hell he can!- Dixon Lanier MerrittIf you have visited the Lalbagh lately, you would have seen a lot of people standing around the lake, cheering the presence of huge white birds or excited lens men clicking them. These magnificent birds are pelicans, one of the largest flying aquatic birds on the planet. Pelican at Hebbal Lake (pic: Saurabh Mittal) The pelican is known for its huge wing span and massive frame.…

Bangalore, one the fastest growing cities in India, has been known as the Garden City. The city boasts of congenial climate that birds thrive in. Three hundred or more varieties of birds have been identified around Bangalore and its peripheries. With exponential growth of the IT hub of India, the city has seen rapid changes and this has affected its bird population. Some birds have shifted their nesting areas, some have become mere visitors and some have found a place on the endangered species list. In this series on 'Birds of Bangalore', we will talk about some of the birds…