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Nature, Forest and Wildlife

The Nature’s Architect

Potter wasps nest or mud dauber nest/pod In nature, you can see miracles, incredible things which always gives goosebumps. Here Potter wasps nests are one of them. Family Vespidae Subfamily Eumeninae Such distinctive nests built by solitary female wasps such as mud dauber or potter wasp, using mud or clay that resemble small, ceramic jugs […]

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Extinct species/Lost Birds/Critically Endangered birds/Rare birds Habitat & Biodiversity loss

Jerdon’s Courser -A Pursuit With Hope

Jerdon’s courser was first recorded in 1848 by Thomas C Jerdon, a British surgeon. It was thought to be extinct in 1900s untill rediscovered in 1986. Since the rediscovery in Forest department (Vineet Kumar IFS officer) and other researchers has been focused on Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary and its immediate fringes which is a crucial area for JC’s conservation.

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Social Awareness

Grasses of Nallamala Forests

Pennisetum pedicellatum known as desho grass, fountain grass, kyasuwa grass or Nigeria grass, bare in Mauritania, and deenanath grass in India. It is an indigenous grass of Ethiopia, ideal for livestock feed and can be sustainably cultivated on small plots of land. It used for treatment of wounds, pain related condition, eye and parasitic infections […]

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Nature, Forest and Wildlife Social Awareness

THE GBM SANCTUARY

Gundla Brahmeswaram: The Land of Tigers, God, Trees,and Foresters Introduction The Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary popularly known as GBM sanctuary, the heart of pristine Nallamala forest. It is the land of Tigers and God. GBM is situated in the Nallamalais which is an offshoot of southern eastern ghats in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The […]