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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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Community Participation -Livelihood/Employment to people Conservation Environment Social Awareness

The Vadde community

The Vadde community is a local stone working community. The Workers from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have worked to create beautiful stone pitching pattern while providing protection from erosion to the banks of ponds. The community is loosing to the unbeatable bricks and concrete mortar construction industry and the new people are not getting much […]

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Conservation Nature, Forest and Wildlife

Artocarpus Heterophyllus: Jack of Fruits

Know Your Species ą¤•ą¤Ÿą¤¹ą¤² Jackfruit The cultural heritage of our country is not complete without mention of the trees. And one of the top species among such trees is Jackfruit. It’s scientific name is Artocarpus heterophyllus. It is the largest tree-borne fruit, ellipsoidal, length reaching up to 60 cm and weighing up to 18 kg. […]

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Tourism

Religious Tourism of Nandyal 1

Religious tourism or spiritual tourism showing the pilgrimage and ancient religious monuments and artefacts of Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh state, India. Ahobilam Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy TemplešŸ›• ||ą¤¶ą„ą¤°ą„€ą¤®ą¤¤ą„‡ ą¤¶ą„ą¤°ą„€ą¤²ą¤•ą„ą¤·ą„ą¤®ą„€ą¤Øą„ƒą¤øą¤æą¤‚ą¤¹ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤¬ą„ą¤°ą¤¹ą„ą¤®ą¤£ą„‡ नमः|| The Nava Narasimha swamy temples in different forms are a wonder of belief and strength, located in Nallamala forest, Ahobilam town of Allagadda mandal of […]