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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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Environment Social Awareness

‘Yerrachandanam’ -The Red sanders

‘The Red Gold’ When you go to the rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, Gold isn’t found below the ground but above it. Rather this ‘gold’ is not yellow in colour but a vibrant tree- This is ‘Red gold’ called ‘Red Sanders’. Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus), a highly endemic species found only in the rayalaseema region […]