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Birdwatchers, volunteers invited for Tamirabharani Waterbird Count

Birdwatchers, volunteers invited for Tamirabharani Waterbird Count
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Birdwatchers, volunteers invited for Tamirabharani Waterbird Count

Tamil naduVadakku kazhuvoorTirunelveli nainarkulamAgathyamalai community conservation centrePushpalata schoolPushpalata educational centrePearl city nature societyNellai nature clubTamirabharani waterbird countCommunity conservation centreBrakes indiaKoonthankulam bird sanctuaryGrey heron

Brawin Kumar: The researcher trying to save the Madras Hedgehog

Brawin Kumar examining a Madras Hedgehog during a day-time field survey. | Jude Hedgehogs seem to be the stuff of picture books from Britain or characters from American animation films, but they are living, breathing mammals and three different species of hedgehogs inhabit the Indian subcontinent alone. Of these, the Madras Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris) is very poorly studied, said Brawin Kumar, ecologist and conservationist, who is working to save this endemic species from obscurity, even possible oblivion. The Kanyakumari-born researcher recalled his first sighting of the spiny animal, resembling “a small bunch of twigs arranged with utmost care”, as it ambled about in the scrub looking for food.

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Pedal for birds cycle rally covers four tanks

‘Pedal for birds’ cycle rally covers four tanks Updated: Updated: Collector joins the cyclists for a section of the 16-km stretch Share Article Collector joins the cyclists for a section of the 16-km stretch A 16-km-long cycle rally was organised here on Saturday to create awareness among the public of protecting birds, especially waterbirds, that descend on Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts in large numbers whenever there is a good monsoon, a time when the Tamirabharani feeds all the tanks with the rainwater. The Pothigai hills or Agasthyamalai, a part of Western Ghats, is a treasure for south Tamil Nadu as the Tamirabharani, one of the few perennial rivers in the State, originates from here. The Tamirabharani and its well-connected irrigation tanks have made Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi districts as the ‘Rice bowl and banana basket’ of south Tamil Nadu.

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