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Online contests to mark Biodiversity Day
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The Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board has organised online competition to mark Biodiversity Day.
According to forest officials, people from Tamil Nadu irrespective of age can participate in the lyric writing and folk song singing competition. For lyric writing, song should be on the theme biodiversity in people’s lives and folk song singing should be a traditional folk song based on biodiversity.
The last date for submission is June 5 and public can send their works by email to secy.tnbb@gmail.com or by post to Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board, TBGP 2nd Floor, Nanmangalam, Chennai – 100. Winners would get a cash prize of ₹5,000 and first and second-runner ups would win prizes of ₹3,000 and ₹2000 respectively, a release said.
Hillocks around Arittapatti a home for birds
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December 29, 2020 19:40 IST
The village is said to be the only place in South India where Laggar Falcon can be spotted
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A short-toed snake eagle spotted at Arittapatti in Madurai district.
The village is said to be the only place in South India where Laggar Falcon can be spotted
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Arittapatti in Melur block, which the Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board (TNBB) has proposed to declare a ‘Biodiversity Heritage Site’ (BHS), is surrounded by seven hillocks. The hillocks are not only a major source of water, but also home to about 250 species of birds with a high ratio of raptors (birds of prey). The three important raptors among them are Laggar Falcon, Shaheen Falcon and Bonelli’s Eagle.