The World Tiger Beetle Day celebrations draw attention to these lesser-known group of colourful insects

The World Tiger Beetle Day celebrations draw attention to these lesser-known group of colourful insects

Enigmatic tiger beetle | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Many beetles are dark-coloured and go about their business in the underbrush, unseen by human eyes. The charismatic tiger beetles, a group of predatory insects, on the other hand are hard to miss. Their metallic-green bodies sparkle as they perch in the open. One of the species, […]

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Members of Perur Lake Forum document bird population at  an urban wetland for six years

Members of Perur Lake Forum document bird population at an urban wetland for six years

Great Egret | Photo Credit: G Parameswaran  Historians often describe Coimbatore as a beautiful woman adorned with a garland of navaratnams represented by the lakes of the River Noyyal. The river begins its 167-kilometre journey from Kooduthurai near Aalandurai and joins the Cauvery near Karur, filling up over 30 tanks along the way. One such […]

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Annual migration of birds across the Indian subcontinent has begun

Annual migration of birds across the Indian subcontinent has begun

As billions of birds take wing for migration, one of Nature’s greatest spectacles, over 400 species congregate across the Indian subcontinent. Where can you see them? As billions of birds take wing for migration, one of Nature’s greatest spectacles, over 400 species congregate across the Indian subcontinent. Where can you see them? Last month, in […]

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A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds A muddy, green patch on the farthest end of a 440-acre […]

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A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

A new bird sanctuary takes wing at Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur

Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary, a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district, is an abode of colorful, vibrant, and rare migratory birds A muddy, green patch on the farthest end of a 440-acre […]

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