Conservation

When it comes to tree conservation, seldom do we think about relocating them and for obvious reasons. Many of us are not aware that full-grown trees can be transplanted if they face the danger of getting felled.

About 28 individuals from the community are directly involved in the process and make use of five trawlers to retrieve the plastic waste from the sea.

Hike, and spread the word of responsible waste management, if you truly love nature!

The initiative is part of a greater mission, under which they envision distributing 1.3 lakh bee-boxes across four corners of the country, before November 2018.

According to the society’s website, the recognition is awarded as “an expression of the Society's esteem and appreciation for service to science”.

But whale sharks are far off from the mainstream image of sharks. Firstly, they feed on plankton--copepods, krill, fish eggs, crab larvae and small squid or fish. Contrary to popular belief, they do not threaten humans.

Found only in Odisha, Black Tigers are much less known and spoken about than the Bengal Tiger and the White Tiger.

What would quite literally be a living nightmare for scores of people, was instead a dream come true for Latika when she got the opportunity of working with the tiger population in the early nineties!

The civic body' a unique idea invites local communities and corporates based in the city to adopt and take ownership of these water bodies for a specific time period.

The Schools for River project was flagged off for the obvious lack of relevant information pertaining to rivers and complex river basin ecosystems in school curriculum.