Wildlife Week Celebrations at Tiruppur, 2nd October, 2015.
NNHS and Keystone Foundation were part of the Wildlife Week Celebrations organised by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Forest department. We had information posters, books and stickers for sale. Our stall was one of the rare ones which showcased the lesser known diversity of insects of the Nilgiris. More than 5000 people visited […]
Careers in Conservation
The Nilgiri Natural History Society in association with Keystone Foundation organised an event titled “Careers in Conservation” Interested Candidates from Emerald Heights College, Providence College, Stanes School, Lawrence School & Government Arts College interacted with eminent ecologists and scientists. Students got a chance to see some of their work first hand as well as engage […]
Report from Moth Night, 2015
Moths are the sibling group of the butterflies that outnumber their charismatic counterpart in species richness by about 10 times. There is a staggering diversity (ca. 160,000 species) within moths, be it in their sizes, colours, shapes and habits; and yet we know very little about these little marvels of evolution because of their mostly […]
Tea with Bees!!
NNHS invites you to the Bee Museum on April 11th at 4 PM to visit our newly renovated BEE YARD at the museum. Come with friends and family to have tea with the bees. See how a balcony can become a buzzing space for bees and plants Get to know the pollinators around Local gardeners […]
The Nature & Environment Quiz
Being one of the biodiversity hot-spots of Southern India, the Nilgiris is home to a vast number of intriguing and beautiful ecosystems. In order to celebrate the knowledge about this biodiversity, the Nilgiri Natural History Society will host ‘The Nature & Environment Quiz’. Details are as follows- Open to 8th std children only Date- February […]
CEPF/IUCN Freshwater Workshop
Keystone Foundation in Collaboration with Nilgiri Natural History Society is proud to host the CEPF/IUCN Freshwater Workshop in Key Biodiversity Areas in Kerala & Tamil Nadu. Workshops are to ensure engagement by relevant stakeholders in the KBA delineation, validation and the development of key management recommendations.At the workshops we will discuss the species composition at each KBA site in […]
Nilgiri Traditional Food Festival’2013
A traditional food fair was organized by the NNHS at McIver Villa, Coonoor. The focus of the fair was millets, a grain that was once so popular in the Nilgiris that it occupied over 10,000 acres of cultivated land before the advent of the green revolution. This grain now covers less than 1000 acres. A […]
Talk on the Birds of the Nilgiris
A talk on the Birds of the Nilgiris took place at the Bee museum on the 10th of November. The Speaker Dr. P.J Vasanthan, an avid birder for the past two decades gave the audience a brief introduction to the topography of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and the different forest types and climatic conditions […]
Kurumba Painting Workshop
A Kurumba painting workshop was held at the Bee Museum on the 26th of September under the guidance of Krishna, a Kurumba artist from Vellaricombai. Around 20 participants watched on as Krishna demonstrated the intricate strokes used to create these unique paintings.This conventionally established art form is done using natural inks that are collected from […]
Awareness Program on Snakes
A snake awareness workshop was held at the Bee Museum on the 8th of September under the banner of the Nilgiri Wildlife & Environment Association (NWEA). Twenty-five people including students from the Blue Mountain School took part in this educative program aimed at creating awareness about snakes and the erroneous perceptions associated with them. The […]
