Newsletter

Edition 13.1
[June '24]

Editorial.                                       Tourism
Under the Lens Conservation:      Plastics in the Nilgiris. Dr Vaithyanathan Kannan.
Natural Historians of the NBR.    Edhkwehlynawd Botanical Refuge. Ramneek S Pannu
Research Initiatives in the NBR. Nilgiri Large Burrowing Spider. A Abinesh & N Moinudheen
Natural History Notes.                 Twisted Trees. Ajay Ludra
Species Focus.                              The Elusive Nilgiri Marten. Madhu Ahluwalia

Special thanks go out to Ms Anandha Karthik of Wellington, for her breath-taking artwork that have been done for almost all the articles; especially the one on the Nilgiri Marten. 

Edition 12.2 [December '23]

Editorial.                                        Ecology and Forestry
Under the Lens Conservation:       Potential Wild Ornamental Tree Melia dubia. S Jeevith, M Palaniswami, J Manjunath.
Under the Lens Conservation.       Verdant Symphony of the Nilgiri HerbsShiny Mariam Rehel
Under the Lens Linkages.              Living Pharmacopea: Unveiling the Secrets of the Nilgiri Forests. Dr G Divya Bharathi
Research Initiatives in the NBR.   The ‘Exotic’ Conundrum in the Nilgiris. Vaibhav Ramani
Natural Historians of the NBR.      Bhanumathi Manohar.
Natural History Notes.                    Sylvan Symphony. Dr Vaithyanathan Kannan
NNHS Diary
Species Focus.                                Impatiens campanulata (Bellflower Balsam)

Edition 12.1
[June '23]

Editorial.                                        Development and Conservation
Under the Lens Conservation:       The Scourge of Human Civilisational Development on Environment and Ecology. Ammer Kaur Pannu.
Under the Lens Conservation.       Can we Revive our LandscapeAjay Ludra
Under the Lens Linkages.              Effects of Global Warming?: Peacocks in the Nilgiris. Samantha Iyanna, Ajay Ludra
Research Initiatives in the NBR.   Listening to what Nature and it’s people have to Say. Krishna Anujan
Natural Historians of the NBR.     Forest and Farms: A Nostalgic Note from Bellu AmmaBhavya George.
Nature Notes.                                 Curated by Samantha Iyanna and N Moinudheen. Composition by Ajay Ludra
NNHS Diary
Species Focus.                                Peninsular rock agama (Psammophilus dorsalis)

December 2013 NNHS Newsletter 4.2

This edition of NNHS is buzzing with bee information. read through articles on conserving pollinators, crop diversity and indigenous bees, creating pollinator habits, a native glimpse into pollination and pollination strategies of weed species. Download

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June 2013 NNHS Newsletter 4.1

This time we travel to the surrounds of the Biligiri Rangan Betta. This is the Melseemai – the upper territory in Badaga worldview and covers the northeastern slopes of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve – the regions of Sathyamangalam and parts of Chamrajnagar. We kickstart a

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December 2012 NNHS Newsletter 3.2

In the fifth edition of the NNHS newsletter we take you to the upper reaches of the Nilgiri Plateau. A landscape of rolling grasslands and multi hued shola forests. In this picturesque landscape are born rivers that give Tamil Nadu a third of its hydroelectric

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July 2012 NNHS Newsletter 3.1

In this edition of newsletter we bring to you the diversity of the NBR. It is beautiful how no two regions of the NBR are alike and yet they are an intricate design woven together so carefully. This edition is concentrated on the social, ecological

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December 2011 NNHS Newsletter 2.2

This edition of NNHS’s newsletter we bring you reports of all the fun activities at the NNHS along with some travel with indigenous knowledge to ask some new questions. A closer look at Symplocos that features on our front page and so much more. Download

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June 2011 NNHS Newsletter 2.1

In this third issue of the fledgling NNHS’s newsletter we bring you news of fresh water fish, sacred groves, wetlands and natural historians of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) this issue in many ways could be titled as ‘the lesser known NBR’ Download

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December 2010 NNHS Newsletter 1.2

In the second edition of the NNHS newsletter we bring you stories from the unsung heroes of the NBR, A conflict and mitigation study, Keystone Foundation’s grassroot initiative of the conservation village award and the conservation educations annual retreat. Delve into the article ‘From amongst

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June 2010 NNHS Newsletter 1.1

In the first newsletter of the NNHS we bring to you a space for the voice of conservation, culture and communication of the Nilgiris. Bringing into special focus the conservation related work that happens in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). We start off with an

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