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 […]
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 […]
Flora and Fauna-A first hand perspective
A talk on the Flora and Fauna of the Nilgiris took place at the Bee museum on July 25th . The speaker, Ramneek Singh took the audience through a series of photographs of rare and endemic orchids, flowering plants and also some of the fauna present in the Nilgiris. The changing landscape of the Nilgiris […]
Herbs in Action! Series: Anita Varghese
Anita Varghese (Programme Coordinator Conservation, Keystone Foundation and member of NNHS Executive Committee) tells us about Frankincense, its uses, and the cultural significance it bears in India. Herbs in Action! is a weekly feature of stories and reflections on herbs from around the world, as told by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Botany in Action […]
Protected Areas in the NBR
Map made in 1998. Source of data: Survey of India Toposheet. Secondary data and Surveys by Keystone Foundation.
Forest Management zones map of NBR
Map made in 2005. Source of data: Survey of India Toposheet; Maps by French Institute, Pondicherry, Man and Biosphere and IUCN.
Conservation Village Awards for the NBR
The NNHS has instituted a Village Conservation Award which will be given out annually to an adivasi village within the region of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The award carries a prize of Rupees One Lakh. Applications are invited for the award as per guidelines given below. Method Villages will submit a proposal of the ecologically […]
