Let Nature Guide You – Inspiration For Naturalists
Bijoy Venugopal December 28, 2024 On December 14, 2024, I delivered a keynote to the outgoing batch of Certified Nature Guides of The Naturalist School. The morning saw me, bright and early, at the Bannerghatta Nature Camp on the outskirts of the city enjoying a nature walk with this group of curious, promising, and multitalented people. Closer to noon, I delivered the keynote to this rapt and attentive audience, and it was heartwarming to see that families, teachers, and loved ones had also been invited to attend. The Naturalist School is an initiative I wish I had access to while I was growing up. It trains people...
Guide to Bengaluru’s Hidden Wonders
I work as a naturalist with Jungle Lodges & Resorts, at the River Tern Lodge in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve. When the entire country went under lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak,...
Ecotourism and protected areas
All nature-based forms of tourism in which the main motivation of the tourists is the observation and appreciation of nature as well as the traditional cultures prevailing in natural areas....
Community-based ecotourism in Ladakh promotes positive perceptions of snow leopards
Snow leopards in Ladakh often used to be persecuted by local communities because they preyed on livestock.With the establishment of the Himalayan Homestay Program, a community-based ecotourism initiative, snow leopards are now seen as valuable and communities are more supportive of their conservation.To maintain positive perceptions of snow leopards when tourism declines, the Snow Leopard Conservancy-India Trust is educating communities about the intrinsic and ecological values of the snow leopard in combination with other measures. Catching a glimpse of the famed, elusive snow leopard while trekking the rugged and remote mountains of Ladakh may be a dream come true for wildlife seekers. However, these predators...
Women for Nature
Hi! I am Lalitha Krishnan and I am back after a very long time. You are listening to part one of episode #22 of Heart of Conservation podcast. This is season three. I bring you stories from the wild that keep us connected to our natural world....
Naturalist’s Journey
Widely travelled and an explorer by nature, Harsha Jayaramaiah has had a varied range of wilderness experiences through his career, which includes working at a wildlife rescue centre as a student,...
Lockdown Surprises
I work as a naturalist with Jungle Lodges & Resorts, at the River Tern Lodge in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve. When the entire country went under lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak,...
Community Changemaker
I first met Reesna in the summer of 2015. Shy and soft-spoken, with striking almond-shaped brown eyes, she was the quietest student I had met, barely audible over the cacophony of the other girls, and yet...
Sensory Experience
It is exhilarating to be able to connect children to a forestscape, to watch them form a purely appreciative, non-transactional bond with nature. I have been blessed to be part of an initiative that gives me an opportunity to do just that....
‘Eco’ Resorts
Based on a complaint filed by wildlife conservation NGOs, the Deputy Commissioner of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka cancelled the permission given to Satori Eco Adventure Resorts Pvt Ltd. for constructing resorts on Chandradrona hill in the Western Ghats...