- Provide habitat to numerous species. From smaller to large predators. It’s their home.
- Some wetlands are so large that they have their own well functioning ecosystem. Sequestering huge amount of carbon & giving oxygen.
- Millions of people are dependent on wetlands for their food and livelihood worldwide.
- Your neighboring wetland provides dual function for disaster management. In times of water scarcity they provide water to general public. In times of floods, they act as buffer & save city from flooding.
- They have their own cultural significance. Part and parcel of public life. Lifeline at some places.
And do you know today we are loosing wetlands three times faster than forests. With it we are loosing potential carbon sinks & habitat to numerous species.
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Show me a more beautiful love story than this on #Valentines Day. The male Hornbill feeding the female, who has locked herself in nest to raise the kids. This he will do for few months, daily.
Hornbills have partners for lifetime. When they are expecting they search for a cavity or old nest. After finding one, the female enter the nest and seal from inside with whatever material is available.
Now the time tests them. Male keep searching for food and keep bringing that to the nest. While female remains locked in the nest for next 3-4 months. As the kid is growing the male has to increase the frequency. With this he has to feed himself and also protect the nest from predators.
If the male is poached on the way the family dies waiting in the nest.
Isn’t it the loveliest love story !!
This is a story about hornbills which are perfect couple and which are also called as Gardner of the forest. How ?
There are 9 species of hornbills found in India. From Great to Grey. Hornbills are generally monogamous. The pair lasts long. Here a Wreathed Hornbill couple.
They move together and live very long.
When the couple is expecting they go shopping for a house. A nest.
It can be a natural cavity in a tree or nest of some other bird or their old nest. They encroach upon other birds nests also.
Do you know #elephant family is all women group. Made of #mother, #aunts, #grandmother & all other #ladies. Most of the times Male leave herd early. Kids are looked by all female elephants in herd not only mother. Most experienced female makes all decision for family. #WomensDay
Obvious that experienced matriarch should lead #elephant family. She has accumulated immense traits/wisdom due to her long life. Which comes handy in long journeys & dangers. So when matriarch dies of some accident, the herd is directionless for some time.
Males keep on joining & leaving herds. Well one of the accepted theory is. That males when they get young are pushed out from the herd/family by dominant female, also called as matriarch. To check the inbreeding. Which only shows elephants are highly intelligent.
Show me a more beautiful love story than this. The male Hornbill feeding the female, who has locked herself in nest to raise the kids. This he will do for few months, daily.
This is a story about hornbills which are perfect couple and which are also called as Gardner of the forest. How ?
There are 9 species of hornbills found in India. From Great to Grey. Hornbills are generally monogamous. The pair lasts long. Here a Wreathed Hornbill couple.
They move together and live very long.
When the couple is expecting they go shopping for a house. A nest.
It can be a natural cavity in a tree or nest of some other bird or their old nest.
An Indian scientist who demonstrated to the world that plants have life.
On May 10, 1901 at jam-packed hall of Royal Society, London he demonstrated how plants have life with crescograph. Invented telegram. Remembering JC Bose, 1st modern scientist of India on death anniversary.
He recorded motion of plant tissues to about 10K times of their actual size.
Demonstrated how Plant died like a rat due to poisoned bromide solution.
Jagadish Chandra Bose became first Indian to be appointed as Professor of Physics in the Presidency College, and later to IES.
JC Bose was Offered half payment vis-a-vis European professors, in protest refused salary for 3 years and taught.
In 1998, Dr. Probir found out how Bose was the real inventor of Wireless Receiver, didn't patent, but Marcony patented.
Today Shri Srinivas Rao, Forest Range Officer, Kothagudem circle in Telangana was attacked with sharp weapons. He laid his life while on forest protection duty and was protecting a plantation site. To the green soldier 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Shri Rao was a dedicated staff and won many prizes also. Rest in peace. Hope culprits will be punished soon.