This thread will detail out the basic information one should know about the Slender Loris and why the decalration of India's first wildlife sanctuary for Slender loris in Kadavur is a milestone measure in the history of conservation. Usually people confuse between Lorises. There is a myth that Slender Loris is venomous and it's salaiva can kill humans

There are two types of Lorises in India - Slow Loris & Slender Loris. They both belong to primate family and are nocturnal. Slow loris is found in South Asian

Tamilnadu Government declares India's first #Dugong Conservation Reserve at Gulf of Mannar & Palk Bay. Conserving dugongs means conserving it's habitat. Seagrass meadows is an important habitat in focus here.

This thread is all about Seagrasses

Video @BERTIEGREGORY Seagrasses are marine flowering plants, found on all continents except Antarctica. They have roots, stems, leaves, flowers &fruits, similar to land flowering plants (angiosperms) 2/n

Thread on #Tigers - a quick read

July29 - #InternationalTigerDay - to raise awareness about the dwindling number of Tigers & to encourage tiger conservation. It was created in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia.

What is this 'Tiger Summit'? Read 👇 In 2010, it came to light that d tiger numbers was an all time low. So the Tiger Range countries gathered at Russia and committed to an ambitious goal of Tx2 i.e to double the wild tigers population by 2022.

What are these Tiger Range Countries??

This is a thread on #BlueFlag certification to the Beaches.

The Blueflag certification was given to 8 beaches in India by the international jury of IUCN, UNWTO, UNEP etc. International eco-label "Blue flag” is accorded by The Foundation of Environment Education, FEE Denmark. ‘BLUE FLAG” was accorded to
Shivrajpur (Dwarka-Gujarat),
Ghoghla (Diu),
Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka),
Kappad (Kerala),
Rushikonda (AP),
Golden (Puri-Odisha)
Radhanagar (A&N Islands)

List out the names that refer #Elephant in your language.

Keep scrolling the thread to read the long list of names that refers to Elephant in Thamizh தமிழ்

Male 🐘/ஆண் 🐘

1.யானை/ஏனை (கரியது)
2.வேழம் (வெள்ளை யானை)
3.களிறு
4.களபம்
5.மாதங்கம்
6.கைம்மா (துதிக்கையுடைய விலங்கு)... 7.உம்பர்
8.உம்பல் (உயர்ந்தது)
9.அஞ்சனாவதி
10.அரசுவா
11.அல்லியன்
12.அறுபடை
13.ஆம்பல்
14.ஆனை
15.இபம்
16.இரதி
17.குஞ்சரம்
18.இருள்
19.தும்பு
20.வல்விலங்கு
21.தூங்கல்
22.தோல்
23.கறையடி (உரல் போன்ற பாதத்தை உடையது)
24.எறும்பி
25.பெருமா (பெரிய விலங்கு)...

#Elephant is our national heritage animal. They are represented as drawings, sculptures, paintings and in many other forms. They are closely related to our culture, art, religions & traditions. Have added some of my sketches themed on the unique features of Elephant. Add yours. The matriarch culture found in the #elephants makes them even better than the most civilised human race.

This World Snakes Day, try to know the popular myths about Snakes and the actual facts behind. All we need to know is, Snakes are crucial part of our ecosystem and we should conserve them. Read Thread! Myth 1: Snakes Drink Milk

Just like any other animal, they drink water to keep them hydrated. When snakes are kept starved for days and offered milk, they do drink to keep them hydrated. They are cold-blooded reptiles. Forcing them to drink milk could sometimes kill them.

This thread is all about controlling #soilerosion in an Eco-way. Combined with water retention structures - it will also aid #Waterconservation. Erosion Control and water harvesting/storage are closely coupled wrt Watershed Management as well. Read! 👇 Most of us know there are different stages of soil erosion
1. Splash
2. Sheet erosion
3. Rill
4. Gully
Gullies create wastelands. So it's very important to control Soil erosion at the initial stage. There are several ways - Vegetative means and through engineering structures.

Do you know what inspired the Yogis to come up with many asanas? It was nature, the early yogis were influenced by what was around them. Read - Thread on Yoga! #Dog - Downward Facing Dog aka Adho Mukha Svanasana. Its a popular pose which is also a part of the Surya Namaskar. This helps to increase flexibility and release tension. If you have dogs around, you would have noticed that dogs stretch their body in this pose.
© Petra Wegner

'Desert Locust' is the new fear to most of us, especially the farmers. We hear that Rajasthan,Gujarat, UP & MP sees them in large numbers.
Read this Thread to know about these monstrous feeders and prolific deadly breeders!
(Images-Internet) A desert locust are a migratory type of grasshoppers. They can live about three months. The lifecycle has three stages - egg, hopper/ nymph, adult. Eggs laid by adults hatch in two weeks. The hoppers shed their skins, each time when they grow in size. VC Latitude Adventures

Here is something that you need to know about a particular water harvesting structure. Until I joined Forest Department, I did not hear about Percolation Ponds. Many wouldn't be familiar this term too.
Read this Thread - from my experience I have listed out some important points! Few pics from the percolation ponds(pp) tht were created at Vandalur forests within the zoo premises. These pp's are regularly maintained by desiltation and bank strengthening. The results of the last year maintenance has given good results. Water is available in few pp even now.

Thread on popular Migratory birds that visit India. May 9 - #WorldMigratoryBirdDay don't miss to read this. #SiberianCrane migrate during winter to India from Russia and Siberia. They are omnivorous & are critically endangered species of migratory birds. Known to visit Bharatpur until 2002

Unique behavioural gesture of display via @nijhuism

Must read for CSE aspirants

1. Don't read books for d sake of exam. Enjoy d phase. Tell yourself that u are reading it to gain more knowledge. That way u will start to question more& gain a better understanding. If you have a doubt, don't proceed without getting it cleared. 1+

https://twitter.com/iamV_gaurav/status/1254444363758911488

2. In that phase of reading books, don't get lost. You are not here to thesis work. To know where to stop and what to read - I recommend - Go through the previous year Questions. You will get to know what's is asked and how deep are the questions. 2+

First Tiger to contract COVID at Bronx Zoo US - this news is now wide spread. Many have tagged me to this news and are asking about PET Animals.

Kindly do not jump into any conclusion.

Do not abandon Pets or have any disturbing thought about it.

Read this Thread! 👇 COVID19 is a zoonotic disease that means the virus is said to have its source from animals. It is said (not proved though) Bats were d source and there should be an intermediate animals which transmitted id virus to human. The virus can get easily mutated as per its host.

All about #WetMarket - Things you should know! Thread!

We are familiar with the term 'Market' which has been a place of prime trade, since the days of Barter System. Broadly categorised as Dry & Wet based on the products - Fabrics, Electronics & those dry come under former. 1+ Wet Markets are places where seafood, meat, live animals are sold/butchered.
These are there around the world.

Are these places a source of deadly virus and bacteria?
Not necessarily. As long as these markets sell only fresh products like seafood, meat, poultry prdts.. 2+

This is thread on BATs!
Would rather say it is really important to know abt Bats in today's context.

Most of us may not like this animal, for many reasons. Keeping aside those dislikes, read about the only flying mammal BAT. (some other mammals glide, don't fly) 1+ Bats are quite fascinating, as they are the only TRUE flying Mammals. It is said there are abt 1300 species in it. Next to rodents, they account to 20% of all mammal species in d world. Mostly nocturnal, they prefer to stay in large groups. 2+

This is a PANGOLIN thread!

Pangolin is most popular these days for 2 reasons,
1- most trafficked animal,
2- said to be d source for many virus

The world has 8 different pangolins- 4 species in Asia& 4 in Africa. They are ant eating mammals with wide scales. Look at d tongue! 1+ Wondering why they have long tongues?

They have small heads, long snouts and even longer tongues for slurping up ants from inside ant nests. Their tongue is longer than d body.

A single pangolin can eat upto 20000 ants/termites a day. That’s about 73 million ants a year! 2+

Today is #InternationalDayofForests - Forest, #biodiversity, community - must read success story
Hornbills& Pakke forests -is a beautiful topic - thread to understand the species recovery. The video shows d diversity of just one species in this forest alone. Credits in last tweet Hornbills are called Farmers of the forests, as they are fruigivorous (eats fruit mostly). This video shows the intimate bonding between the pair and their care in raising young ones. A must watch video to take lessons on couple goals and parenting. 2+

The lake that was rejuvenated 3 months back is now hosting 2000+ birds of 20+ species. Can there be anything else that makes our job more satisfying!
To our surprise d water level s pretty good. This is a big transformation from 'no-life' to 'chirping with lives' @VandalurZoo 1/n The various stages of the lake spanning a year would speak volumes. 2+

Thread you will love to read -Lots of News on Migratory Species is around as #CMSCOP13 is live at Gandhinagar. Sitting through d various sessions, I felt that one major conservation success story of our country should reach all corners&people, that is Nagaland's Amur Falcon! 1/n Nagaland is called as Falcon Capital of the World. Millions of Amur Falcon visit the state to roost while travelling from East Asia to South Africa during the winters. Season starts from Sept/October. 2/n

California, Amazon, Siberia, Australia & Jakarta is not just a news as many take it.#ClimateEmergency is here, right here!
When 50000000 animals are said to be charred, this fire is said to have created its own weather system now. #disaster The smoke fumes from d bushfires of Australia creates 'pyrocumulonimbus' clouds which inturn brings heavy downpour with thunderstorms and heavy lightning that's fuelling more fires. There are chances of fire tornado as well. It is said the fire flames are upto 20ft. 2/n