Water ! Water ! Water

Water is the primary building block of life. Without water there is no life, yet water has the power  to destroy as well as create. Global Warming is all set to disturb Water on earth - melting icecaps and melting mountain glaciers, rising sea levels, changing weather patterns, drinking water, crops & irrigation, water for industries and so on.Now, Fresh Water Crisis seems to be looming large over the humanity. By mid-century, as much as three-quarters of the earth's population could face scarcity of fresh water.Apart from population increase, climate change is exacerbating aridity and reducing supply in many regions.Lack of water can lead to starvation, disease, political instability and even armed conflict and failure to take action can have broad and grave consequences.

Thanx to Mohan Pai sir

Mangroves are

1. Sink for the flood waters , a natural sponge you can say which absorbs excess water, great water retaining capacity.

2. Natural habitat for many species of birds, animals

3. breeding ground for fish, prawns , crabs

4. Anchor the soil and natural barrier/shield from cyclones tsunamis.

Nature : Observation and Interpretation

Nature : Observation and Interpretation is simple book immensely useful to students and naturalists. It guides for observing and interpreting the nature around us.

Velliyamkallu : A massive rock in sea.

Velliyamkallu This huge rock, much dreaded by navigators, was once a vantage point for the Kunjali Marakkar to attack the invading Portuguese. This point is about 10 km from payyoli beach. The great malayalam novelist M.Mukundan mentioned it in his novel " Daivathinte vikruthkal " .

March 21 - World Forest Day

A scene from Dhoni Forest, Palakkad

World Forest Day falls on March 21st every year. But we have no time to think about felling of trees . Every day we are witnessing cutting of trees for many purposes. If you have no time to plant a tree please don't kill them.

A new variety of Humboldtia brunonis

A team of researchers of Center for Medicinal plants research of arya Vaidya sala, Kottakkal named a new variety of Humboldtia brunonis as variety raktapushpa.

Malabar Trogon - Quarterly Newsletter of Malabar Natural History Society.

Malabar Trogon May – August issue, a yet another appreciable task by MNHS includes the narration about Odonata Watching in South Kerala, Food availability for Red – whiskered Bulbul by C.K Vishnudas, water bird census of north kerala wetlands 2006 –07 and much more……