One volition wonder where is this treasure island. I had an incredible sense a dyad of weeks back. In my in conclusion post service I had mentioned almost a course of didactics inwards Biodiversity course of didactics yesteryear Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS).
Since I had enrolled for the course of didactics I decided to brand the journeying to Mumbai.
After reaching Dadar, I made a novel friend Damodaran who was also going to the BNS centre. We boarded a local educate to Goregaon. For the commencement fourth dimension I was amazed to come across the local trains announcing the adjacent stop.
At Goregaon nosotros boarded autobus reveal 333 to attain Film City which is slightly inwards the outskirts of Mumbai. This was to a greater extent than or less 10 PM at black too nosotros failed to convince the lonely auto to guide keep us to the CEC centre of BNHS. So nosotros decided to walk too presently nosotros walked into a vast wood expanse that was quite black too scary.
After wandering off the principal route a dyad of times nosotros finally reached the Center. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dyad of guys already arrived earlier us too for the commencement fourth dimension nosotros came to know that nosotros were inwards leopard territory. Infact someone spotted 1 simply almost xxx minutes back. That was splendid every bit good every bit fearsome. We were inwards the midst of a jungle that seemed to live simply a stone's throw away from 1 of the biggest human settlements.
DAY 1
Next twenty-four lx minutes menstruation early on morn I decided to checkout the periphery of the CEC BNHS centre. It was quite an exotic location too everything surrounding it suggested a vast expanse of a formidable forested area. I decided to hold off for the experts earlier venturing out further.
After an fantabulous breakfast nosotros seat out on the Nature trail. This was amongst medico Parvish Pandya who explained to us various aspects of the wild. We were also continuously guided yesteryear Ms. Priti Choghale who is our course of didactics mentor too coordinator.
Back to the principal campus later an enlightening walk too speak nosotros learnt a fleck almost Biodiversity too and then nosotros seat out amongst Mr. Kaustabh Bhagat for a walk on plants.
The twenty-four lx minutes menstruation was rounded off amongst a black trail where nosotros chanced upon a pit viper inwards the dark. At the centre a calorie-free trap was arranged to report insects.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quiz was arranged too nosotros all shined amongst our interest.
DAY 2
The 2d twenty-four lx minutes menstruation was for insect report too medico V Shubhalaxmi explained to us the importance of that. We went on an insect trail amongst Mr. Hemant Tripathi who talked almost the various aspects of the insect life.
In the afternoon nosotros saw a wonderful presentation on butterflies yesteryear Mr. Isaac Kehimkar.
Finally a presentation on the wuadrant report of the twenty-four lx minutes menstruation completed things.
The trip to the treasure isle came to an end. I wishing everyone close or residing inwards Bombay makes a view to this place.
TIPS
- Please innovation ahead too attain the centre at daytime every bit it is indeed inwards leopard territory
- Wear goodness shoes , at that topographic point are snakes
Sumber http://travelpi2.blogspot.com/Since I had enrolled for the course of didactics I decided to brand the journeying to Mumbai.
After reaching Dadar, I made a novel friend Damodaran who was also going to the BNS centre. We boarded a local educate to Goregaon. For the commencement fourth dimension I was amazed to come across the local trains announcing the adjacent stop.
At Goregaon nosotros boarded autobus reveal 333 to attain Film City which is slightly inwards the outskirts of Mumbai. This was to a greater extent than or less 10 PM at black too nosotros failed to convince the lonely auto to guide keep us to the CEC centre of BNHS. So nosotros decided to walk too presently nosotros walked into a vast wood expanse that was quite black too scary.
After wandering off the principal route a dyad of times nosotros finally reached the Center. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dyad of guys already arrived earlier us too for the commencement fourth dimension nosotros came to know that nosotros were inwards leopard territory. Infact someone spotted 1 simply almost xxx minutes back. That was splendid every bit good every bit fearsome. We were inwards the midst of a jungle that seemed to live simply a stone's throw away from 1 of the biggest human settlements.
DAY 1
Next twenty-four lx minutes menstruation early on morn I decided to checkout the periphery of the CEC BNHS centre. It was quite an exotic location too everything surrounding it suggested a vast expanse of a formidable forested area. I decided to hold off for the experts earlier venturing out further.
After an fantabulous breakfast nosotros seat out on the Nature trail. This was amongst medico Parvish Pandya who explained to us various aspects of the wild. We were also continuously guided yesteryear Ms. Priti Choghale who is our course of didactics mentor too coordinator.
Back to the principal campus later an enlightening walk too speak nosotros learnt a fleck almost Biodiversity too and then nosotros seat out amongst Mr. Kaustabh Bhagat for a walk on plants.
The twenty-four lx minutes menstruation was rounded off amongst a black trail where nosotros chanced upon a pit viper inwards the dark. At the centre a calorie-free trap was arranged to report insects.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quiz was arranged too nosotros all shined amongst our interest.
DAY 2
The 2d twenty-four lx minutes menstruation was for insect report too medico V Shubhalaxmi explained to us the importance of that. We went on an insect trail amongst Mr. Hemant Tripathi who talked almost the various aspects of the insect life.
In the afternoon nosotros saw a wonderful presentation on butterflies yesteryear Mr. Isaac Kehimkar.
Finally a presentation on the wuadrant report of the twenty-four lx minutes menstruation completed things.
The trip to the treasure isle came to an end. I wishing everyone close or residing inwards Bombay makes a view to this place.
TIPS
- Please innovation ahead too attain the centre at daytime every bit it is indeed inwards leopard territory
- Wear goodness shoes , at that topographic point are snakes
- Be careful when you lot walk every bit at that topographic point are hairy caterpillars too insects of various kind
CAMP REPORT
There are a few eco indicators that nosotros came to know almost – Lichens –Cannot live on SiO2 inwards the atmosphere. Hence they are an indicator of pollution levels inwards the atmosphere
Woody Liana –Indicator of goodness forest
Giant Squirrels – Indicator of goodness canopy encompass inwards the forest
Macaque – Indicates evergreen forest
We came to know almost why nosotros telephone band some animals every bit domestic, some every bit tame too why some are wild.
Tame – Something that responds to a human command. Only birds too mammals guide keep brains that tin give notice back upwards this. Hence solely birds too mammals tin give notice live tamed.
Wild too Domestic- Thousands of years of development guide keep separated wild varieties to domestic varieties. For example the wild turmeric may non live edible but the domestic turmeric is used inwards nutrient too for medicinal purposes. Wild varieties are to a greater extent than oft than non to a greater extent than resistant too tin give notice live on inwards the forests.
Food Web – There is a consummate nutrient spider web inwards an ecosystem. There are lower species that feed on plants, leaves, too seeds etc which inwards plow are fed yesteryear other predators. At the cease at that topographic point are fungi too lichens that feed on the dead too liberate the natural elements into the atmosphere.
Exotic species – These species are artificially brought into an ecosystem yesteryear some human existence either purposely or accidentally. Since these species practise non belong to the nutrient spider web of that organization they tin give notice campaign havoc. Birds or insects practise non feed on their leaves or seeds. As a effect they outgrow other species inwards that region.
Endemic Species – Certain species which are available solely to a item solid reason or ecosystem
Gene Bank- Few animals of that species inwards the wild
Endangered Species – Species that faces threat of extinction if non conserved
We also got an sentiment almost the formal techniques of studying using the quadrant report technique too the calorie-free trap technique.
We also saw an fantabulous presentation on butterflies, went on nature too insect trails amongst experts.
We attended a wonderful biodiversity related quiz lawsuit too. We came to know almost how mutual names emerged too why scientific names are to a greater extent than mutual for insect study.
In the initial report nosotros understood why Republic of Republic of India is a mega various state too the importance of hotspots. The quadrant report too presentation identified the importance of species diversity.
Flora
We came to know almost exotic plants too the plants associated
There were dissimilar types of trees, shrubs etc
Helicterus Isora – The extracts of this plants are used for items similar gripewater, tum medicines.
Soccer ball fruit – Looks similar a soccer ball
Mohua – Used every bit an intoxicant
Karvi (Strobilanthus karvi) – Flowers 1 time inwards seven years. Karvy dear is famous. Digestive juices of bats too birds aid inwards quick germination of the seeds.
Aloe plants – Considered to live useful plants
Crab’s Eye/Devil’s Eye – Seeds are poisonous, but leaves are edible
Ghost Plant – Bark looks whitish too slowly to position inwards a forest.
Milkweed (Dancing dolls) – Found inwards Periyar Tiger reserve. The Tiger caterpillar feeds on this flora leaves.
Wild turmeric – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wild variety of turmeric
Fungi – Plants without chlorophyll
Lichens – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 combination of algae too fungi. The algae is the dark-green purpose too fungi is the origin purpose forming a mutual obligatory co-existence.
Wild Grapes, Guavas -
Mushrooms (Saprophytic) – Feeds on dead plants
Monkey Biscuit – Monkeys feed on this
Teak – Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 real of import tree inwards India
We also came to know almost the importance of fig trees.
Ashok Tree
Fauna
Moth Caterpillars too butterfly caterpillars–Butterfly lay the eggs on which the caterpillar is going to feed. The eggs are seat inwards the nether surface of the leaves to protect them from predators similar birds.
Toad -
Butterflies – We came to know why caterpillars metamorphose to butterflies. It’s because butterfly eggs are modest too for insects the chiten size remains constant. As a effect eggs hatch to caterpillars which grow inwards size. As the proper size is reached it becomes a butterfly.
Common Jezebel (Butterfly) -
Crickets too Cicada dissonance – The audio inwards the wood inwards daytime is because of cicadas whereas at black fourth dimension nosotros withdraw heed audio of crickets. While the cicada audio is a mating telephone band made yesteryear manly someone cicadas the audio made yesteryear crickets is because of flapping the wings real fast.
Bonnet Macaque – We did non come across whatever but its constitute inwards the park, it hovers on the the world too uses a gland below the pharynx to shop nutrient temporarily.
Bird Calls – Puff throated babbler,Tailorbird, kingfisher, pied cuckoo, too nosotros saw a dyad of drongos. We understood why the birds brand sounds to protect their nesting territories real vociferously.
Pit Viper – Semi-poisonous
Red cotton fiber põrnikas –
Different kinds of Spiders – Also understood the differences betwixt insects too arachnids
Pagoda Ants – extremely ferocious ants
Spit p̵rnikas РNest looks similar spit
Calottes’- Some lizard
Leopard video too exploits of domestic dog meat – We saw a video of a leopard to a greater extent than or less CEC too nosotros also saw remains of a repast suggesting a domestic dog was eaten there.
Threats or Issues
Exotic species – Introduction of exotic species purposely or accidentally results inwards uneven contest inwards the wood peculiarly for endemic species. The exotic species to a greater extent than oft than non grow unhindered too oft campaign havoc amongst odd increase patterns too dissimilar demeanor unexpected inwards an ecosystem.
e.g. Lantana Ghanarie inwards South Republic of Republic of India
Eucalyptus trees
Loss of Habitat – For example the Great Indian Bustard requires grasslands to survive. Planting trees caused their population to dwindle.
Poaching too need for banned items– Poaching of animals for their torso parts similar rhinoceros horns for medicinal purposes, elephant teeth for ivory, large cats for their peel too claws effect inwards loss of lot of species.