Glory of Allapalli, Hemalkasa - Gadchiroli

In-front of tallest teak tree of the area. Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

WWF-India, MSO had organized a nature camp to Glory of Allapalli, Bhamragad and Hemalkasa, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. 17 participants attended the camp. It was our great pleasure when Dr. Prakash Amte interacted with our team and their experience with us. We are highly thankful to the entire team of Allapalli, Gadchiroli - Maharashtra Forest Department for giving us this opportunity. This area has abundant forms of biodiversity. We also visited 'Chaprala Sanctuary' on our way back.

confluence of reviersclicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

Given below is a list of sightings with some photographs:

1. Flora

1. Vad/Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis)
2. Palas/Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma)
3. Amba/Mango tree (Mangifera india)
4. Karanj/Pongam oil tree  (Pongamia pinnata)
5. Katesavar/Red silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
6. Gulvel/Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
7. Sag/Teak (Tectona grandis)
8. Bahava/ Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula)
9. Aaghada/Prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)
10. Umber/Country fig tree (Ficus glomerata)
11. Ghaneri/Red sage (Lantana camara)
12. Jambhul/Java plum/Black plum (Syzygium cumini)
13. Wild Karwand (Carissa spinarum)
14. Moi, Shemat/Indian Ash tree (Lannea coromandelica)   
15. Pimpal/Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa)
16. Khair/Catechu tree (Acacia catechu)     
17. Vavla/Indian Elm (Holoptelia integrifolia)
18. Bor/Indian jujube (Ziziphus jujube)
19. Tad/Palmyra fan (Borassus flabellifer)
20. Mogli Erand (Jatropha curcas)
21. Kala kuda/Sweet indrajao (Wrightia tinctoria)
22. Pandara kuda/Tellicherry bark (Holarrhena antydysentrica)
23. Anantmul/Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus)
24. Ain/Laurel (Terminalia crenulata)        
25. Garuga/Kakad (Garuga pinnata)
26. Takla/Wild senna (Cassia tora)
27. Shivan/White teak (Gmelina arborea)
28. Haldu (Haldina cordifolia)
29. Shisham/Indian rosewood(Dalbergia sissoo)
30. Asana/Spinous kino tree(Bridelia retusa)
31. Kharoti/Sand paper tree(Streblus asper) 



Kumudini clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

32.  Moha/Indian butter tree(Madhuca longifolia)

33. Tendu/East Indian Ebony(Diospyros melanoxylon)
34. Bamboo(Dendrocalamus strictus)
35. Chinch/Tamarind (Tamarindus indiaca)
36. Babhul/Gum arabic (Acacia nilotica subsp indica)
37. Garari (Cleistanthus collinus)
38. Shirish/Siris tree (Albizia lebeck)
39. Aboli/Firecraker flower(Crossandra infundibuliforms)
40. Ukshi/paper flower climber (Calycopteris floribanda)
41. Apta/Bidi leaf tree (Bauhinia racemosa)
42. Kanchan/Purple bauhinia(Bauhinia purpurea)
43. Lokhandi/torch tree (Ixora pavetta)
44. Jackal jujube (Ziziphus oenoplia)
45. Kusum/Ceylon oak (Schleichera oleosa)
46. Kalam/Kaim (Mitragyna parvifolia)
47. Dhavda/Axle wood tree (Anogeissus latifolia)
48. Kumudini/water snowflake ( Nymphoides indica)
49. Kanchari/Sessile joyweed (Alternanthera sessilis)
50. Gardenia latifolia
51. Gela/Mountain pomegranate (Catunaregam spinosa)
52. Nana/Ben teak (Lagerstroemia microcarpa)
53. Hivar/white bark acacia (Acacia leucophloea)
54. Payar/Indian rock fig (Ficus arnottiana)

2. Fauna

A. Insects:

a. Butterflies:

1. Common sailer
2. Blue mormon

   

   Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

3. Striped tiger
4. Chocolate pansy
5. Yellow pansy
6. Blue pansy
7. Peacock pansy
8. Small grass yellow
9. Lime
10. Common crow
11. Common hedge blue
12. Common emigrant
13. Common rose
14. Common wanderer
15. Psyche
16. Common grass yellow
17. Common palmfly
18. Dark evening brown
19. Danied eggfly
20. Common castor
21. Plain tiger

b. Other insects:

1. Cricket

   

   Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap
   

   
   

2. Short horned grasshopper
3. Shield bug
4. Potter wasp
5. Termites
6. Pagoda ants
7. Godzilla ants
8. Forest cockroach
9. Red cotton bug
10. Honey Bee
11. Fire ants
12. Long horned grasshopper
13. Paper wasp

B. Arachnids

1. Giant wood spider
2. Funnel spider
3. Debri-collecting spider
4. Social spider

C. Amphibians

1. Common Indian toad

D. Reptiles

1. Garden lizard
2. Forest calotes
3. Indian skink

E. Birds

Green bee eater Clicked by Dr. Vasant Sahasrabuddhe

1. House crow
2. Large billed crow
3. House sparrow
4. Golden-fronted leafbird
5. Oriental white-eye
6. Red vented bulbul
7. White-browed fantail
8. Spotted owlet
9. Black drongo
10. Darter
11. Lesser whistling duck
12. White bellied drongo
13. Spotted Dove
14. White throated kingfisher
15. Small blue kingfisher
16. Rose ringed parakeet
17. Jungle babbler
18. Orange headed thrush
19. Purple rumped sunbird
20. Purple sunbird
21. Common myna

    

    Crested serpent eagle Dr. Vasant Sahasraduddhe

22. Scaly breasted munia
23. Pond heron
24. Cattle egret
25. Little egret
26. Common tailor bird
27. Black kite
28. Black shouldered kite
29. Black-rumped flameback
30. Indian roller
31. Rufous treepie
32. Oriental magpie robin
33. Indian robin

    

    Copper-smith barbet Dr. Vasant Sahasrabuddhe

34. Long tailed shrike
35. Shikra
36. Crested serpent eagle
37. Grey headed fisheagle
38. Green bee-eater
39. Coppersmith barbet
40. Eurasian golden oriole
41. Black-hooded oriole
42. Yellow footed green pigeon
43. Cormorant
44. Swifts?

Orange headed thrush Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

Jangle babble clicked by Dr. Vasant Sahasrabuddhe

Spotted owlet clicked by Dr. Vasant Sahasrabuddhe

F. Mammals

1. Spotted deer
2. Hanuman langur
3. Bonnet macaque
4. Malabar giant squirrel
5. Three-striped squirrel

G. Others:

1. Millipede
2. Land crab

Dr. Prakash Amte interacting with participants Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

Allapalli Forest Guest house

Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

Clicked by Dr. Shreya Bhanap

For future programme click on following links:
http://wwfmso.blogspot.in/2014/11/wwf-india-mso-programme-january-june.html
http://wwfmso.blogspot.in/2014/11/wwf-india-mso-camp-to-nagaland-and.html

Wild Wisdom 2014 - Online Quiz

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All participants will need to register on this website(Click the link  above). After registration each participant will get a login with thier email id and a password to enter the online quiz.

When to register

Registrations open: August 04, 2014
Registrations close: October 07, 2014

Format of the Wild Wisdom 2014–Online Quiz

The quiz consists of 3 Levels. To participate in the quiz students will need to login with their email id and password provided. Once the stipulated time limit is over the quiz will be timed out.
Please note: Each participant can register ONLY ONCE. In case a participant attempts a second registration, WWF will forfeit their participation in the quiz. Please read Rules and Regulations for more details.

Level 1:

October 10, 2014 to October 12, 2012
Level 1 will have 30 questions to be completed within a time frame of 15 minutes. Once the stipulated time limit is over the quiz will be timed out.
A participant has to get at least 40% or 12 answers right in order to qualify for the next level. Successful participants will be intimated by an email at the address that they have registered from.

Level 2:

October 17, 2014 to October 19, 2012
Level 2 will have 40 questions to be completed within a time frame of 20 minutes. Once the stipulated time limit is over the quiz will be timed out.

A participant has to get at least 60% or 24 answers right in order to qualify for the next level. Successful participants will be intimated by an email at the address that they have registered from.

Level 3:

October 24, 2014 to October 26, 2012
Level 3 will have 60 questions to be completed within a time frame of 30 minutes. Once the stipulated time limit is over the quiz will be timed out.
The final winners will be selected on the basis of maximum number of correct answers, in case of a tie – a lucky draw will be held to select the final 12 winners.
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THEME – Forest Biodiversity

2011 to 2020 is the UN ‘Decade on Biodiversity’. Based on this, Wild Wisdom focusses on Forest Biodiversity, that refers to all life forms found in forests, including trees, plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms, and their interactive roles in nature. Forests release oxygen, store carbon, protect the surface soil and fresh water sources, attract rainfall as well as provide a home to at least two-thirds of all terrestrial species. Moreover, besides their cultural and leisure value, they are an integral part of human life, providing fresh air, food, water, fuel and shelter to a large section of the earth’s population. The conversion of forests to agricultural land, and for developmental projects, as well as climate change is destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate. Therefore there is an urgent need to highlight the value and create awareness about the importance of Forest Biodiversity.

Peth Fort trail

 Peth Fort Trail

A nature trail was arranged by WWF-India,MSO to Peth Fort for it's Supporters and other nature enthusiasts on 6th October,2013. Total 9 people were present for the trail. Here are the selected photographs of the trail.....

Panoramic view of Peth Fort

Comman Nawab butterfly- Vishal Rasal

Group- Shreya Bhanap

Fungoid Frog By Vishal Rasal

Grasshopper -Shreya Bhanap

Malshej Camp 28-29 September, 2013

It was indeed a wonderful monsoon for us that came to an end with Malshej Ghat Camp. The camp was conducted from 28 to 29 September, 2013. Apart from regular biodiversity watch this time the focus was on plants and moths. We are thankful to Miss Priti Choghale for helping us in identifying the moths and exploring Malshej.

A.Flora

Rock

1.              Vad/Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis)

2.             Palas/Flame of  the forest (Butea monosperma)

3.             Amba/Mango tree (Mangifera india)

4.             Karanj/Pongam oil tree  (Pongamia pinnata)

5.              Pan terada/Rock Balsaum(Impatiens acaulis)

6.             Katesavar/Red silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

7.              Gulvel/Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)

8.             Chamel/Maloo creeper (Bauhinia vahlii)

9.             Sag/Teak (Tectona grandis)

10.         Bahava/ Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula)

11.           Aaghada/Prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)

12.          Umber/Country fig tree (Ficus glomerata)

Rock Balsum By Gauri Gurav

13.          Ghaneri/Red sage (Lantana camara)

14.          Jambhul/Java plum/Black plum (Syzygium cumini)

15.          Wild Karwand (Carissa spinarum)

16.          Pimpal/Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa)

17.          Khair/Catechu tree (Acacia catechu)     

18.         Vavla/Indian Elm (Holoptelia integrifolia)

19.          Bor/Indian jujube (Ziziphus jujube)

20.        Dinda/Bandikoot berry (Leea indica)    

21.          Motha dinda (Leea macrophylla)

22.         Kala kuda/Sweet indrajao (Wrightia tinctoria)

23.         Pandara kuda/Tellicherry bark (Holarrhena antydysentrica)

24.         Kawla/Press me not (Smithia sensitiva)

25.         Anantmul/Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus)

Green Malshej By Shreya Bhanap

26.         Ain/Laurel (Terminalia crenulata)        

27.         Chickna/Common wireweed (Sida acuta)

28.        Takla/Wild senna (Cassia tora)

29.          Dalphodi/Cup n saucer plant (Breynia retusa)

30.        Jangali draksha/Wild grapes (Ampelocissus latifolia)

31.          Kadu karanda/Aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)

32.         Kallavi/Glory lily (Gloriosa superba)

33.         Ukshi/Paper flower climber (Calycopteris floribunda)

34.         Rantil/Wild sesame(Sesamum indicum)

35.         Terada/Balsam

36.         Keni/Whiskered commelina(Commelina benghalensis)

37.         Chota kalpa/Indian borage(Trichodesma indicum)

38.        Shisham/Indian rosewood(Dalbergia sissoo)

39.         Sonaki/Graham’s groundsel (Senecio grahamii)

40.        Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Malshej Fauna:

Golden Emperor Moth By Meghana Oak

A.    Insects:

a.       Butterflies:

1.      Tailed Jay

2.      Common Mormon

3.      Common crow

4.      Yellow pansy

5.      Common jezebel

6.      Lemon pansy

7.      Wanderer

8.      Plain tiger

9.      Striped tiger

10.  Leopard

11.  Lime

b.      Moths:

Golden Emperor moth

Makshej valley By Gauri Gurav

Geometrid moth

Emerald moth

Hawk moth

Death’s head hawk moth

Footman moth

Slug moth

Grass moth

Hook-tip moth

c.       Other insects

1.      Water beetle

2.      Katydid

3.      Short horned grasshopper

4.      Shield bug

5.      Red silk cotton bug

6.      Cricket

7.      Honey bee

Moth laying Eggs-By Gauri Gurav

Rhino beetle-Gauri Gurav

8. Water strider
9. Gall insects
10. Rhino beetle

Unidentified-Photo-Gauri Gurav

B. Arachnids:

1.       Tunnel spider

2.       Giant-wood spider

C. Reptiles:

1.      Forest Calotes

2.      Garden lizard

D. Birds:

1.      Cormorant

2.      Great egret

3.      Indian pond-heron

4.      Black shouldered kite

5.      Oriental magpie robin

6.      Red-vented bulbul

Frog By Gauri Gurav

7.      Blue rock pigeon

8.      White-throated kingfisher

9.      Common tailorbird

10.  Purple-rumped sunbird

11.  House sparrow

12.  Black drongo

13.  Common myna

14.  House crow

15.  Green bee-eater

16.  Red-wattled lapwing

17.  Spotted dove

18.  Jungle babbler

19.  Rose ringed parakeet

20.  Crested serpent eagle

21.  Little brown dove

22.  Yellow footed green pigeon

Observations -By Gauri Gurav

23.  Crow pheasant

24.  Eurasian golden oriole

25.  Large billed crow

26.  Oriental white-eye

27.  Palm swift

28.  Yellow billed cough

Plastic Polluting Malshej -Gauri Gurav

E. Mammal:

1. Hanuman langur

2. Bonnet macaque

Kille Shivneri -By Gauri Gurav

Tea Time - Gauri

Disscussions -Gauri Gurav

Geometrid Moth-Gauri Gurav

Group - Gauri Gurav

Preparing for Wonderful winter........