Catch the Birding Bug!

Catch the Birding Bug!

Children have an innate curiosity about nature, but this is often lost while growing up. How can we nurture this curiosity and encourage children to explore the natural world? Birds may provide the answer, since they are colourful, accessible, culturally familiar and...
Rescue and Rehabilitation of Birds

Rescue and Rehabilitation of Birds

As the city expands vertically and horizontally, there is a rapid increase in urban wildlife getting disturbed, displaced and injured. Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation gives these smaller wildlife a second chance to live free in their natural habitat. Rehabilitation...
Batting for Birds at Puttenahalli Puttakere

Batting for Birds at Puttenahalli Puttakere

Creating an avian habitat in and around an urban tank is a challenge. Nevertheless, since 2010 this is what PNLIT has been striving to do while overcoming man-made impediments. It began with stopping sewage inflow, feeding the lake with treated water and finding ways...
Botanical Illustration in the 21st Century

Botanical Illustration in the 21st Century

What is botanical illustration and how can it remain relevant in the age of the camera? Nirupa will talk about the art of painting plants—from sketching trees in the field, to creating detail with layer upon layer of watercolour. She will provide a look into the...