TNPSC Thervupettagam

Citizen Science platform

October 3 , 2018 2116 days 896 0
  • Citizen Science platform initiative was launched to save Hornbills in the country and to create awareness among public to conserve this unique bird.
  • The platform was launched by scientists, Aparajita Datta and Rohit Naniwadekar from “Nature Conservation Foundation” and Ramki Sreenivasan and Vikram Hiresavi from “Conservation India‟.
  • It is introduced basically to provide the information on hornbill distribution in the country.
  • An interactive web interface named the “Hornbill Watch initiative” (www.hornbills.in) allows a person to report on hornbills anywhere in India.
  • Hornbills are called the “Farmers of the forest”, which play a very important role in the dispersal of seeds that grow into trees.

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