Samundari salam! For Ocean Month, I’m doing a series on IG that I want to share with my #IndiAves and other fam here. It’s a spinoff of Pratidin Prani. Each day, I’m finding and rapping (haan ji) about a different marine species in Mumbai 😁 See Episode 1 linked in the comment!

Juhu beach was an Olive Ridley nesting site until the late '80s. It is not unfathomable that turtles have been nesting on Mumbai's beaches but we haven't been paying attention. This needs urgent attention and intervention from the authorities!

Second Olive Ridley turtle trying to nest at Juhu beach chased away by people this month. We know of at least 3 such cases from just this month. It's time to stop treating these as freak instances and maybe think of our beaches as turtle nesting sites! https://t.co/ZqA627r0y6

Millets are NOT the enemy of elephants or conservation. In fact they are far better than rice and wheat. Let not the narrative of elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh, which needs independent investigation, tell you otherwise.

It’s getting rarer and rarer that I post here but this is a special one to share with my original online nature space - #IndiAves. BAMBOO SHARK IN MUMBAI! One of the carpet sharks, a group of mostly small bottom-dwellers. I say “mostly” because of one big exception. Guess who?

#WeAreHiring! We're on the lookout for two Field Interns to join our Forest Owlet Project. As a field intern, you will assist in surveying & monitoring Forest Owlets, collecting data, & supporting community outreach programs to raise awareness about Forest Owlet conservation.

Two Wild Buffalo Calves Born, Kindle Hope of Conservation in Chhattisgarh

According to John Anderson (1879) Ganga river dolphin had a wide range across Ganga and Brahmaputra (and the connecting rivers). They could be easily seen in Yamuna and Hooghly, even in the cities of Delhi and Kolkata.

@JeremyBRoberts @science_barbie huge thanks if anyone can help! 🙏🏽

Moray eel experts! Can you help explain what’s going on between these two I saw in a rock pool in Mumbai? There was a third small one a rock away. October is presumed breeding season here as sightings (esp. juveniles) increase now. Courtship/territoriality? #IndiAves

“Wildlife biologist Dr. Sanjay Gubbi and his team . . . in Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalaburagi have documented the presence of dholes (wild dogs) in the Kalyana-Karnataka region . . .this is the first-ever documentation of dholes in the region.”

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Well, it's our birthday today ! 10/09/20:The first round of lockdowns were just finishing, backyard birding had become a way of life for many. Some of us got together & @IndiAves was born. IndiAvesTribe please share nuggets from your #IndiAves journey. Tag #IndiAvesMemories

A silent fence sitter all of sudden becomes point of discussion, #wolf like a silent boy in the classroom. Well written piece by @abi_vanak in today's @htTweets to share it's plight to survive in the celebrity species conservation era. Less than tigers in number, need attention

@Paiganesh905Pai @indian_pitta Yess see the photo I posted yesterday of both together :) Although bluebottle is also not really a jellyfish but jelly-ish. Appropriately for a colonial animal that drifts around the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, it’s also called Portuguese man of war. Vasco da Gama! #IndiAves

@indian_pitta Porpita (blue button) pair on Mumbai’s shoreline. They’re related to jellyfish but not exactly jellyfish. I call them… jelly-ish 😂🪼 Mildly toxic to touch, severely gorgeous to see! Monsoon seasonal in Mumbai. #MarineLifeofMumbai #IndiAves #NationalBeachDay

Do the prani people still roam here? The sea has given the surest sign that I need to bring back Pratidin Prani. Finally encountered BOTH Mumbai’s monsoon-specific marine madlads on a high-footfall stretch of sandy shoreline. Who knows their names? Hint: 🪼☠️ #IndiAves

On the occasion of #InternationalWolfDay, here is the most resilient canid from Luni river basin, Thar Desert. VC from @and_ecology @wildwithwolves @laurenhennelly1 @ForestRajasthan @VinoBhojak @thardesertphoto @BarmerDurg @bishnoirk_ifs @byadavbjp @CentralIfs @rawatscorner

Thanks a ton “thedholeproject” team for these dhole-themed goodies - absolutely stunning illustrations by @arjun_srivathsa 🙏🙏🙏 … would definitely be a nudge to contribute more in my capacity to raise awareness of this much-maligned endangered species 🙏🙏 @WCSIndia @wcs

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The #beak an external anatomical structure found in #birds is used for pecking, grasping, food, eating, manipulating & carrying objects, killing prey, or fighting, preening, courtship, & feeding young Lets celebrate #LongBeakBirds with posts , tagging #IndiAves this week