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PUBLICATIONS OF THE INDIAN FOUNDATION FOR BUTTERFLIES
Publications are arranged in the decreasing order of the Indian Foundation for Butterflies Publication Numbers.
A HISTORY OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA WEB VERSIONS
Given below is a brief history of the Butterflies of India web versions. The website version numbers were haphazard in the beginning since we forgot to update the version numbers while we were busy developing and expanding the website.
...BUTTERFLY-WATCHING HOTSPOTS OF INDIA
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THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA CONSORTIUM: CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA WEBSITE
The Butterflies of India is a large consortium of amateur and professional naturalists and research scientists. The data on this website are contributed by hundreds of contributors, whose butterfly images and other contributions to this national butterfly database should be acknowledged, if not celebrated.
...CONTRIBUTOR AWARDS
The Biodiversity Atlas – India Project gives out the following awards to its contributors:
USER RESOURCES
User Tutorials: Tutorials on using and contributing to this website for all users.
Contribute Observations: Coming soon ...
...NATIONAL BUTTERFLY OF INDIA - A CITIZEN POLL
WHY A NATIONAL BUTTERFLY?
BIG BUTTERFLY MONTH
The Big Butterfly Month is a celebration of butterflies aimed at conducting a nationwide citizen science survey to help us assess the health of our environment. A first of its kind event to be launched on 5th September 2020 to and will run through the whole month. More than 25 organisations from across the nation covering 22 states and 2 Union Territories.
BIODIVERSITY MARATHONS
Biodiversity Marathons are outreach programmes and bioblitz events conducted by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (a centre of Tata Instiute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai), and Indian Foundation for Butterflies, Bengaluru.
...CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH
Butterfly Parks and Butterfly Conservatories: These are great places to study the behaviour, lifecycles and other aspects of the biology of common as well as rare, endemic and endangered species, and to assist in their conservation efforts.
...HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY, AND HELP PROTECT AND CONSERVE BUTTERFLIES?
We frequently receive queries as to what you—as a citizen and a non-specialist—can do to help this Butterflies of India citizen science project or butterfly conservation in general. Below are some thoughts about what you can do.
CONTRIBUTING SPECIES AND BIOLOGY PAGES
Creating detailed species pages is a critical aspect of the development of the Butterflies of India website. If you would like to volunteer to create a species page, please email us before you start writing the text to see if anyone else is working on it, and to get specific guidance for that species.
...AUTHORSHIP POLICY FOR THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA WEBSITE
Each page on the Butterflies of India website has an author or a set of authors. As a policy, we give authorship only if: (a) one contributes lifecycles, which is substantial information that is not commonly found elsewhere, (b) one contributes significant range extensions, new records of larval host plants or similar new natural history information, or (c) one writes text about the species.
...LOCAL PROJECTS: BENGALURU BUTTERFLY CLUB
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...LOCAL PROJECTS: BUXA BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY SURVEYS
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...IDENTIFICATION KEYS: Appias albina and A. libythea
Identification key for Common Albatross (Appias albina) and Striped Albatross (Appias libythea).
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IDENTIFICATION KEYS: Judies (Abisara neophron and A. chela)
Identification key for Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron) and Spot Judy (A. chela).
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LOCAL PROJECTS: NCBS BUTTERFLY BIOLOGY PROJECT
- To survey butterfly populations on the NCBS and GKVK campuses
- Create educational materials such as brochures and field guides for butterfly identifications and surveys for the Bengaluru area
- Study population dynamics of butterflies to understand long-term trends in butterfly populations in response to changing climate, habitat management, urban pollution, etc.
RESOURCES FOR PRESS
ABOUT THE REPTILES OF INDIA PROJECT:
Full description in a structured format: See below.
...REPTILES OF INDIA WEBSITE PRODUCERS AND ASSOCIATES:
The Reptiles of India website is produced as an informal, non-profit collaboration between a few institutions, groups and individuals. The website runs mainly on voluntary efforts and generous image contributions from largely amateur reptile-watchers. The scientific backbone is provided by more serious amateurs and working scientists who also work on this website on a voluntary basis.
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