Our Works
Our first-hand experience in the field has prompted us towards a deep commitment towards the conservation of rapidly depleting natural resources. We are focused on the following areas:
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Scientific Studies aimed at building up a strong database of the flora and fauna of our area, which helps in conserving our rich biological heritage.
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Activities aimed at conservation of ecologically importance and threatened spots
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Awareness programs and camps to make one self conscious to the needs building ecological balance and the urgency of protecting nature
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Providing help to organizations and educational institutions in conducting nature and wildlife awareness programs and camps.
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Over the years, from a small gathering of few like minded individuals, we have grown to an organization that is widely respected for its expertise and contribution to the cause of conservation.
October 2018
Trip Report - Manila
Some one-hundred kilometres from Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, via Marchula, is Manila (29º44.670’N – 079º11.847’E – Altitude 1797m). The place has a few private houses besides the KMVN Tourist Lodges, one new and one old (both KMVN tourist lodges have since been closed down). The old one is better situated and its room number four is recommended. We stayed in room four. It was in a corner, had good view and from its slip of a veranda we did bird watching when not exploring the place.
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August 2019
Monthly Safars (Field Trip)
Monthly Safars or Field Trips had been a regular activity of the Samsad since its inception. We are taking initiative to organize the field trips on a regular basis. As a result of this initiative the trip for the month September 2019 was organized at Tong Tola, Baruipur on 11/8/2019. It was another hot and humid day. We saw some interesting spices, lots of Wood Sandpipers and Green Sandpipers. In one patch, we counted 41 Wood Sandpipers along with 2 Green Sandpipers. Lots of Butterflies were also seen.
January 2019
Bird watching at Gojoldoba
This January, 2019, four of us from Prakriti Samsad made a short visit to Gojoldoba to watch the migratory birds.
Gajoldoba, in North Bengal is a unique paradise for migratory birds. It is famous for the first reservoir formed by the Teesta Barrage which was built for an irrigational purpose. It is a beautiful quiet place, 37km from New jalpaiguri. It is a haven for birds and a great favourite among bird watchers.
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February 2020
Annual Camp - Kaziranga
The annual camp of the Samsad for the year 2019-20 was held at Kaziranga, Assam from 9th to 14th February 2020 with 7 members and 3 guests.
From Guwahati the team set off on a comfortable bus and after being treated with a delicious Assamese thali lunch at a roadside hotel, reached the Kaziranga Resort at Kohara in the evening. On the way, just after Naogaon, we were enthralled to see a group of Lesser Adjutant Storks nesting on couple of roadside trees.
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July 2019
Monthly Safars (Field Trip)
Monthly Safars or Field Trips had been a regular activity of the Samsad since its inception. However due
to various reasons these safars were not been regularly organized in recent past. However we are once
again taking initiative to organize the field trips on a regular basis. As a result of this initiative the trip for
the month July 2019 was organized at New Town/ Rajarhat on 13/7/2019.
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October 2018
Munnar and Karnataka
We – seven of us – went to Munnar, in October 2018, to see Neela Kurunji Strobilanthes kunthianus (Phlebophyllum kunthianum) flowering en masse after twelve years. Though we were late in reaching Munnar (Eravikulam National Park) there were still some flowers for us to see. Incidentally, we saw four Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius. We also went to Kulukkumalai where, we were given to understand, abundant Neela Kurunji would be seen.
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September 2019
Monthly Safars (Field Trip)
Monthly Safars or Field Trips had been a regular activity of the Samsad since its inception. We are taking initiative to organize the field trips on a regular basis. As a result of this initiative the trip for the month September 2019 was organized at Tong Tola, Baruipur on 15/9/2019. It is located in the south side of the Baripur-Amtala Road just before Tongtola auto stoppage and near the Central correctional Home. It is a vast reed bed interspaced with small water bodies and a very good habitat for breeding of domestic water birds.
February 2019
Anual Camp - Raimatang 2019
Prakriti Samsad’s Annual nature camp for the year 2018-19 was held between 17th and 21st February 2019 at Raimatang with 13 enthusiastic participants.
The months of waiting are over. It is time again for the Prakriti Samsad Annual camp. This year it is planned for Raimatang – a quaint forest village nestled in the lush green forest at the western edge of Buxa Tiger reserve, 45 km from Alipurduar, close to the Bhutan border.
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18th January, 2008
A trip to Ahiran Wetlands
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Four Prakriti Samsad members and a guest set out for a trip to Ahiran Wetlands in Murshidabad district on 18th January, 2008. We headed to the spot from Sealdah by 111 up Lalgola Passenger which departed at 23.05 hours. The next day, 19th being a holiday (a Muslim festival – Moharrum) hoards of passengers (all non-birding battalions, we presumed) had thronged the station from the evening.
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