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N121 ARR - Leicester City Council - Iveco Euro Cargo 75E16 refuse compactor. Photo by the late Dave Hinde at Leicester on 18th February 1999
AUGUMBE RAIN FOREST RESEARCH STATION
Agumbe is the location of the only permanent rainforest research station in India which was established by herpetologist, Romulus Whitaker.(WHO WAS THE FOUNDER OF “MADRAS CROCADILE BANK”) one of the biggest crocodile bank in INDIA. (LOCATED ON ECR CHENNAI)ROM chose Agumbe as the location for this station since this was the place where he spotted his first King Cobra in the early 1970s. The main goal of the research station is to study and conserve the rainforests of South India, using King Cobra as the flagship species. One of the main goals of this research is to establish the world’s first King Cobra Sanctuary. Experts from various fields were invited to aid in the research and understanding of the King Cobra, the world's longest venomous snake and now sadly an endangered species listed under Schedule II. In 2005, Whitaker was awarded the United Kingdom's top conservation prize — the Whitley Award. The research station is eco-friendly and is not connected to the state's electricity grid. It uses solar power and a micro hydel unit. The fencing around the station is of smooth wire so that it does not hurt the deer and leopards passing by. The station has two cottages for researchers and a refurbished farmhouse that serves as the hub. The station follows a three-pronged approach involving research, education and conservation. Regular visits to schools, presentations and lectures on snakes aid in conservation.
Under the guidance of Romulus Whitaker, resident Herpetologist and Researcher Gowri Shankar carries on his work at ARRS. Students can contact him for research purposes or for conservation or educational programmes.
Abridged from wikThe Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS) was setup in 2005 to encourage field studies in rainforest ecology. Strategically situated in the midst of a Reserve Forest, it has all the facilities that a rainforest researcher or natural history student could want: a clean,
dry place to stay, a kitchen that offers good food, soon a lab to work in, and trackers who know the forest. ARRS also has an interactive relationship with the villagers. Regular environmental education programs are held in local schools and village meetings. Rainforest studies are translated into popular articles and video documentaries which become part of the education programs
Facilities:
ARRS offers basic but limited accommodation for researchers, students
and volunteers.
• One spacious cottage • Full functional kitchen ( i really liked the dining hall and food)• A mini dormitory • Trackers (available on call)
• Mini library stocked with interesting books and videos
• Audio-video equipments for delivering presentations and film shows
• The Station is currently powered by solar panels and a microhydel
turbine which will provide 900watts of power during the monsoon
months.
Some Spectacular Agumbe Fauna:
King Cobra
Lion-tailed macaque
Cane turtle
Tiger
Dhole
Hornbills
Sambhar
Atlas moth
Flying lizard
Leopard
Myriads of birds and amphibians
Though primarily a research station it also provides opportunities for interested individuals to get involved in the following activities:
Trekking along forest & streams Mulching Planting Cave Exploration
Monitoring King Cobra Nest till the hatchlings emerge
Join a King Cobra rescue call ,Radio Tracking King Cobra , Wildlife Photography
• Butterfly Walk • Bird Watching
Places you can visit around Agumbe:
• The lush rainforests of Agumbe • Kundadari Hills • Onakabbe Falls • Jogigundi Falls • Sunset Point • Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary • Kudremukh National Park • Kollurmukambika Wildlife Sanctuary
What to bring:
• Torch
• Raincoat
• Jacket
• Shoes
• Sandals
• We have free-size leech socks for anyone who visits but you may
bring your own.
And i am warning you you are the intruder of "LEECH KINGDOM"( SEE THE BELOW PHOTOS THEY ARE VERY VERY SMALL ACTUAL SIZE MAXIMUM 1")
oh what a wound they makes in my legs .almost i removed 200 leeches from my legs in 3 days.. (i was not killing a single leeches.. i just removed from my body)they are the real suckers of BLOOD.. they are in very small in size.. but sucking lot of , gallons of blood from your body.. still some wound mark on my legs.. but its all in the game... don't stay or stand a while on your walk.. you just keep walking... walking... !!! this is the first shot while i entered to ARRS..!!!
Alaska Railroad 3005, built in April of 1975, idles in the Healy Yard, with the rock train behind it.
Taken at the Ohio Renaissance Festival, Harveysburg, Ohio.
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