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India - Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)

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Founded in 1883
Members: 3607
Staff: 242
Mumbai, India
director@bnhs.org
www.bnhs.org
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full address: Hornbill House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai, IN, 400 001

 

Mission of the organisation

Conservation of Nature, primarily Biological Diversity, through Action based on Research, Education and Public Awareness

Key Activities

  • Membership
  • Field research
  • Nature education
  • Environment impact assessment
  • Conservation activity
  • Publication
  • Library
  • University department
  • Research and collection of specimens
  • ENVIS

 

News
Bull-headed Shrike: male © HIH Princess Takamado
1 Dec 2020

The Bull-headed Shrike, a lovable carnivorous bird

Being a carnivorous songbird is unusual enough, but there's plenty more to discover about this social, competitive bird and the true reason behind its macabre method of storing prey.
From "Through the Lens”, Fujingaho...
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Eugene Catholic Church © HIH Princess Takamado
1 Oct 2020

The Island of Anne of Green Gables

Explore the beautiful Canadian island that inspired the novel "Anne of Green Gables", where birds and history live side by side. From "Through the Lens”, Fujingaho Magazine, October, 2020.
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A pair of Oriental Dollarbirds displaying courtship behaviour © HIH Princess Takamado
1 Aug 2020

Oriental Dollarbird: a curious case of mistaken identity

For more than a thousand years, Japanese citizens assumed the Oriental Dollarbird was responsible for a beautiful and distinctive call heard at night. But a chance radio broadcast revealed the true, unlikely culprit....
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Bohemian Waxwing © HIH Princess Takamado
1 Apr 2021

A Lesson from the Waxwing

Every year waxwings migrate to Japan, where they spend the winter gorging themselves on mistletoe berries. Find out how the win-win relationship between bird and plant means they can always rely on a full crop of...
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Morning glow in Sweden © HIH Princess Takamado
9 Jun 2020

A Morning in Sweden

Birds in the owl family are popular not only among children but also adults: their ability to rotate their heads 180 degrees, as well as their resemblance to Russian nesting dolls, matryoshkas, seems to attract...
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Eurasian Tree Sparrows on a tree branch © HIH Princess Takamado
5 Feb 2021

Chubby Sparrows in Winter

Common and familiar with muted plumage, it's easy to take the Eurasian Tree Sparrow for granted. But a cautionary tale from history shows just how vital this bird is, and how you often don't appreciate what you've got...
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