December_2021

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December_2021
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1 Record of Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) inVansda National Park, Gujarat, India
Vyas Raju* and Upadhyay Kartik

Present sighting Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma (Linnaeus, 1758) from forest of Sadad Devi, Vansda National Park (VNP), Gujarat is the first report from the park and third records from Gujarat State, after the records of forest of Gir National Park and Sanctuary and Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary. The VNP mammalian fauna is rich and diversified. This observation is an addition to the 28 mammalian species recorded from VNP.

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2 A study of Water Quality of Banganga Tank: A Freshwater body in Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nigrel Kelly, Tulpule Aryaman, Thadhani Nikhil and Joshi Mayuresh*

For a closed waterbody in an urban location, regular checking of the water is very important. Any deviation from normal values for the quality defining establishing parameters suggest potential contamination and pollution of the water body due to anthropogenic intervention. One such water body affected by urbanization is the Banganga Tank in Mumbai.

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3 Garbage to Garden-Benefits of Bio-waste Home Composting
Hotelwala Zainab and Vajpai Aashu*

This study conducted at Department of Life Sciences at KC College, HSNC University, Mumbai, addressed the issue of waste management of green waste by using the method of composting. This model of generating compost using the bio waste was extrapolated to kitchen waste at home. Home composting has been a preventive option for managing bio waste at local levels as it is a safer and organic way to dispose of the waste. The compost thus generated in 20 days was granulated and odorless.

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4 Balpakram: The abode of Spirits
Srikant Shikha
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5 Influence of phorophyte, habitat and climate on the diversity, spatial distribution and community structure of epiphytic orchids of the Southern Western Ghats
Sebastian Jis
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6 Conserving the Egyptian Vultures, the silent warriors of Nature: A Conservation research study
Mishra Shivangi
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7 Nature heals faster than we think: The return of Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) in Gauhati University Campus, Assam
Mandal Jaydev* and Chetry Vivek
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8 Threat to Red-wattled Lapwing persistence –A short note on interaction between Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)and domestic dog (Canis familiaris) in agricultural areas
Desai Shailesh* Thacker Dimple and Gosai Chiragbala
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9 Sighting of Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (Linnaeus, 1758) in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Singh Mahendra*, Kalwani Shubham, Prajapati Kanak and Choyal Rajaram
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