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From: Anjana Srimathi <operations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019, 1:47 pm
Subject: Agumbe Frog Watch Workshop
To: Young Ecologists Talk & Interact Yeti <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx>
Dear YETI team,
Could you please circulate this around? Thank you.
*Agumbe Frog Watch*
Amphibians are among the most threatened group of vertebrates globally.
They are reeling under incessant threats from human activities such as road
into natural landscapes, increasing vehicular traffic, land use change,
pesticide abuse and more recently, changing the climate. In the face of
unrelenting human-induced changes to the environment, amphibians are being
pushed farther away from our environs, minds, and hearts.
The Agumbe frog watch is an attempt to bring them one leap closer to our
hearts by learning about them and acknowledging their presence. The
workshop aims to inculcate the art of appreciating natural history,
diversity, behaviour, and the ecological role of amphibians. Agumbe is the
wettest place in the Western Ghats, receiving a mean annual rainfall of
over 6 meters. The region is renowned for its myriad biodiversity ranging
from insects to tall evergreen trees. The Agumbe Rainforest Research
Station (ARRS), established in 2005 is located in the heart of Agumbe and
surrounded by the Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary. It has facilitated
important research related to herpetology, behavioural ecology, hydrology,
climate studies, canopy ecology and, population biology. Here, over 30
species of frogs and caecilians have been found including the uncommon
Malabar Tree Toad (*Pedostibes tuberculosus*) and the Raindrop tree
frog (*Roarchestes
nerostagona*).
The intensive three-day workshop provides a platform for experiential
learning by engaging participants in observing, documenting and, thinking
about amphibian diversity and its conservation. Participants across
knowledge domains with an inherent interest in amphibian ecology are
encouraged to apply. All participants will receive a certificate. The data
collected will be distributed freely under the Creative
Commons-Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
license. It is hoped that doing so will increase public participation,
engage local communities and facilitate policy level changes.
*Resource person bio:*
Seshadri graduated with a PhD in Biological Sciences from the National
University of Singapore (NUS) in 2017. He is an ecologist by training and
has focused on animal behaviour, evolutionary ecology, and conservation.
His most recent work has been on amphibians, leading to the discovery of
novel behaviour and new species. In the past, he has worked with the Ashoka
Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment and has been subsequently
associated with Gubbi Labs in various capacities. He has authored over a
dozen peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and popular science
articles. For his work, he has received the prestigious ‘Future
Conservationist’ award from the Conservation Leadership Programme in 2010,
the ‘Navjot Sodhi Conservation Biology Scholarship’ from NUS in 2013 and
was recently recognized as one of the ‘Changemakers’ in the year 2019 by
the Deccan Herald. [Google Scholar
<https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=-OhczbYAAAAJ&hl=en>].
*For more details please email : operations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<operations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>*
*Regards,Anjana SrimathiOperations Coordinator*
Agumbe Rainforest Research Station,
Suralihalla, Agumbe,
Thirthalli taluk, Shivamogga district,
Karnataka, India - 577411.
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