Guhanagari A Book on Urban Wildlife

Guhanagari: A Book on Urban Wildlife is an attempt to show the unbelievable diversity of life in Christ University, Bangalore. The book documents from the migratory fluttering butterflies to mammals living inside the 25 acre university campus.

The work was done, while they were students of Christ University, Bangalore campus.

Summary

The book is divided into twelve chapters based on the Phylum and Class (biology) with a list of species. Most of the species are accompanied with a photograph and ID. This is the first attempt to document the 35 acre campus inside the city.

Checklist

Names

Number of Species

Comments

Trees

82

Butterflies

59

Spiders

30

Ants

14

Dragonflies & Damselflies

8

Amphibians

1

Reptiles

5

Birds

55

Mammals

7

Contributors

  1. D V Girish, Managing Trustee, Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust
  2. Shashank Dalvi, Wildlife Biologist
  3. Madhava C Kurup, Wildlife Enthusiast
  4. Swapna Lawrence, Christ University
  5. Sudarshan Basrathaya, Christ University
  6. Shifa Ahamed, Christ University
  7. Shubham Gupta, Christ University
  8. Arjun S Menon, Christ University
  9. Ritobroto Chanda Christ University
  10. Minoti Asher Christ University
  11. Akash Paalaksh, Christ University
  12. George Thengummoottil, Managing Trustee, Keratoconus Foundation India