Camouflaged hideouts, watchtowers, forest cottages to boost avitourism in J'khand sanctuary

In the Western Ghats, 20 Kerala Women Are Protecting a Forest Home to 2000 Native Plants

One morning, after a storm had torn through the rainforest, Laly Joseph (56) walked through the sanctuary she has spent her life caring for. Fallen branches and broken trees lay across the forest floor. And there, clinging to a snapped bough, was a native orchid — still alive, still holding on. She carefully removed it, carried it over, and tied it to a standing tree. Moments like these happen often at the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary, tucked in…

Camouflaged hideouts, watchtowers, forest cottages to boost avitourism in J'khand sanctuary

Ranchi, Nov 23 (PTI) Camouflaged hideouts, watchtowers, forest cottages and many other facilities are coming soon to boost avitourism in Jharkhand's Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary, a forest official said on Sunday.Spread over 565 hectares, the sanctuary comprises two natural backwater lakes of the Ganga river - Pataura and Berhale - in Sahibganj district.It is the state's only Ramsar site and home to around 160 bird species, he said.The forest depart…