HEALTH & ECOLOGY


20 Fri 10.15 AM
Hanu Reddy Residences
39/18, Binny Road
Poes Garden
Chennai 600 086
Friendly Neighbourhood Spiders of the Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are a biodiversity hotspot. Once covered with dense forests, it now faces the threat of degradation. Research on the tropical rainforests in the Western Ghats has focused on different plants, birds and animals. Our speaker has a soft spot for spiders and has studied spider populations and their relation to alterations in the rainforests. She has helped raise a nursery for rainforest seeds and saplings for restoration and enjoys interacting with people to help them find interest and excitement in the natural world.
Vena Kapoor has a Masters in Ecology from Pondicherry University and an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge, UK. She has been involved in conservation research and practice since 1998. She currently works with the Nature Conservation Foundation based in Bangalore and is actively involved in its education and public engagement programme.

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