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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