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6 In News Butterfly Outreach Program at Summer camp 2019 On the request of Mr. Prakash Loganathan, Mr. Ramanasaran Hari from TNBS volunteered as a resource person to conduct the butterfly outreach program at Digital Library, Erode on 25th May, 2019. A total of 50+ children who participated in the session were educated about the butterflies and its importance to our ecosystem. https://www.etvbharat.com/tamil/ tamil-nadu/city/erode/erode-students -been-thought-of-butterflies-1/tamil- nadu20190525183549817 Pre-monsoon Butterfly Migration June 2019 Whenever the spectacular migration happens of any significance, and also the absence of it, TNBS have always taken pains to record the dates, numbers, species and other details thanks to its dedicated members. We have also taken pains in disseminating this information to the larger public so that such events can be observed and seen by everyone. Such data also become immediately available in the public domain and shall help researchers immensely of the migrational behavioural aspects. A detailed observations on the pre-monsoon butterfly migration was covered in the news article of the Coimbatore Edition (Pg:2) of the ‘The Hindu’ newspaper on 13 June 2019. Our thanks to Mr. Wilson Thomas of The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/fall-in-butterfly- migration-before-monsoon/article27891709.ece PATTAMPOOCHI A TNBS MAGAZINE WINGS 3 VEINS 3 22