Dear Butterfly Lovers,
வணக்கம் [Greetings].
Every new year brings new targets for naturalists, and they make a big wish list as much as possible to achieve,
and in the process gather so many moments to cherish. We ask our online forum members to spell out their best
moments end of year, and it was no different for the year 2019, where in many shared their little stories, best
captures and the impression. Our thanks to their contribution. These are reproduced in the section, “ My Best
Butterfly Moment 2019”. NGOs in association with Tamil Nadu Forest Department increasingly conduct surveys
on lesser prioritised fauna like Birds and Butterflies, and Salem Nature Society in association Salem Forest
Division conducted a survey and a Team from TNBS participated in the same and narrated their experience in a
section titled “ Participation in Salem Forest Division Birds & Butterfly Survey”. In the next section “Participation
in Shendurney WLS– Butterfly Survey”, a representative of participating team from TNBS narrates their
experience of the survey and highlights findings.
This is followed by “In the News” section where the latest butterfly news related to TNBS, published in press is
highlighted. The increasing attention given by press to butterflies is a welcome sign and will sure do its bit in the
awareness and conservation. “From the Facebook Pages” section portrays the regular photo gallery picked up
from Facebook postings during the quarter by members.
When this issue makes an appearance before your eyes, the invisible, tiny Coronavirus (COVID-19) had taught us
a hard lesson across the globe. And reminded the human population, how intelligent and powerful they think
they are, can be shaken by a primitive invisible life form. Let us respect the nature! Let us provide due spaces for
all the species including the beautiful butterflies! Let them fly!
Editorial Team
The Nature and Butterfly Society
Pattampoochi– A quarterly magazine of The Nature and Butterfly Society
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Apr–Jun 2020. Issued on 01.04.2020
Issued from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
For Private Circulation Only. Copyright is with TNBS. Please write to us for
getting permission to use any of the contents.
Editor: A Pavendhan
Editorial Team: Balakrishnan R, Gopalakrishnan S, Nishanth CV, Theiva-
prakasham H , Viswanathan S and Ramanasaran H Cover Page: Common Tinsel (Pavendhan A)
The Nature and Butterfly Society (259/2018) is registered under the
Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 Danaid Eggfly, Great Orange-tip (Pavendhan A)
Full Page Picture Credits:
PATTAMPOOCHI
A TNBS MAGAZINE
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