Our projects span biodiversity documentation, ecological research, and community engagement across IISER Tirupati, IIT Tirupati, and partner campuses, focusing on the unexplored biodiversity of the Seshachalam Hills.
Our work is structured around five core areas of focus, integrating education, science, and community action.
Accredited courses at IISER & IIT Tirupati use campuses as field labs, allowing students to gain practical experience and contribute valuable data.
Conducting field surveys, experiments, and research on species behavior, bioacoustics, and genetics to study the impact of urbanization on wildlife.
Engaging citizens and training Forest Department staff through awareness walks, citizen science events, and collaborative monitoring programs like the Bird Atlas.
Organizing and participating in global events like the Great Backyard Bird Count and Moth Week to foster a spirit of discovery and data sharing.
Building capacity and coordinating conservation efforts through the APSCHE, Tirupati Nature Society, and Pulicat networks.
Highlighting some of our most impactful conservation initiatives currently underway.
Researchers study squirrels and other small mammals across India to understand their response to human-driven habitat modifications and urbanization.
Student teams in ecology courses document species in different habitats, calculate biodiversity indices, and contribute to a massive annual dataset.
In partnership with the APSCHE network, five institutions are working to build faculty and student capacity to create official campus biodiversity registers.
Twice a year, trained campus researchers and citizens survey designated grids to document avian diversity, seasonality, and migration patterns for conservation planning.
Our conservation projects have achieved significant measurable outcomes in protecting biodiversity and engaging communities.
