Lack of education and awareness has resulted in degradation of nature and endangered wildlife species in Kerala, widely known as ‘God's own country,' says P. Santhosh Kumar, whose exhibition of photographs of rare wildlife is under way in Kanhangad.
Kerala has many unexplored areas that are often destroyed by human beings owing to lack of awareness or education, says Mr. Kumar, a practising dental surgeon in the city for the last 25 years.
“As temporary inhabitants of Earth, we have to preserve nature and the wildlife for the future generation,” says Kumar, expressing hope that the two-day exhibition of the rare photos of wildlife would serve to educate the people about the need to conserve nature and endangered species of birds and animals in the “globalised world order.”
“The Western Ghats and the Himalayas are listed as the only two hot spots in India. If the Western Ghats evolved 7,000 crore years ago, the present generation should preserve the region for the same period keeping in mind generation next.”
The 100-odd rare photos of wildlife shot by the nature lover include rare birds such as the Sri Lankan Frog Mouth, which migrates from Sri Lanka only to Thattekkad in Kerala, he says.
The other species photographed by him during his visits to various wildlife sanctuaries in India are Darter, Southern Bird Wing, the largest butterfly seen in South India, Roller Bird, listed as the official bird of Karnataka, the endangered house sparrow and so on.
Source:The Hindu, 2-8-2010
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