A mailing list called NatHistory-India has been created for discussions on the Natural History of South Asia. This includes the geographic area that roughly falls under the political boundaries of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives.
The primary purpose of this list is to provide a forum for discussions on the - biogeography, distribution, status, behavior, ecology, conservation, taxonomy of all biological taxa in the Indian subcontinent - birds, mammals, insects, herps, plants etc.
Discussion is un-moderated and the topics include :
1. Topics of general interest - birdwatching, national parks and wildlife sanctuary information, trip reports, news articles, books, travel tips for specific sites etc.
2. Topics from the perspective of researchers who are professionally involved with natural history research in S. Asia - research aids, opportunities, sites, experiences, publications, etc.
By accomodating the above topics, it is hoped that the list will be of some use both as a research tool, as well as a medium for informal exchange between people who share an interest in the natural history of South Asia at any level.
Topics dealing with environmental issues from the point of view of economy, development, society, politics, law are well suited for another list - S-ASIA-ENVIRON at Columbia University. While some overlap between the two lists may be inevitable, attempts should be made to keep this at a minimum. At the same time, cross-fertilization of ideas/information from other list(s) is encouraged where appropriate.
To subscribe to NatHistory-India, send the following message to listproc@lists.princeton.edu
subscribe nathistory-india your_email_address first_name last_name
A searchable archive of previous postings to this list is available. Binary attachments posted to the list are also archived.
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Last modified on: Tue Apr 5 15:42:02 2005