Sachin...Master Batsman become Wildlife Conservationist......

Sachin Tendulkar dedicated his 42nd Test hundred, which put India in command against New Zealand in the first Test, to the cause of tiger conservation. It is decision and role model create awareness on wild animal conservation. Though he may be a brand model of so many products, he insist wild animal and forests conservation.He proved him as a great cricketer as well as great citizen concerning his country.We can know it from the following statements.

"I would very much like to dedicate this hundred to tiger conservation, because that is what, right from the start of this tour, the whole team had decided. I have given couple of messages as well in this regard. So I would dedicate this one to tiger conservation," said Tendulkar, who scored a sublime 160 in India's first innings total of 520 at the Seddon Park on Friday.

On the eve of the first Test, Tendulkar had supported the cause, expressing concern about the dwindling numbers of tigers in India.

"At the start of the century, there were nearly 40,000 tigers in India. Today that number has shrunk to 1,700 and we are losing at least one tiger a month. The rate at which the tiger is being hunted down is alarming," Tendulkar had said.

Concerned about the steep fall in tiger numbers, he said, "When I was growing up, I was told there was an animal called a dinosaur. Tomorrow, we would probably be talking about the tiger in a similar way to our future generations. Something needs to be done soon to stop the tiger from vanishing from our forests."

Tendulkar, who holds the record for the most number of centuries scored by a batsman in Tests (42) and one-day internationals (43), said, "Though I am no expert in this field, I feel the tiger should be allowed to live without disturbance in the forests. As we have our own homes and territories, the tiger has its territory. We should not disturb its habitat. That would be the best way to ensure that this magnificent survives in our forests."

Interestingly, the entire Indian team has come out in support of the tiger, which is being driven to extinction. A banner 'Extinction is Forever' has been displayed at the team marquee.

Conclusion: Sachin's statement is a good start and should spread all over India as well as world. Politician who concentrate mainly about their political issues should give their voice to nature conservation activities.It is my ultimate desire.

Shekar Dattatri.......A wild lens man.........

WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION FILMMAKING

Shekar Dattatri’s lifelong fascination with wildlife began at the age of 13, when he joined the famous Madras Snake Park as a student-volunteer. This led to photography and, later, to wildlife filmmaking. His first film, ‘A Cooperative for Snake Catchers’, won the National Award in 1987 for Best Scientific Film. His next two documentaries were also National Award winners.

His film ‘Silent Valley - An Indian Rainforest’, completed in 1991, also won several international awards, including a Special Jury Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival in America, a top honor at the Sondrio International Film Festival on Parks and Protected Areas and Best Nature Film Award at the Tokyo Earthvision Festival. The same year, he was awarded an Inlaks Scholarship to spend eight months working with Oxford Scientific Films in the UK - at the time, one the foremost companies in the world producing natural history and science programmes for television.

BIOGRAPHY

Since then, Shekar has worked with some of the world’s leading broadcasters of wildlife programmes, including the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC Natural History Unit. International Production Companies he’s worked with include North South Productions, Scandinature Films, Natural History New Zealand, Icon Films, and Tigress Productions. In 1998, the UK trade magazine, Television Business International rated him as one of the top ten rising stars of wildlife filmmaking in the world. Some of his films as a producer/cameraman include, ‘The Good Snake’, ‘Nagarahole - Tales from An Indian Jungle’, ‘Monsoon - India’s God of Life’, and ‘The Ridley’s Last Stand’.

Moving away from television documentaries in 2000, and working closely with conservation NGOs in India, Shekar now uses his skills as a filmmaker to make hard-hitting advocacy films on conservation issues. Some of these films, which have helped bring about lasting changes on the ground, include ‘Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh’ and ‘The Killing Fields - Orissa’s Appalling Turtle Crisis’.

Besides filmmaking, Shekar also writes popular articles on wildlife, conservation and filmmaking in leading newspapers and magazines. He is the author of two children’s books, ‘The Riddle of the Ridley’, and ‘Lai Lai the Baby Elephant’. He is a Founder-Trustee of Trust for Environmental Education (TREE), a registered non-profit organization, and Co-Founder of Naturequest, a non-profit forum for environmental education and awareness. He keeps in touch with the world of international natural history broadcasting through his extensive network of contacts in the industry, and as a member of the jury at prestigious international wildlife film festivals. Final juries he’s served on include Wildscreen the world’s premier wildlife film festival, the Sondrio film festival on Parks and Protected Areas, the Japan Wildlife Film Festival and the international section of the Vatavaran Wildlife and Environment Film Festival.

In 2004 he won a Rolex Award for Enterprise (Associate Laureate) for his work in conservation filmmaking, becoming the only wildlife filmmaker to win this coveted award. In 2007 he won a Carl Zeiss Conservation Award and also the Canara Bank - CMS - Prithvi Ratna Award. He is a Member of the National Board for Wildlife, a statutory body chaired by the Prime Minister of India. He lives in Chennai, south India.

Article in Hindu

Kudremukh, a place nestled in Karnataka, was famous for its iron ore. Or so we thought, till a tiny group of people showed us otherwise.

Little did we realise that the place was one of the best rainforest national parks in the country, and that the mining hit it hard. An 11-minute documentary later, the wealth of Kudremukh came to light, and the mining was stopped in 2005.

Small yet powerful

“Conservation today is only because of tiny groups with a big conviction. Such groups have won huge battles,” says Shekar Dattatri, who produced the documentary Mindless Mining - the tragedy of Kudremukh. He was in city recently The 45-year-old conservationist and wildlife cinematographer has directed and produced various documentaries, including ones on tigers, snakes, crocodiles and Olive Ridley turtles. He was here to take part in the World Forest Day celebrations organised by Osai and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

While there are plenty of animals out there facing extinction, is the tiger getting undue attention because it is our national animal? “May be. But saving the tiger is going to improve a whole chain, including the trees, its habitat, its prey etc. So, indirectly many stand to benefit. However, a few animals including the snow leopard, gharial and birds such as the great pied hornbill need special attention too. Invisible destruction of habitats will have insidious results. What is needed is a landscape-based conservation.

“Saving electricity and water may not look as glamorous as saving the tiger, but that’s what we can do as individuals,” says the recipient of Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

“The forests provide us everything that we have. But, we are driven by greed, and soon nothing will be left.”

He says the country is witnessing unsustainable growth. “We are competing with China. But look at them, their growth has been at the cost of bio-diversity. Such growth will kill the real pleasures of living.”

He says that forest provides everything, but only four per cent of the total forest area in India is protected. “If we do not realise the links, the nation will collapse. Shortage of food and water will cause civil unrest.”

He is all praise for Bhutan, and claims that it is the best country in preserving its resources. ‘They look at not the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) but GNP – Gross National Happiness. They are not looking at unbridled growth, and are slow to adopt any new or outside technology.”

However, he says it is still not late. “We need a non-populist politician to apply the brakes, to study the positives and negatives of the current situation before doing anything. We should ensure that the four per cent of the protected land is not encroached upon. We should strive for recovery of resources in the remaining 96 per cent. We can raise a plantation, but never a forest.” He asserts that destroying Nature does not affect Nature, it only affects mankind.

Sign of hope

“As a kid, I was depressed that I many not grow to see tigers roam the forests. However, thanks to conservationists, including NGOs, I see tigers today. I want the kids today to be able to see the majestic animal when they grow up. And, the responsibility is in everyone’s hands: journalists, politicians, NGOs, teachers, students, filmmakers. Just about anyone can inspire and create awareness. That is a sign of hope.”

AIM & SHOOT!

Where are all the sparrows?

Where are all the thatched roofs? We now live in concrete jungles that do not have the provisions for sparrows to build nests.

Further, earlier they could feed from rice etc spread out on the terrace. Now, we buy everything off supermarket shelves.

As a conservationist don’t you have the responsibility to save an injured animal while on a shoot?

It may sound cruel, but a sanctuary is not a zoo, where the animals are your responsibility. By saving a dying animal I am depriving food for others such as vultures, hyenas and wolves. The best thing is to not interfere.

Can forest fires be prevented?

Yes, because all forest-fires are man-made, and invariably due to his indifference. Reckless throwing of torches, cigarettes and beedis, or deliberate burning of dry leaves to retrieve fallen antlers are reasons for the destruction.

What are the problems you face from animals inside the jungle?

Strangely, we are worried about our safety only till we reach the jungles. Once we are inside, we are very safe. There have been a few ‘mock charges’, but they were just that – mock!

For more about the conservationist and his works, visit http://shekardattatri.com/

Jane Goodall.....lover of Chimpanzee.....

“We have a choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place." -Dr. Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall: An Extraordinary Life

In the summer of 1960, 26-year-old Jane Goodall arrived on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa to study the area's chimpanzee population.

Although it was unheard of for a woman to venture into the wilds of the African forest, the trip meant the fulfillment of Jane Goodall's childhood dream. Jane’s work in Tanzania would prove more successful than anyone had imagined.

Must We Redefine Man?

At first, the Gombe chimps fled whenever they saw Jane. But she persisted, watching from a distance with binoculars, and gradually the chimps allowed her closer. One day in October 1960 she saw chimps David Graybeard and Goliath strip leaves off twigs to fashion tools for fishing termites from a nest. Scientists thought humans were the only species to make tools, but here was evidence to the contrary. On hearing of Jane's observation, her mentor Louis Leakey said: "Now we must redefine tool, redefine man, or accept chimpanzees as humans."

Also in her first year at Gombe, Jane observed chimps hunting and eating bushpigs and other animals, disproving theories that chimpanzees were primarily vegetarians and fruit eaters who only occasionally supplemented their diet with insects and small rodents.

A Profound Effect on Primatology

In 1965, Jane earned her Ph.D in Ethology from Cambridge University. Soon thereafter, she returned to Tanzania to continue research and to establish the Gombe Stream Research Centre.

It is hard to overstate the degree to which Dr. Goodall changed and enriched the field of primatology. She defied scientific convention by giving the Gombe chimps names instead of numbers, and insisted on the validity of her observations that animals have distinct personalities, minds and emotions. She wrote of lasting chimpanzee family relationships.

Through the years her work continued to yield surprising insights, such as the unsettling discovery that chimpanzees engage in a primitive form of brutal “warfare.” In early 1974, a "four-year war" began at Gombe, the first record of long-term warfare in nonhuman primates. Members of the Kasakela group systematically annihilated members of the "Kahama" splinter group.

Dr. Goodall would also chart surprising courtship patterns in which males force females onto consortships in remote spots for days or even months. And she and her field staff in 1987 would observe adolescent Spindle "adopt" three-year-old orphan Mel, even though the infant was not a close relative.

The Jane Goodall Institute

In 1977, Jane founded the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. Today, the mission of the Jane Goodall Institute is to advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things. The Institute is a leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats and is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa and the Roots & Shoots education program in nearly 100 countries.

Jane's Honors

Dr. Goodall's scores of honors include the Medal of Tanzania, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research 2003, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, and the Gandhi/King Award for Nonviolence. In April 2002 Secretary-General Annan named Dr. Goodall a United Nations “Messenger of Peace.” Messengers help mobilize the public to become involved in work that makes the world a better place. They serve as advocates in a variety of areas: poverty eradication, human rights, peace and conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, disarmament, community development and environmentalism. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Dr. Goodall a Dame of the British Empire, the equivalent of a knighthood.

Dr. Goodall has received honorary doctorates from numerous universities, including: Utrecht University, Holland; Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich; Stirling University, Scotland; Providence University, Taiwan; University of Guelph and Ryerson University in Canada; Buffalo University, Tufts University and other U.S. universities.

Jane's Publications

Dr. Goodall's list of publications is extensive, including two overviews of her work at Gombe—In the Shadow of Man and Through a Window—as well as two autobiographies in letters and a spiritual autobiography, Reason for Hope. Her many children's books include Grub: the Bush Baby, Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours and My Life with the Chimpanzees. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior is recognized as the definitive work on chimpanzees and is the culmination of Jane Goodall's scientific career. She has been the subject of numerous television documentaries and is featured in the large-screen format film, Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002). Most recently, Dr. Goodall wrote Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating in 2005.

Today, Jane spends much of her time lecturing, sharing her message of hope for the future and encouraging young people to make a difference in their world.

Curriculum Vitae
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE

Personal

Date of Birth: 3rd April 1934
Nationality: British
Marital Status: Married to Baron Hugo van Lawick, 1964 (divorced)
One son, Hugo Eric Louis, born 1967
Married to Hon. Derek Bryceson, M.P. 1975 (widowed)

Education

1950 School Certificate (London) with Matriculation Exemption

1952 Higher Certificate (London)

1962 Entered Cambridge University, England, as Ph.D. candidate in Ethology under Professor Robert Hinde

Ph.D. in Ethology, Cambridge University, England

Research

From 1960 Behavior of free-living chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park, Tanzania

1968-1969 Social behavior of the Spotted Hyena, Crocutta crocutta, Ngorongoro Conservation Area

1972-2003 Director of research on the behavior of the Olive Baboon, Papio anubis, Gombe National Park

1967-2003 Scientific Director of the Gombe Stream Research Centre, Tanzania

Academic Appointments

1971-1975 Visiting Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Program of Human Biology, Stanford University, California, USA

From 1973 Honorary Visiting Professor in Zoology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

1987-1988 Adjunct Professor of the Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University, School of Veterinary Medicine

1990 Associate, Cleveland Natural History Museum

1990 Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California

1996-2002 A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Cornell University

Professional Affiliations

From 1974 Trustee, L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, USA

From 1976 Trustee, Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation, USA

From 1981 Scientific Governor, Chicago Academy of Sciences, USA

From 1984 International Director, ChimpanZoo (research program involving zoos and sanctuaries worldwide), USA

From 1987 Vice President, the British Veterinary Association's Animal Welfare Institute, UK

From 1988 Trustee, Jane Goodall Institute, UK

From 1989 Director, Humane Society of the United States

From 1990 Member of the Advisory Board, Advocates for Animals, Scotland

From 1990 Vice President for Conservation International Board of MediSend

From 1991 Member of the Advisory Board, the Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities, USA

From 1993 Trustee, Jane Goodall Institute, Canada

From 1994 Member of the Board of the Orangutan Foundation, USA

From 1994 Member of the Advisory Board, Trees for Life, USA

From 1995 Founder, Whole Child Initiative International, USA

From 1995 Member of the Advisory Board, Dolphin Project International and Dolphin Project Europe

From 1995 Member of Council of Advisors, Global Green USA

From 1996 Member of Advisory Board, The Fred Foundation, the Netherlands

From 1998 President, Advocates for Animals, UK

From 1999 Member of Advisory Board, The Orion Society, USA

From 2000 Member of the Board, Save the Chimps/Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care

From 2001 Advisor and Founder of the Whole Child Initiative USA

From 2001 Co-founder of EETA/CRABS (Ethologists for Ethical Treatment of Animals/Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior)

From 2001 Member of the International Advisory Board of Teachers Without Borders, USA

From 2001 Member of Advisory Committee, RESTORE, USA

From 2001 Honorary Trustee, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, USA

From 2001 Member of IPS Ad-Hoc Committee for the World Heritage Status for Great Apes

From 2001 Member of Board of Trustees, NANPA Infinity Foundation, USA

From 2001 Member of Board, North American Bear Center, USA

From 2001 Member of Advisory Board, Laboratory Primate Advocacy Group, USA

From 2001 Member of Advisory Board, Tech Foundation, USA

From 2001 Member of Honorary Committee, Farm Sanctuary, USA

From 2002 Member of Advisory Board, Rachel’s Network, USA

From 2002 Member of the Board of Directors of the Cougar Fund

From 2002 Scientific Fellow of the Wildlife Conservation Society, USA

From 2002 Member of Board of Directors, The Many One Foundation, USA

From 2002 Member of Board of Governors & Officers, For Grace, USA

From 2002 Member of Advisory Board, DIGNITY YOU WEAR, USA

2002-2003 Papadopoulos Fellow

From 2004 Member of Advisory Board, Initiative for Animals and Ethics,

Harvard University, USA

From 2005 Member of Friends of Africa International Advisory Board

From 2005 Member of Cincinnati Zoo Advisory Council

From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, Chimps Inc.

From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, Kidsrights

From 2005 Member of Advisory Board, MediSend

From 2005 Member of Honorary Board, Quinnipiac University, USA

From 2006 Member of Advisory Board, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

From 2006 Member of Advisory Board, Club of Budapest

From 2006 Member of Advisory Board, ENO Leading Mothers of the Environment

From 2006 Member of Board of Directors, National Institute for Play

From 2007 Fellow, Wings WorldQuest, USA

From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Gift of Life in America, Inc., USA

From 2007 Leading Founder, Great Chapter at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA, USA

From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, The Heart of America Foundation, USA

From 2007 Member of Advisory Board, Project R&R: Release and Restitution for Chimpanzees in U.S. Laboratories, a campaign of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society, USA

Memberships

1972 Honorary Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1981 Explorer's Club, New York, USA

1984 Foreign Member of the Research Centre for Human Ethology at the Max- Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology

1988 American Philosophical Society, USA

1988 Society of Women Geographers, USA

1990 Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, Germany

1991 Academia Scientiarium et Artium Europaea, Austria

1991 Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

2006 Honorary Member, Ewha Academy of Arts and Sciences

Honorary Degrees

1975 LaSalle College, Philadelphia, Penn., USA

1979 Stirling University, Stirling, Scotland, UK

1986 Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

1986 Zoologisches Institut der Universitat Munchen, Munchen, Germany

1986 Tuft's University, Boston, Mass., USA

1988 University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA

1990 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn., USA

1991 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

1993 William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., USA

1993 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., USA

1994 Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

1996 Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Conn., USA

1996 Salisbury State University, Salisbury, Md., USA

1997 University of Edinburgh Veterinary School, Edinburgh, Scotland

1998 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1999 Albright College, Reading, Penn., USA

2000 Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga., USA

2001 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA

2001 University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

2001 Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2001 Providence University, Taiwan, R.O.C.

2002 Elon University, Elon, NC, USA

2002 Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Va., USA

2003 University of Central Lancashire, UK

2005 Pecs University, Pecs, Hungary

2005 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

2005 Rutgers State University, New Jersey, USA

2006 The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, TZ

2007 Doane College, Crete, NE, USA

2007 Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Awards

1963-64 Franklin Burr Award for Contribution to Science, National Geographic Society

1970 Stott Science Award, Cambridge University

1974 Gold Medal for Conservation, San Diego Zoological Society

1974 Conservation Award, Women's Branch of the New York Zoological Society

1974 Brad Washburn Award, Boston Museum of Science (with Hugo van Lawick)

1980 Order of the Golden Ark, World Wildlife Award for Conservation

1984 J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize

1985 Living Legacy Award from the International Women's League

1987 The Albert Schweitzer Award of the Animal Welfare Institute

1987 National Alliance for Animals Award

1987 E. Mendel Medaille from the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina

1987 Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement

1988 Centennial Award, National Geographic Society

1988 Joseph Krutch Award, the Humane Society of the United States

1988 Award for Humane Excellence, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

1989 Encyclopaedia Britannica Award for Excellence on the Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Mankind

1989 Anthropologist of the Year Award

1990 The AMES Award, American Anthropologist Association

1990 Whooping Crane Conservation Award, Conoco, Inc.

1990 Gold Medal of the Society of Women Geographers

1990 Inamori Foundation Award

1990 Washoe Award

1990 The Kyoto Prize in Basic Science

1991 The Edinburgh Medal

1993 Rainforest Alliance Champion Award

1994 Chester Zoo Diamond Jubilee Medal

1995 Commander of the British Empire, presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

1995 The National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal for Distinction in Exploration, Discovery, and Research

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award, In Defense of Animals

1995 The Moody Gardens Environmental Award

1995 Honorary Wardenship of Uganda National Parks

1996 The Zoological Society of London Silver Medal

1996 The Tanzanian Kilimanjaro Medal

1996 The Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Award

1996 The Caring Institute Award

1996 The Polar Bear Award

1996 William Proctor Prize for Scientific Achievement

1997 John & Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

1997 David S. Ingells, Jr. Award for Excellence

1997 Common Wealth Award for Public Service

1997 The Field Museum's Award of Merit

1997 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

1997 Royal Geographical Society / Discovery Channel Europe Award for A Lifetime of Discovery

1998 Disney's Animal Kingdom Eco Hero Award

1998 National Science Board Public Service Award

1998 The Orion Society’s John Hay Award

1999 International Peace Award

1999 Botanical Research Institute of Texas International Award of Excellence in Conservation

2000 Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints International Peace Award

2001 Graham J. Norton Award for Achievement in Increasing Community

Liability

2001 Rungius Award of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, USA

2001 Master Peace Award

2001 Gandhi/King Award for Non-Violence

2002 The Huxley Memorial Medal, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

2002 United Nations “Messenger of Peace” Appointment

2003 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

2003 Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment Award

2003 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Achievement

2003 Dame of the British Empire, to be presented by HRH Prince Charles

2003 Chicago Academy of Sciences’ Honorary Environmental Leader Award

2003 Commonwealth Club Centennial Medallion Award

2004 Teachers College Columbia University Medal for Distinguished Service to Education

2004 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest

2004 Will Rogers Spirit Award, the Rotary Club of Will Rogers and Will Rogers Memorial Museums

2004 Life Time Achievement Award, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

2004 Polar Star Award, Paris, France

2004 Save Our Species Award, Santa Barbara, California, USA

2004 Time Magazine European Heroes Award

2004 Extraordinary Service to Humanity Award, The Bear Search and Rescue Foundation

2004 Medal for Distinguished Service to Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA

2005 Lifetime Achievement Award, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

2005 Siemens Forum Life Award

2005 Westminster College President’s Medal, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

2005 National Organization of Women’s Intrepid Award

2005 Honorary Conservation Award, University of Iowa, USA

2005 Discovery and Imagination Stage Award

2005 Westminster College President's Medal for Exemplary Achievement

2005 Pax Natura Award

2006 International Patron of the Immortal Chaplains Foundation

2006 UNESCO Gold Medal Award

2006 French Legion of Honor, presented by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin

2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, Jules Verne Adventures

2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, WINGS WorldQuest

2007 Protector of Biodiversity and Apes in Africa, presented by Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic of France

2007 Honorary Medal of the City of Paris, presented by Mr. Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris, France

2007 Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Medal, Harvard Museum of Natural History

2007 Roger Tory Peterson Medal and Citation, Harvard Museum of Natural History

Publications

Books

1967 My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society

1971 Innocent Killers (with H. van Lawick). Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins.

1971 In the Shadow of Man. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins.
Published in 48 languages.

1986 The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior. Boston: Bellknap Press of the Harvard University Press. Published also in Japanese and Russian.

R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Technical, Scientific or Medical book of 1986, to Bellknap Press of Harvard University Press, Boston.

The Wildlife Society (USA) Award for "Outstanding Publication in Wildlife Ecology and Management".

1990 Through a Window: 30 years observing the Gombe chimpanzees. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Translated into more than 15 languages.

1991 Penguin edition, UK. American Library Association "Best" list among Nine Notable Books (Nonfiction) for 1991.

1993 Visions of Caliban (co-authored with Dale Peterson, Ph.D.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
New York Times "Notable Book" for 1993.
Library Journal "Best Sci-Tech Book" for 1993.

1999 Brutal Kinship (with Michael Nichols). New York: Aperture Foundation.

1999 Reason For Hope; A Spiritual Journey (with Phillip Berman). New York: Warner Books, Inc. Translated into Japanese.

2000 40 Years At Gombe. New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang.

2000 Africa In My Blood: (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

2001 Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters, the later years (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company

2002 The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do To Care for the Animals We Love (with Marc Bekoff). San Francisco: Harper San Francisco

2005 Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating (with Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson). New York: Warner Books

Children's Books

1972 Grub: The Bush Baby (with H. van Lawick). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

1988 My Life with the Chimpanzees. New York: Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc.
Translated into French, Japanese and Chinese.
Parenting's Reading-Magic Award for "Outstanding Book for Children," 1989.

1989 The Chimpanzee Family Book. Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio; Munich: Neugebauer Press; London: Picture Book Studio.
Translated into more than 15 languages, including Japanese and Kiswahili.
The UNICEF Award for the best children's book of 1989.
Austrian state prize for best children's book of 1990.

1989 Jane Goodall's Animal World: Chimps. New York: Macmillan.

1989 Animal Family Series: Chimpanzee Family; Lion Family; Elephant Family; Zebra Family; Giraffe Family; Baboon Family; Hyena Family; Wildebeest Family. Toronto: Madison Marketing Ltd.

1994 With Love. New York / London: North-South Books. Translated into German, French, Italian, and Japanese.

1999 Dr. White (illustrated by Julie Litty). New York: North-South Books.

2000 The Eagle & the Wren (illustrated by Alexander Reichstein). New York: North-South Books.

2001 Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours. New York: Scholastic Press

2004 Rickie and Henri: A True Story (with Alan Marks) New York: Penguin Young Readers Group

Films

1963 Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, National Geographic Society.

1984 Among the Wild Chimpanzees, National Geographic Special.

1988 People of the Forest, with Hugo van Lawick.

1990 Chimpanzee Alert, in the Nature Watch Series, Central Television.

1990 Chimps, So Like Us, HBO film nominated for 1990 Academy Award.

1990 The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall, National Geographic Society.

1990 The Gombe Chimpanzees, Bavarian Television.

1995 Fifi's Boys, for the Natural World series for the BBC.

1995 My Life with the Wild Chimpanzees, National Geographic.

Chimpanzee Diary for BBC2 Animal Zone.

Animal Minds for BBC.

1999 Jane Goodall: Reason For Hope, PBS special produced by KTCA.

2001 Chimps R Us PBS special Scientific Frontiers.

2002 Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees, in collaboration with Science North.

2004 Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe, produced by Tigress Productions for Animal Planet/Discovery.

2004 Jane Goodall's State of the Great Ape, produced by Tigress Productions.

2005 Jane Goodall - When Animals Talk, produced by Tigress Productions.

2006 Jane Goodall's Heroes, produced by Creative Differences

Important TamilNadu State symbols......

Important National Symbols......

Situation Photo.........

Today i saw this amazing photo in www.poovulagu.org which is a website talking about environmental issues in Tamil.This a nice photo for this occasion and insists the important of trees.Unfortunately i unable to read letters in this website because of default font in my computer.It is a website suggested by Aananda Vikadan.

Forest College....My learning Paradise.....

The Forest college & Research Institute is one of best college in Tamilnadu. It is affiliated with
Tamilnadu Agricultural University and Pioneer in forestry research.I finished my Bachelor Degree here(2001-2005).My college play a major role of making my personalty.Major things i learned here is bird&animal watching and nature conservation.I have a good opportunity to learn many good habits from my senior and have good relationship with my juniors.
My college is located at Reserve forest near foothills of Kothagiri hills.So its endowed with good diversity of wildlife.I got a great chance visit many forest areas for study purpose & trekking.There is lot of things to share about my college.I love my college and i miss so much now.