TIFR - NCBS Field Station

Very Excited!! Fundamental of field ecology kicks off today! @ncbs#fieldcourse #fieldstation

🌟Dr Anjana Badrinarayanan & Dr Deepa Agashe, Associate Professors @NCBS_Bangalore were invited to the #RepublicDay2026 At-Home Reception hosted by the Hon’ble President of India @rashtrapatibhvn 🌟We are honoured to see our faculty recognised through this prestigious invitation!

Happy Republic day to all 2026 #RepublicDay2026

The foundations of field ecology course concluded with Participants presenting results of a set of interesting field ecology projects done in the last few days. Given the limited time, a rigorous but exciting & rewarding undertaking. Great fun! @NCBS_Bangalore #fieldcourse

Field director, Satpura Tiger Reserve, Rakhi Nanda engaged with participants and talked about various aspects of reserve’s management. #fieldcourse #ncbs #fieldecology @NCBS_Bangalore #Pachmarhi

From learnings to practice. Participants spent the day identifying a research question & formulating a clear hypothesis; the next three days will be walking through the steps to collect data & analyse to address the specific question. #fieldcourse #pachmarhi #ncbs #fieldecology

First half of the day was an introduction to R and data visualization by Dr Sachin Sridhara. Post lunch, it was a tour to burgondhi buffer. #fieldcourse #fieldecology #ncbs #datanalysis

Dr Shivani Krishna introduced participants to the principles of community ecology and methods to study it. In the field participants noted interaction between insects visiting Caesalpinia decapetala flowers. #fieldcourse #fundamentals #pachmarhi #communityecology

Dr Jayapal taught participants mist-netting, designing sampling methods to estimate bird population. He also talked about the status of Indian birds informed by eBird data. Dr Ghazala’s talk highlighted woodpecker species as indicators of declining forest quality & birds #ncbs

Day6 of fundamentals of field ecology began with field exploration of bird habitats. Dr Rajah Jayapal introduced participants to the bird identification, behaviour and taxonomy. #fieldcourse #ncbs #ncbsfieldstation #ornithology #SatpuraTigerReserve

Participants learning study design in ecological research. Dr Ghazala Shahabuddin also emphasised the importance and limitations of observational and controlled experiments. #fieldcourse @ncbs @fieldecology #fieldstation

@AdityajWildlife @NCBS_Bangalore Introduction to the principles of mammalian taxonomy by Dr Devcharan Jathanna #fieldcourse #satpuratigerreserve @NCBS_Bangalore

@AdityajWildlife @NCBS_Bangalore Aditya @AdityajWildlife talked about his ongoing work on surveying Pangolin populations & ecology in Satpura Tiger Reserve. He also touched upon the threats posed by pangolin poaching & trade & rehabilitation of the confiscated animals. @NCBS_Bangalore #satpuratigerreserve

Day 4 of Fundamentals of field ecology course began with learning about operation and application of GPS technology in wildlife research Participants got hands-on feel with GPS mediated treasure hunt game #fieldcourse #satpuratigerreserve #fieldecology @NCBS_Bangalore @NcbsMp

An introduction to ethical practices, scientific integrity & broader discussion on the scientific conduct. #fieldcourse #pachmarhi #ethics #fieldecology

Consideration & practices to follow to preserve a floral specimen for reliable identification. #fieldcourse #fieldecology #pachmarhi #ncbs

Day3 First half of the day, participants learnt to select appropriate sampling methods to effectively address an ecological research questions. #fieldecology #fieldcourse #ncbs #pachmarhi #satpuratigerreserve

Shri Pradip Krishan shared insights gained from his nearly two decades of work on desert restoration projects. #fieldcourse #satpuratigerreserve #Pachmarhi #fieldecology #ncbs @NCBS_Bangalore

Day2 morning continues with identification of trees. Key lessons: you won’t remember! So take notes- what, where & when. Enough repetitions to get familiar with ID features #fieldcourse #fundamentals #ncbs @NCBS_Bangalore #Pachmarhi #satpuratigerreserve