THE AUTHORS
Uday Veer Singh, Indian Forest Service
Dr.Singh obtained his masters in zoology with specialization in Entomology and has done his PhD on Insect hormones. 23 of his papers have published in various international journals on various aspects of Bio-diversity. He has special interest in birds and as a senior forest officer, is very keen on conservation of their habitat. He is currently the Conservator of Forests, Bangalore territorial circle. Dr. Singh can be reached at uvsingh AT yahoo.com
Ameen Ahmed
Ameen is a keen birdwatcher, writer and a nature photographer. He has more than 50 publications to his credit including popular articles. Apart from cover pages of books, his pictures have been used by organizations like Birdlife International and Greenpeace Canada. He currently works full time for Greenpeace India. Ameen can be reached at tumkurameen AT gmail.com
Acknowledgements:
The authors would like to thank all the individuals who have helped to make this site a success. Bird lovers from both forest department and non-government organizations have contributed immensely in the making of this site.
The authors in particular would like to thank:
> Mr. Harish Bhat, Researcher, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. > Mr. Sridhar, Computer Programmer, Forest Department Head Quarters, Aranya Bhavan, Bangalore.
> Guru Prasad.T.V, Wildlife Aware Nature Club, Tumkur.