Guhanagari A Book on Urban Wildlife

Guhanagari: A Book on Urban Wildlife is an attempt to show the diversity of life in Christ University, Bangalore.[1] The book documents from the migratory fluttering butterflies to mammals living inside the 25-acre university campus.[2]

Guhanagari A Book on Urban Wildlife

Author	Pradeep Hegde, Sathya Chandra Sagar H S
Translator	DV Girish, Shashank Dalvi, Madhava C Kurp
Country	India
Language	English
Subject	Urban wildlife
Publisher	Christ University
Media type	Print
Pages	156
ISBN	978-93-82305-93-4
Website	www.christuniversity.in/publications/books/1447

The work was done, while they were students of Christ University, Bangalore campus.[3]

Summary

The book is divided into twelve chapters based on the Phylum and Class (biology) with a list of species. Most of the species are accompanied with a photograph and ID. This is the first attempt to document the 35-acre campus inside the city.

Checklist

Names	Number of Species	Comments
Trees	82
Butterflies	59
Spiders	30
Ants	14
Dragonflies & Damselflies	8
Amphibians	1
Reptiles	5
Birds	55
Mammals	7

Contributors

1. D V Girish, Managing Trustee, Bhadra Wildlife Conservation Trust
2. Shashank Dalvi, Wildlife Biologist
3. Madhava C Kurup, Wildlife Enthusiast
4. Swapna Lawrence, Christ University
5. Sudarshan Basrathaya, Christ University
6. Shifa Ahamed, Christ University
7. Shubham Gupta, Christ University
8. Arjun S Menon, Christ University
9. Ritobroto Chanda Christ University
10. Minoti Asher Christ University
11. Akash Paalaksh, Christ University
12. George Thengummoottil, Managing Trustee, Keratoconus Foundation India

References

1. Pradeep Hegde; Sathya Chandra; Sagar H S (23 July 2016). GUHANAGARI: A Book on Urban Wildlife at Christ University, Bengaluru. ISBN 9789382305934. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
2. "Christ University". Christuniversity.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
3. "Wild campus notes - Metroplus". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2017.