By Felix Anthony
Namdapha, Feb 26, 2019: The second edition of Namdapha Butterfly Meet has concluded with an updated list of 152 species of butterflies at Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh.
The February 21-25 added 25 species of butterflies to the existing record of butterflies at the fourth largest national park in India.
The chief organizer of the event, Minom Pertin said, “We are very happy to update the record with 25 more species. But we are sure there is a lot more to discover in this Shangri la of India.”
The 45 participants, who mostly comprised of young college students from across North East India, were happy to spend time in a naturally pristine landscape without internet or telephone connectivity.
“The experience has been so fresh and mesmerizing, we would like to return to the park again soon”, said a second year student from North East Regional Institute of Science and Technology. Another student from Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat said that she would like to do her doctorate on butterflies.
Taking forward the theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ no plastic was used during the meet.
The second edition, which began with the literary competitions on butterflies and wildlife conservation for school students, was organized by the Society for Education and Environmental Development (SEED).