Full citation of the book:
Sondhi, S., K. Kunte, G. Agavekar, R. Lovalekar, K. Tokekar. 2013. Butterflies of the Garo Hills. Samrakshan Trust (New Delhi), Titli Trust (Dehradun) and Indian Foundation for Butterflies (Bengaluru). xvi+200pp, all in full color.
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Since 2008 we have been surveying the wonderful butterfly fauna of the Garo Hills, which forms the north-westernmost tip of the globally recognized Indo-Burmese Biodiversity Hotspot. This book follows the publication of our research paper on the butterflies of the Garo Hills in 2012. It has been published with generous and full funding from the India Foundation and the Forests and Environment Department, Government of Meghalaya. We authors have decided not to take any royalty and the publishers have decided not to make any money on this book. However, we are distributing this book for a token donation with the understanding that all the proceeds from the distribution of this book will go to non-profit activities for nature and biodiversity education, research, and conservation, especially in the Garo Hills. Several conservation groups have been doing this in various ways to encourage the Garos to keep their forests rather than turn them over to illegal coal miners. Part of this effort is butterfly tourism in the Garo Hills, which this book promotes. You can find out more about butterfly tourism in the South Garo Hills by emailing Sanjay Sondhi.
How to Obtain Copies of the Book:
You can obtain copies in person at NCBS in the north or JP Nagar in the south of Bengaluru, or receive them by post. The book is a not-for-profit resource for the community, it is not produced as a commercial product. However, a contributory amount from those who can afford it is appreciated, since this will help us with our non-profit activities of nature and biodiversity education, research and conservation. A suggested contributory amount to obtain the book is Rs. 600 per copy. If you can afford it, then pay more than the suggested contributory amount. You can pay by bank transfer or a UPI-based app such as PhonePe or PayTM using the details below. Email us or WhatsApp us (+91 9483-525-925; +91 6362-512-292) a screen capture before you pick up copies or ask them to be shipped (include your postal address). For shipping purposes, please include cost of shipping and handling (Rs. 150 for a copy, Rs. 500 for 2-10 copies).
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Also see our second volume in this series, Butterflies and Moths of Pakke Tiger Reserve (2nd edn), published in 2018.
Read corrigenda to this book here