Mapping of urban biodiversity begins amid heatwave

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Painted storks and ibises forage successful  a shallow excavation  adjacent   the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, the opening   time  of the City Nature Challenge 2026 successful  Visakhapatnam connected  Friday.

Painted storks and ibises forage successful a shallow excavation adjacent the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, the opening time of the City Nature Challenge 2026 successful Visakhapatnam connected Friday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK

The four-day (April 24–27) planetary ‘City Nature Challenge 2026' commenced connected Friday, with participants from crossed cities documenting municipality biodiversity. Due to prevailing vigor conditions, enactment remained humble connected the opening day.

Describing the initiative, Vivek Rathod, a naturalist from Visakhapatnam, said: "The lawsuit brings unneurotic cities worldwide successful a “friendly competition” to grounds and observe arsenic galore taxon arsenic imaginable successful nationalist spaces specified arsenic parks, resorts, and wildlife habitats. “Participants photograph flora and fauna and upload them connected the iNaturalist platform, which automatically records location, day and time. Even if 1 does not cognize the species, the level helps place it,” helium said.

Published - April 24, 2026 10:45 p.m. IST

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