https://www.chadvarakhal.org/conservation daily 0.75 2023-06-11 https://www.chadvarakhal.org/conservation/biodiversity-surveys monthly 0.5 2023-05-24 https://www.chadvarakhal.org/conservation/remote-camera-imaging monthly 0.5 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308635284-62NPJDXFXT27IBWHADZJ/jungle+cat.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Jungle Cat Felis chaus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308626814-NK37L9QN5H75X8RAVKLO/fox.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308622004-VYOXL8SQVOFWIFAP9JPI/desert+cat.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Desert Cat (Asiatic Wildcat) Felis silvestris ornata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308611512-CB950PUS9029FTHYIYP4/civet.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308653533-D8OAFO42P5XACOLS792Z/porcupine.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Indian Porcupine Hystrix indica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308659901-BQ55HDDBNGOKSZRAI4AM/ratel+honey+badger.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Ratel (Honey Badger) Mellivora capensis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308642379-IIUTKL3XMC18HJ3FPH88/leopard+b%26w.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Leopard Panthera pardus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308666194-70FFSWQRSN00QQQ1AZ2M/rusty+spotted+cat.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Rusty-spotted Cat Prionailurus rubiginosus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308630815-F4LY9HRYSARZ1STCB8MF/jackal.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Golden Jackal Canis aureus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676308672708-O1Y3Q8GGX2ZW63NZROJA/striped+hyena.JPG Conservation - Remote Camera Imaging - Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena https://www.chadvarakhal.org/conservation/naoroji-nursery monthly 0.5 2023-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/8d101313-78d1-4e1b-9ce0-b737d2357f00/naoroji+nursery.jpeg Conservation - Naoroji Nursery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.chadvarakhal.org/conservation/heritage-restoration monthly 0.5 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677844006644-4GSI9MXAI9DDOTK6NV3V/IMG_4836.jpeg Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1684831167530-UPHIBWGO8CXMBPL0869S/heritage+restoration+02.jpg Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677843982053-L9WVJY2EL61NFH1QEW6Q/IMG_4815.jpeg Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1684831117533-ZOQY9VBN4KAX9EMJYL8A/heritage+restoration+01.jpg Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677844088802-Z5XD0NVR01G9XI2ZG3EY/UNEV5092.JPG Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1684831142118-XAJ0G38QWZ5TR5AT1T9B/heritage+restoration+03.jpg Conservation - Heritage Restoration https://www.chadvarakhal.org/home daily 1.0 2023-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/b3bd2d94-820b-49a6-9222-446d52399cc2/pragsar+lake.jpg Home - AT THE HEART OF CHADVA RAKHAL the majestic Pragsar Lake, conceived and inaugurated in 1870 by Maharao Pragmalji II, sustains the biodiversity of the entire Rakhal, including 250+ mugger crocodiles - half of Kutch’s total population; over 200 species of wetland, aquatic and terrestrial birds; 26 mammal species including hyena, ratel, desert cat and leopard; reptiles; insects; and rare, endangered flora. Water percolates down from the 100+ acre lake to nourish Pragmalji’s exotic orchard of tamarind, chikoo, date and ficus trees. Today, the 150-yr-old orchard is a wild oasis, unexpected in this arid landscape. It’s magnificent canopy hosts heronries and bat colonies, while mongoose and monitor lizards occasionally scurry across the rugged pathways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/47cf809a-470e-467d-bc31-ad4d5e899fdd/D9A962A5-CB09-4BE6-85EA-32E75FECAD4D.jpg Home - WHAT IS A RAKHAL? Historically, rakhals were designated ‘grass preserves’, producing animal fodder as revenue for the Kutch Darbar. During the early 1900s, around 44 rakhals comprised a collective area of 300 square miles in Kutch, within which all trees were protected. Today, only a handful remain under the protection of the Forest Department, with the exception of one which is privately managed - Chadva Rakhal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/d35dddfb-74d8-45e6-bd66-7c4e86f21df1/chameleon+chadva.jpg Home - DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS constitute the habitat of Chadva Rakhal, predominantly tropical thorn forest with patches of scrubland, savannah grassland, rocky hillocks and a number of rivulets which feed lakes and seasonal wetlands, supporting a rich repository of fauna and flora, including rare and endangered species. The area is also an important pasture for a community of Maldhari pastoralists who graze cattle through the winter months. https://www.chadvarakhal.org/history daily 0.75 2026-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/6fb36979-8390-4984-9196-434c13dfaffa/pramalji+II+image.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/09af8c1e-f14b-4f0d-8803-2437ab68a3a4/pragsar+inscription.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/2d40945c-3ffe-49d9-a46d-e274d27c6254/khengarji+III+image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/16612aff-4627-40b5-84f9-a352a38b8e58/UNEV5087.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/2fa91694-ba97-4483-b138-9a6e99711e51/vijayrajji+image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/ef3a503c-84ee-49e1-bcaf-7ebc05fbdfdc/madansinhji.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/3aba3465-ccc9-48ef-88f7-fd5cde63a1a3/pragmalji+and+pritidevi.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/c39960d7-15c9-4750-8044-ce75a28711ae/nature+walk+flamingo+diaires.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/0ae0d732-0c55-465e-9269-082c6caff331/pragmalji+III.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675253571161-CR8P377TWXNODTXGN2KA/salim+ali+image.jpeg History - Salim Ali, the birdman of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675253788946-B5IG5G5GM16JPQCD8T2F/ali+birds+of+kutch+cover.png History - The Birds of Kutch, published in 1945. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675254824731-HTBN020SS30LW5GN0VJP/chadva+mentioned+in+birds+of+kutch+book.jpg History - Chadva Rakhal finds 'special mention' in Ali's book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677755502205-A5PAQMGSEWXUYSQSS5N1/steps%2Bto%2Bsalim%2Bali%2Bperch.jpg History - Steps leading up to Salim Ali's perch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677755326615-V093Y5KXZY35GSFP2IHL/salim+ali+platform.jpeg History - Salim Ali's perch https://www.chadvarakhal.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-07-05 https://www.chadvarakhal.org/visit daily 0.75 2023-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/895f0bde-b3b9-4346-937c-2ee406855ee0/rules+board.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675767163423-YA82X3D8MB2SGV6DP9U9/_MG_4018.jpg Visit - Kutch Small-scaled Snake-eye Ophisops kutchensis PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676093535966-1AIB3A2559GMXSOUN7MR/Indian+Bush+Lark.JPG Visit - Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera PC: Jugal Tiwari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840050544-S7DYBPODEY5MUENS8ABD/domino+beetle+chadva.JPG Visit - Domino Beetle Anthia sexguttata PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676093519693-D3HUPM1VC5TMQC4KKTRG/Grey+Mongoose.jpg Visit - Grey Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii PC: Jugal Twari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840085548-NFWTW62R2QO2FQZ9QOYB/saw+scaled+chadva.JPG Visit - Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840064249-C74YL3HK7WN2BCMNX869/garden+lizard+chadva.JPG Visit - Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677826426866-5RGW5KI90F3IHHLKZCDC/painted%2Blady.jpg Visit - Painted Lady Vanessa cardui PC: Katie Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840076195-9HO61WNZRAWIRKK63OWG/monitor+chadva.JPG Visit - Monitor Lizard PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677823520197-M64K5HGHNB5EPAX0GKAR/painted%2Bgrasshopper.jpg Visit - Painted Grasshopper Poekilocerus pictus PC: Katie Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677822687130-8B0DP09O024L74RQC7FD/velvet+ant.jpeg Visit - Red Velvet Mite (Monsoon) Trombidium grandissimum PC: Katie Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675845629522-XFXL2GSFON2SM8I9IVD4/_MG_3749.jpg Visit - Compsobuthus Scorpion PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840096346-ZJ8I5MLXGEYO7NVX8F7X/kutch+gecko+chadva.JPG Visit - Kutch Gecko PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677822527172-FMU95IGPYXY7UY2PQ3GJ/plain+tigers+chadva.JPG Visit - Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1675840091989-6NP2TJC5PCW313BRYKN3/termite+hill+chadva.JPG Visit - Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677822499499-D91PE8Q83VRHKDNTDD0U/fan+throated+chadva.JPG Visit - Fan-throated Lizard Sitana sp. PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676094076444-GD175WN726YBDKOBCZ3R/croc+chadva.JPG Visit - Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris PC: Kai Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676094099139-GCT5HINR3PZBCXATRF9V/_MG_3826.jpg Visit - Asian Open-bill Anastomus oscitans PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676096925323-G5M07JSKRCR3YRRC1T2I/_MG_3832.jpg Visit - Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676094177412-2XZ82MY9ERSZFBH4L0BA/Comb+Duck.JPG Visit - Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos PC: Jugal Tiwari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677758537866-AUWW1XD6B993K8XQ9TBT/darter_01.jpg Visit - Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster PC: Robin Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677821170037-L3W127E1BMA43J6BGDN7/_MG_3764.jpg Visit - White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677822271820-3AS3ATECSDEOJH0DGFIX/_MG_3984.jpg Visit - Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava PC: Aditya Baliga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677840117786-G413DZ6KSJ132WM9T019/osprey.jpg Visit - Osprey Pandion haliaetus PC: Senan D’Souza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676094733728-G26WAOOIX5I1YM02V3XZ/Black+naped+Hare.JPG Visit - Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis PC: Jugal Tiwari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677826151172-S04RX9PCLDPN12NERKWQ/crimson%2Btip.jpg Visit - Crimson Tip Colotis danae PC: Katie Bhujwala https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1676094757402-PG6JD8JFEIC7DM1HLL8X/Blue+Bull.JPG Visit - Nilgai or Blue bull Boselaphus tragocamelus PC: Jugal Tiwari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e972def21b8b1983214c12/1677838792651-2I9108AYK9L5A6KSVBCV/white-naped+tit.jpg Visit - 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