National Moth Week

National Moth Week is around the corner and the buzz can be felt throughout the scheduled mothing events across the globe, all preparing to make it a grand one. About 40 countries are participating in 2019 edition of NMW and the citizen scientists are waiting eagerly for the moths to glam up their event.

A little girl from India, Shreemoyee Das is just 7 year old but her interest towards science and environment is just amazing, every time she gets an opportunity to express her love for nature she beautifully narrates her perspective through her artistic approach and showcases her love through beautiful sketches. She is the youngest volunteer of NMW this edition for us at Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Shreemoyee has always been on the first notch every time an event is there to serve environment and wildlife. She has been educating their fellow classmates about various creatures of wild and why we need to conserve them. Isn’t this amazing signs for future?? Yes!!! Indeed. I am absolutely sure that Shreemoyee and other kids like her will definitely make this a better planet to live that is degrading day by day.

As always educating a kid is always a good investment to invest on. Keen interest, enthusiasm, energy etc. always on high side and that too with a lifelong awareness be pinned upon their heads. There is a saying that, if you want to educate a society for future and with maximum impact, “educate a child”.

Cheers!!! Happy Mothing

Here are some reasons: 

1.National Moth Week provides a central portal for teaching and learning about moths.

Grammiavirgo (Photo: Carl Barrentine)

2. National Moth Week helps researchers see the big picture. Where are people looking at moths? Where is data coming from?

3. We post your event on our events map. This helps people find public events all over the world. 

4. We spotlight great events and groups on our blog (just ask).

5. You’ll receive a beautiful certificate of participation from the NMW team designed by our talented NMW artist Belen Mena.

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Sandy Lanman

Jashpur Wildlife Welfare Foundation (NGO) is a nonprofit organization based in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh (India) working rigorously on conservation of wildlife since last 2 years and they are celebrating “National Moth Week” at the heartland of India i.e. Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh which accounts of about 12.26 % of forest in India and has third highest forest cover among all states in India is a paradise for nature lovers.

Team members of JWWF with District Collector Sir

Jashpur is a small district with mostly tribal population along with lush green forest all around, adding to this the district receives highest rainfall in the state Chhattisgarh which makes it a heaven for biodiversity.

Butterfly Habitat Walk for Kids by JWWF

The event organized will be a public event conducted on each day during the NMW. A different site will be selected each day for mothing, which will bring diverse observing perspective throughout the NMW. The information of the venue will be communicated to the registered participants. To register for the event one can visit http://www.jwwf.org/national-moth-week.

Oath ceremony to protect environment conducted by JWWF

Alongside this Jashpur Wildlife Welfare Foundation is also calling all the art lovers to express their love for moths through their majestic art works, and will provide exciting gift hampers to them.

Let’s Celebrate!!!

Public meeting with villagers

Bird Watching organized for tribal kids

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Saurabh Singh is the Director of the Jashpur Wildlife Welfare Foundation

Chris Taklis participated in the past in NMW and have been promoting the project on Greek social media pages. This is what Chris sent us for his bio:

I am a Marine and Conservation Biologist. I love sharks mostly of all the animals and I love to participate as a volunteer and in citizen science projects. Also, I am one of the founders of BiodiversityGR citizen science conservation organization.

As for taxonomy, I am helping other people usually through Facebook, Project Noah, and iNaturalist to identify their species photos for almost 10 years.

I like the colors of the moths and I wish to see in future India’s moths (which I find them the most fascinating in the world).