International Film Festival Featuring Wildlife of India

As the fifth Vasundhara International Film Festival has begun, the team of filmmakers from Bristol, UK has arrived in Pune, Maharashtra. The team is also the part of ‘Wild screen’ – world’s largest and prestigious Wildlife India and environmental film festival, and will be shooting nine movies at the Yashwantrao Chavan auditorium and at the Film and Television Institute of India on Friday. In addition, they also have plan to produce & direct film featuring the Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra, the Himalayas and deserts of Gujarat, in India.

As per Harry Marshall, founder of Bristol-based independent Icon films informed that the team has plan to make three-part series, highlighting, green habitat in North east, golden red habitat in Maharashtra and blistering white deserts in Gujarat. The shooting will most probably begin in the month of March.
He elaborates saying, “In Maharashtra, we would cover the Tadoba Wildlife Destination In India. In the Northeast, the beauty around Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary and the Himalayas will be captured. And in the deserts of Gujarat, we would cover Rann of Kutch”.

“We want to further develop our relationship with local audience and filmmakers. India is one of the key destinations for Wildscreen’s Outreach Programme”, added Janet Han Vissering, senior vice president of Development Nat Geo WILD and National Geographic Channels International.
Nicola Reeves, operations coordinator of Wild screen Festival expressed her views that the motive of the event is to encourage preservation and protection of biodiversity.
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Rediscovery of Frogs after 1874

Reappearance of a frog after 136 years boosted the wildlife of India, when the biologists found it in Tamil Nadu. It is the rediscovery in the entire global wildlife history.

Two leading wildlife groups, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and conservation international has acclaimed India to earn for the found frogs.
These were lost about 30 to 136 years ago and are now been found again.
Chalazodes Bubble-nest, the green fluorescent frog were last seen in 1874 in south Western Ghats, and is one of the amazing discoveries. It is only found in the British museum.
Dr S D Biju, biologist with Delhi University and coordinator for an ambitious project of department of science and technology to rediscover lost 50 Indian amphibian species, said, “After 1874 the amphibian has now been seen in Kodayar, Tamil Nadu”. Out of 132 recorded amphibian species, 13% are lost due to human disturbances.
Ash blue thighs and black pupils with golden patches is the unique feature of Bubble-nest, moreover, it has a secret life feature that it does not go through the free-swimming tadpole stage.

Dot-frog is the second discovery from south Western Ghats of Anamalai will call for an exciting wildlife tours amidst other wildlife attractions. These are seen after long years of 73 years. Recently the species is found in Parambikulum area of Kerala. It is a silent frog, but croaks aloud during monsoon especially when its place is filled with water.
Apart from scientists, students of Delhi University also discovered Dehradun Stream Frog. These are seen after a gap of 25 years in Chakrata, Uttarakhand.
Fourth and fifth rediscovery is of Silent Valley Tropical Frog, seen after 30 long years, Elegant Tropical Frog, last seen 73 years ago. They are found in the wildlife destination in India like Kerala and Karnataka.
India has accomplished to find five of the species out of 50 lost species with the help of former cricketer Anil Kumble and other partners. Biju said, “We are working towards finding the remaining 45”.