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Prof.
T. C. Narendran Trust for Animal Taxonomy
(Reg. No 202 of 2006- Calicut, Kerala, India)
is a non profit organization aimed to revive,
revamp and rejuvenate classical taxonomy,
the science behind the identification and
documentation of Earth’s vast biodiversity. |
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Prof. Dr. T.C. Narendran,
President, T.C.Narendran Trust For Animal Taxonomy
Dr. P.T. Cherian, Former
Additional Director, Zoological Survey
of India
C. Radhakrishnan, Joint Director,
Zoological Survey of India, Calicut
Dr. M. Nasser, Senior
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University
of Calicut
K.C. Gopi, Scientist
- D, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut
Dr. Lambert Kishore,
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Malabar
Christian College, Calicut
Dr. K. Rajmohana, Scientist
- B, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut
Mrs. M. Mangalabhai,
Former H.S.A., Calicut University Campus
High School
Dr. Sudheer K., Research
Scholar, Department of Zoology, University
of Calicut
Dr. Usha Kumari R.,
Associate Professor, Kerala Agricultural
University, Thrissur
Mr. Santhosh Shreevihar, Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut |
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Research in Classical Animal Taxonomy
Documentation and Conservation of faunal
diversity |
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| Mother
Nature with her awesome variety and
variability has always nurtured man
and blessed him with all comforts.
But truly as the saying, “Earth
has enough to satisfy everyman’s
need but not greed” (Mahatma
Gandhi), it is man’s
greed rather than his need that gave
way to an over exploitation of natural
resources. Topping the trophic cascade,
man has manipulated his surroundings,
adversely affecting the sustainability
of natural resources. Species have
started disappearing at an alarming
rate, with many being pushed towards
the verge of extinction. At this grave
juncture, we are forced to search
for some urgent measures to mitigate
the current rapid decline of earth’s
biodiversity and strive to retain
sustainability. We are losing many
species even before being aware of
their existence. Knowledge of what
we have in our ecosystem is a prerequisite
for using them in novel ways and to
work towards their conservation. Of
the total estimated 10 – 13
million species on earth, only 1.7
million have been described and named,
till date. It is here we look upon
the services of taxonomy, because
Taxonomy is the only science by which
species can be recognized. We need
taxonomy to know who is who and what
is what!
International
bodies now consider taxonomy as a
research priority, fundamental to
ecosystem management and biodiversity
conservation. Today, many groups of
organisms do not have specialists
to identify them and there exists
an acute shortage of taxonomic expertise
in our country. It has thus become
imperative to concentrate towards
popularizing the science of taxonomy
and revitalizing this long neglected
field.
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| Our
mission statement |
To
popularize the science of animal taxonomy,
create a strong taxonomic knowledge
base through capacity building by
generating adequate trained taxonomists
of international acceptance and caliber,
and to develop taxonomic expertise
for all animal groups found in India,
crucial to understanding and conserving
the faunal diversity of our country. |
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propose to achieve our mission through
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Providing faunal identification
services
Organizing training modules and
workshops in animal taxonomy at
school, college and university levels
Establishing and maintaining a reprint
library and extending information
services on animal taxonomy
Publishing of monographs, taxonomic
guides and other research papers
Constituting an award at the national
level, for the best Taxonomic Research
Contribution every 3 years
Wide dissemination of taxonomic
information through development
of electronic/ Web based identification
systems
Undertaking funded research projects
in taxonomy and biodiversity studies
Improving the services that taxonomy
can cater the society, by maintaining
a list and also linking active taxonomists
in our country
Offering taxonomic consultancy during
designing major research projects,
taxonomic analysis of project findings
and translation of such results
to a practical, implementable system
as a key input to land-use management
that can guide policy makers.
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