Wildlife

A Biodiversity Walk Through Jallipatti Karadu

At 6:30 AM, three of us set out to climb Jallipatti Karadu — a small hill slope 12 km south of Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu. What followed was a morning of discovering species I'd only ever seen on nature documentaries, learning how local communities conserve biodiversity, and experiencing a landscape where flora and fauna have equal right to thrive. What you'll learn * What a biodiversity walk is and why it matters * Fascinating species: antlions, social spiders, cochineal insects * How n