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Friday, February 14 2025
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First pvt butterfly park of Karnataka inaugurated at Belvai

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Moodbidri : Every creature has a right to live on its own on this earth. None have the authority to snatch this right. Today, each and everyone of us have to pledge to protect the culture of the land as well as its flora and fauna, said Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel.

He was speaking as a chief guest at the inaugural of  Sammilan Shetty’s Butterfly Park at Belvai  which is 8 kms away from the town of Moodbidri on the Karkala-Moodbidri route, on August 18, Sunday morning.

Continuing, Kateel said  it is a matter of great pride that a private butterfly park has come up  for the first time in the state   and hoped it would inspire and motivated young minds at a time when environment and nature is at risk in the coastal district where mega projects are proposed.

Isaac Kehmikar, General Manager, Programmes-Bombay Natural History Society, who inaugurated the park, said India was host  to around 1500 species of butterflies and added  there are over 350 species of the winged beauties in Western Ghats alone. IT is significant that  over 100 species of butterflies are found in Belvai area, he said and hailed the efforts made by Sammilan  in  protecting the species.

Dr Shubalakshmi Vaylore, Deputy Director of BNHS, Mumbai, who was present as a chief guest, wished all success to Sammilan in his novel initiative. Sammilan Shetty gave a brief introduction of his Park and its features.

Shamiya compered the programme.

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