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Wildlife Association of India
No. 19, Victoria Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
– Field Guide for Freshwater Fishes
– Antipoaching Teams
– Radio Telemetry Project
– Community Outreach
– MSc Dissertations
– Corporate Nature Clubs
– Macro Invertebrate Ecology
– Nesting Behavior of Leith’s Softshell Turtle
– Matsyamela 2025 and RMNH
– Talks & Workshops
Through The Matsyadhamma Yatra—a crowdfunded journey—WASI documented the locations, ecology, community participation, and hydrology of Karnataka’s fish sanctuaries. Karnataka is home to 22 fish sanctuaries, of which 11 are officially recognized under the Karnataka Inland Fisheries (conservation, development and regulation) Act.
The Shivanasamudram Fish Sanctuary Management Plan, developed under the Wildlife Association of South India (WASI), provides a detailed framework for the long-term conservation and sustainable management of the Shivanasamudram Fish Sanctuary, located in the state of Karnataka.
How India’s Giant River Fish Is Dying in Silence An article by Basil Surguroh, who completed a fantastic internship with WASI and studied 40 years of flow data from the KRS dam… https://vocal.media/earth/dammed-if-we-do-how-india-s-giant-river-fish-is-dying-in-silence
An interesting article shared by Ryan Lobo … about how sustainable commercial fishing can also help protect a species. Counter intuitive.. But true! Read Source Article
Large scale devastation of local ecosystems by voracious alien species is becoming obvious only of late. Often by the time the problem is identified, it is already too late. A case in point is the highly invasive African Catfish that was introduced into Indian waters as an easy growing food source, and has now wiped