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# Big Butterfly Month 2020-Kerala

[Report from Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document/u/4/d/1qIxpk_IzQ4rCamUKz2gKVSQudxFrNzbPtw_UWrnLetA/edit#heading=h.x1whi7d28cf0) 
## Introduction
The Big Butterfly Month is a celebration of butterflies aimed at conducting a nationwide citizen science survey to help us assess the health of our environment.It was conducted from 1 to 30 September all over India.As part of this various programmes were organized in association with different NGOs and communities across Kerala.
## NGOs and Communities involved
1. Eco Club - GHS Pacheni
1. Payyannur College Zoology Club
1. iNat Kerala
1. KBMN
1. Kasargod Birders
1. Young Naturalist Kerala 
1. Kole Birders
1. MACFAST Nature Club
1. Good Earth Organisation
1. Alappuzha Natural History Society
1. Kottayam Nature Society

## Planning
Organizers Meetup was conducted on Google Meet on Sep 2, 7PM.Attendees discussed about webinars, contributing articles related to butterflies, then about the event butterfly count, creating an iNat project to upload images, Then news coverage and circulation by posters and making a promo video.Unnikrishnan, Firos, Manoj, Bernad, Omar, Subash Pulikkal etc. attended.
## Outreach
### Press Release
A detailed article was published on 17th SEP in Kottayam edition of Madhyamam titled [പൂമ്പാറ്റകൾക്ക്​ മാറ്റിവെക്കുന്നു, ഇൗ സെപ്​റ്റംബർ](https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/kottayam/--569951).
![](https://i.imgur.com/zbLqNKq.jpg)

### Social Media
A short video on BBM Kerala Video was released on Youtube  made on behalf of BBM Kerala by Subash Pulikkal. 
[Link to Youtube Video](https://youtu.be/17t0CsoyKfc)

## Programs
### Webinars 
1. Butterflies of Kerala - Early stages and host plants
Time: Sep 13, 2020 07:00 PM India
By Haneesh KM
Attended by around 50 participants
Link to Youtube
![](https://i.imgur.com/f3dfSzN.png =300x)


2. Butterfies and Hostpants by VC Balakrishnan
Sep 13, 2020 07:00 PM India
Event Hosted by KNS and ANHS
100 participants attended
[Link to FB live](https://www.facebook.com/104882907875999/videos/354068099288972)
Link to Youtube
![](https://i.imgur.com/96bPLS6.jpg =300x)


3. Butterflies of Kerala - Early stages
Time: Sep 26, 2020 07:00 PM India
Event Hosted by KNS and ANHS
By Haneesh KM
Link to Poster
Link to Youtube
### KASARAGOD BIRDERS
Kasaragod Birders organized drawing,colouring and Mobile photography compition during Butterfly Month.
![](https://i.imgur.com/2jlORWv.png =300x)
* Compition Results
![](https://i.imgur.com/uqTwrRD.jpg =300x)


### Social media Poster Campaign by YNK
YNK Kerara shared posters on butterfly facts on daily basis during the month. 
![](https://i.imgur.com/O0t2iRL.jpg =500x)
### Good Earth Organization

## Butterfly Count
We are trying to make a collective effort for a Kerala specific dataset by the participation of people and communities. The team is experimenting with various ideas for putting data together. 
The data will be available to the public with suitable open data licence and attribution to the contributors. All data collected as part of the campaign must be followed BBM India’s Butterfly Count Protocol and shared for National - State level compilation.
Contact : Firos, Manoj 
## Butterfly Bioblitz 
iNat Kerala Community and KBMN organized a iNat Bioblitz on 1st to 30th SEP 2020 as part of Big Butterfly Month for documenting Butterflies of Kerala.A total of 2060 observations were documented which belongs to 181 spiecies of butterflies by 132 volunteers across the state.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/big-butterfly-month-2020-kerala
![](https://i.imgur.com/IG4M7SR.jpg =300x)|
### Results
Amoung the interesting observations recorded were Malabar flash,Southern spotted ace, Southern Duffer etc.
![](https://i.imgur.com/ww597ZM.png =700x)







