Swapnil Ahire, IFS

IFS Karnataka cadre

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

@KentROSystems very bad service experience. Raised service request a week ago. Request closed by engineer without even visiting home. Raised second request again, after 4 days also no one has responded.

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

RT @supriyasahuias: Karnataka’s First Wolf Sanctuary has welcomed 8 Pups ! A big Win for wildlife conservation ! Big predators like tigers…

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

The first Bird Survey of MM Hills Wildlife Division successfully concluded on 2nd of February.
120 Volunteers across Karnataka participated in the survey recording around 253 species of birds.

@mmhillswls @aranya_kfd

[Karnataka Forest Department @aranya_kfd]

ಮಲೆ ಮಹದೇಶ್ವರ ವನ್ಯಜೀವಿ ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ, ವನ್ಯಜೀವಿ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೊಡೆಗೆ ನೀಡಲು ಕೋರುತ್ತೇವೆ.
ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯ ಭಾಗವಾಗಲು, ಇಂದೇ ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿ.
Register today and be a part of this Bird survey.

#MMHillsBirdSurvey #Malenahadeshwarahills #birdsurvey

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

Our mischievous pack of wild dogs …
Sighted regularly during summers at one of the waterholes in MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary.
Wild dogs aka Dholes is an Endangered species under IUCN Red List. They are very sparsely distributed across Indian peninsular region.
@aranya_kfd

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

Thrilling scene of a pack of wild dogs surrounding a Sambar deer & its fawn in Palar river, MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka.
Wonder why the Sambar is stomping its feet ?
Its a defensive mechanism mechanism of deers to alert others of the danger nearby
@aranya_kfd

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

SpaceX made a 30-storey skyscraper go into space, return and parallel park, as someone said. If this isn’t a strategic aerospace gamechanger, I don’t know what is.

[Shivakumar Gangal, IFS @shivgangal_ifs]

Don't label it as coexistence. It's one step closer to the mindless, irrevesible destruction of the fragile habitat of the tiger, which engenders so many other problems like man-animal conflict, loss of biodiversity, deforestation etc.

Pic - Shot by Ricky Patel in Tadoba in 2018

[Parveen Kaswan, IFS @ParveenKaswan]

That boy has amazing level of patience & presence of mind. Must be rewarded. From Malegaon.

[Vinod Jakhar, IFS @DhartiputrSays]

The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood & the best way to understand people is to listen to them. Had the opportunity to interact with the people of Laldhang village in Uttarakhand as part of Working Plan Exercise. #PublicService

[Parimal Nathwani @mpparimal]

Heart-wrenching yet powerful video capturing the final days of a majestic lion. A harsh reminder of the circle of life, the resilience of nature, and the beauty in every moment!
#Lions #wildlife

[Susanta Nanda IFS (Retd) @susantananda3]

Why should the wild clean the garbage of the (un)civilised 😞😞
Please stop carrying plastics & styrofoams into the wilderness🙏

(Credit it the clip)

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

An elephant taking a dust bath !
Dust bath performs the function of skin care, protection from insect bites and temperature regulation of the body of elephants.

[Sushant Bobade IFS @bsushantifs]

Implementing targeted initiatives, such as educational boards in small villages like this one in Madhya Pradesh, rather than enforcing a blanket ban on plastic use, exemplifies the importance of grassroots efforts to complement national initiatives in eradicating plastic.
#ifs

[Swapnil Ahire, IFS @ifs_swapnil]

National Forest Martyr’s Day is observed on 11th September to salute the supreme sacrifice of our green soldiers for protection of forests and wildlife.

[Sushant Bobade IFS @bsushantifs]

Forest guards are real savior of forest land, green cover and wildlife. They devote their whole life in foot patrolling and maintaining order in remote areas. This picture is taken in Dessert National Park. He is doing his duty in this scorching heat. Respect to green warriors 🙌

[National Tiger Conservation Authority @ntca_india]

#SundayMotivation One Day in the Life of Forester Seema Meena #NariShakti #wildlife #Tigers @RanthambhoreTR

https://t.co/BsJ4HPFC46

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Nature is amazing!
A camera recorded from start to finish how a bird built its nest and had its chicks.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

A Russian Jew successfully secured relocation to Israel.

At the Moscow airport, when conducting a search of his belongings, the customs official found a statue in his case.

He asked the traveler, "What is this?"

The traveler replied, "That is the wrong question, comrade. You should have asked WHO this is. This is a statue of our great comrade Lenin which I am taking with me as a reminder of his contribution to our great country."

The customs official let the traveller go on his way and when he arrived at the Tel Aviv airport, the customs official there asked the same regarding the statue.

The traveler replied, "That is the wrong question, sir. You should have asked WHO this is. This is that bastard Lenin who persecuted me for being Jewish and forced me to leave my country. I carry this statue as a reminder to curse him every day."

The Tel Aviv official nodded and let him on his way.

Once the traveller was settled into his new home, he invited friends and family over for a house warming party.

When they arrived, one of his cousins spotted the statue on the mantle and asked, "Brother, who is this?"

The traveller replied, "That is the wrong question, my brother. You should have asked WHAT this is. This is 5 kg of pure gold which I managed to smuggle out of Russia with very little trouble."

Politics is being able to answer the same question in different ways and still coming out richer for it.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Behold the beautiful Mandarin duck.