The 'Species & Habitats Awareness Programme', in partnership with the Marathi media house MahaMTB, is a series of 100 short films that focuses on the habitats and species found in Maharashtra, and is made with a focus on the local communities that coexist and thrive with them.
The films span the length and breadth of the state, and include habitats which many don’t know about, and some which everyone does — from the Western Ghats, to the Konkan coast, Nashik’s hills to Mumbai’s creeks — dive in.
As we zoom in towards the hyper local, we have made these films in the language of the locals, with English subtitles.
With a wingspan of over 5 ft, the Great hornbill is almost impossible to miss — and its call unmistakable.
Otters in the Konkan region of Maharashtra are under threat due to sand mining and dredging.
After cyclone Nisarga’s impact, locals are working to restore the vulture population in Maharashtra.
This endangered species is slowly disappearing from the Konkan region due to illicit smuggling.
What leads to human-elephant conflict? How can it be resolved? This video explores all that, and more.
Did you know that one of the world’s oldest archipelago of rock islands lies off the shore of Maharashtra?
This flower is not found anywhere else in the world, and reigns supreme in the Konkan region
These turtles’ nesting sites and overall survival is under threat by climate change.
These eagles use the same nest for years, and cyclone Nisarga caused them heavy habitat loss.
Sea slugs have evolved to protect themselves from predators in several creative, colourful ways.
This human-animal coexistence story is different from the rest.
For 113 years, Forest Owlet was considered extinct - until two were spotted in 1997!
The Hiranyakeshi Loach is an endemic freshwater fish species discovered in 2020, in Sindhudurg.
The start of spring is when orchids bloom and their diversity is mind-boggling - shapes, colours, sizes!
The Northern Dancing Frog will appear only as the monsoon recedes. And yes, it dances!
Crabs come in shades of pink, purple, blue and yellow. They inhabit waterfalls, rock crevices and tree hollows.
Some glow in the dark. Some are edible. Some, poisonous, while others, medicinal. And they are all fungi.
Sarus Crane, the world's tallest flying bird, can be found in Gondia — one of its few remaining habitats.
This sweet-smelling flower blooms for only 15 days a year, and is endemic to the Western Ghats.
Surrounded by water on three sides, this village in Rajapur taluka is brimming with biodiversity.
In the past few years, The Habitats Trust has commissioned a total of 190 films. Told by the locals themselves, these films span across states, species and habitats.
