Sorry to hear this
On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 10:42 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding pl. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Praveen J [email protected] > Date: 8 November 2014 17:41 > Subject: Fwd: German who created Noah’s Ark for the Western Ghats is dead > To: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: 08-Nov-2014 4:40 pm > Subject: German who created Noah’s Ark for the Western Ghats is dead > To: "Praveen J" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/german-who-created-noahs-ark-for-the-western-ghats-is-dead/article6577872.ece?homepage=true > > > German who created Noah’s Ark for the Western Ghats is dead > [image: Wolfgang Theuerkauf] > Special arrangement Wolfgang Theuerkauf > > Wolfgang Theuerkauf, a German who dedicated over 30 years of his life to > the conservation of plants of southern India, passed away in Wayanad on > Thursday. He was 66. > > Affectionately called Swamy by his loved ones, Mr. Theuerkauf established > the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary at Alattil, near Periya, in north Wayanad, > where he nurtured hundreds of thousands of plants endemic to the Western > Ghats for over three decades without any external support. He is survived > by his wife Leela and two children, a son and a daughter. > > Mr. Theuerkauf was suffering from liver cirrhosis and was bedridden for > the last couple of weeks. He breathed his last on Thursday night at the > sanctuary. The last rites were performed on Friday at the sanctuary. > > A German by birth, Mr. Theuerkauf decided to settle down in India in the > late seventies when he was attracted by the teachings of Sree Narayana > Guru. He was a disciple of Nataraja Guru, the successor of the spiritual > leader. He was also closely associated with Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati. > > Mr. Theuerkauf established a small ashram at Alattil and created the > sanctuary as a Noah’s Ark for endemic plants on 50 five acres in 1981. The > botanist was known for his works related to rainforest restoration > activities, especially in the Mukkuruti forest in Karnataka. > > He pioneered the cause of conserving endangered plants, organic farming > and alternative energy mechanisms. In 1981, Mr. Theuerkauf became an Indian > citizen and married Leela, a Malayali woman from Periya. > *A treasure trove* > > The sanctuary is a treasure trove for scholars, nature photographers and > botanists across the globe. > > The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has named the > Gurukula as one of the 25 global centres of biodiversity. In 2006, he won > the Whitley Award, the highest environment honour in the U.K., for the most > effective conservation effort across the world. > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
