Contact KCRE
- Kalinga Mane, Churrchihakklu, Agumbe Hobli, Hosur Grama, Guddekere, Shivamogga -577411
- kalinga@kalingacre.com
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WORKSHOPS
For Children
Wild Calling
12th & 13th April 2025 (Sat, Sun)
- Chiguru Farms, Bengaluru
- 10 -13 yrs
A unique nature camping experience where kids will explore diverse ecosystems, discover reptile ecology, visit an organic farm, and experience village life.
Activities include herping, birdwatching, trekking, pottery, and a thrilling tractor ride.
Summer School
21st to 25th April 2025 (Mon-Fri)
- KCRE, Agumbe
- 14 -17 yrs
A unique opportunity for your children to spend the summer in a rainforest.
Guided by scientists, they will engage in hands-on activities like birding, herping, lab experiments, and documentary reviews while learning about climate change, evolution, and conservation.
For Adults
Herping Dusk to Day
5th & 6th April 2025 (Sat & Sun)
- Bengaluru
- 18+
A herping event in the outskirts of Bangalore for enthusiasts to appreciate the reptile diversity closer to home. It is a great gathering of like-minded individuals and is led by our expert team through activities, herping trails, and discussions.
STORM(Scientific Training on Reptile Management)
Mysuru: 10th & 11th May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
- Mysuru / Chennai
- 18+
A pioneering initiative by KCRE,it is a comprehensive workshop for those eager to move beyond fear and develop a deep appreciation for reptiles.
Designed for snake rescuers, nature enthusiasts, students, and professionals, it covers ethical handling, identification, taxonomy, rescue techniques, and legal aspects.
Participants will witness live rescues, learn first aid for snake bites, and gain insights into environmental education.
BASIC ONLINE SNAKE ECOLOGY with Dr P Gowri Shankar
3rd & 4th May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
- Google Meet
- 18+
The Basic Course in Snake Ecology will take you into the fascinating world of snakes. It will help you learn how snakes function and how you can co-exist with them.
FIELD TECHNIQUES-CAMERA TRAP Workshop
24th & 25th May 2025 (Sat & Sun)
- KCRE, Agumbe
- 18+
This hands-on workshop is perfect for wildlife students, researchers, photographers, and nature enthusiasts eager to learn camera trapping techniques.
Guided by experts, participants will explore wildlife monitoring, capture-recapture methods, site selection, data collection, and image analysis.
The workshop blends theory with practical field sessions, allowing you to deploy camera traps and document real-time observations.
Monsoon Tryst
- KCRE, Agumbe
- Kids and adults
Monsoon Tryst – your private rendezvous with the rainforests at its most vibrant.
Teeming with life, from colourful fungi to the chorus of frogs, the cicadas and the crickets to keep company, the herpetofauna life abounds at every nook and corner.
Join our researchers who walk the forests day and night on the trail of everything Malabar – Malabar pit vipers, Malabar gliding frogs, Malabar trogons, Malabar whistling thrush, and more.
To be announced
Rainforest Connect
- KCRE, Agumbe
- Kids and adults
Meant for nature enthusiasts including novices, weekend travelers, bloggers, family explorers, and photographers looking for a wholesome rainforest experience. This workshop is conducted to help explore and experience the rainforests in a responsible and ethical manner.
Plan your camp
KING COBRA BIONOMICS AND CONSERVATION WORKSHOP
- KCRE, Agumbe
- 18+
An annual workshop that focuses primarily on king cobras. The three-day workshop delves on topics like king cobra ecology, breeding biology, habitats, rescue methods and its role in conservation as a flagship species in the herpetofauna world.
March 2026: Dates to be announced
BASIC ONLINE SNAKE ECOLOGY
- Google Meet
- 18+
The Basic Course in Snake Ecology will take you into the fascinating world of snakes. It will help you learn how snakes function and how you can co-exist with them.
3rd & 4th May 2025
STORM(Scientific Training on Reptile Management)
- Mysuru / Chennai
- 18+
An annual workshop that focuses primarily on king cobras. The three-day workshop delves on topics like king cobra ecology, breeding biology, habitats, rescue methods and its role in conservation as a flagship species in the herpetofauna world.
Mysuru: 10th & 11th May 2025
