India, Oct. 7 -- On October 1, coinciding with the celebration of 'Wildlife Week', the Pune forest division has launched a systematic biodiversity assessment of Pune's grasslands, marking a key step towards long-term conservation and sustainable management of these ecosystems. In the first phase, a butterfly survey was conducted in the grasslands of Indapur and Baramati tehsils including Kadbanwadi, Kumbhargaon, Bhigwan and adjoining areas like Shirsufal between October 1 and 4, led by Raju Kasambe, noted butterfly researcher and former assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai.

The survey documented a total 49 butterfly species across the study area including the Common Grass Dart, Lineblues, Crimson Tip, C...