Forest guard, amateur naturalist from Karnataka discover rare crab species

Parshuram Bajantri, a forest guard of Karnataka’s Forest Department, and Gopal Hegde, a naturalist with no advanced degree in the field, created history by discovering the freshwater crab species Ghatiana Dwiwarna. The discovery made it to an international scientific journal.

In a South First exclusive, Chetana Belagere talks to the duo about their efforts in making the discovery.