This site is a unique effort with dual purpose to awaken love in Punjabi’s for fauna of the region. The site makes available scientific information about faunal diversity of Punjab in a simple and interesting narration format, secondly writing in mother tongue of the region (Punjabi) makes it accessible at grass-root level.

Prof. (Dr.) Pushpinder Jai Rup: A noted Zoologist with 40 years of teaching experience at Punjab Agriculture   University, Ludhiana and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. She had been Chairperson of the Department of Zoology for three terms a total of nine years and member of decision making important bodies of the University such as Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, Planning Board etc. Environmental-Zoology, Insect Physiology and Evolution have remained her specializations, which she had taught with untiring passion. In addition to her writings in Punjabi (10 books and 140 articles on wildlife of Punjab) there are more than one hundred international and national research publications to her credit. She has also successfully executed eleven research projects besides guiding Ph.D., M.D., M.Phil., and M.Sc. research students.