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Salim Ali, who is known as the father of Indian Ornithology took initiatives to establish a national institution which would take up the challenging tasks of developing expertise and knowledge in the field of ornithology and nature conservation.
The Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is the South India centre of WII is a national centre for information, education and research in ornithology and natural history in India.
Dec 18, 2021 · The Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is a national centre for information, education and research in ornithology and natural history in India. It was inspired by and named in honour of Salim Ali, the leading pioneer of ornithology in India.
Dr. Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, better known as Dr. Sálim Ali, born on 12 th November, 1896, was the pre-eminent ornithologist of India, famously known as the “Birdman of India”. When Sálim was ten years old, his uncle presented him with an air-gun.
The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is one of the centres of excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. SACON's mission is "To help conserve India's biodiversity and its sustainable use through research, education and peoples' participation with birds at the centre stage".
Spread across 55 acres, the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is located in Anaikatti in Coimbatore. It is an ideal place for researchers to study more about the multiple ecosystems in this area.
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) SACON have been envisaged encompassing the entire natural history with ornithology at the centre stage. It design and conduct research in ornithology covering all aspects of biodiversity and natural history.
