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The project
Documenting the biodiversity of Tinsukia, fostering scientific learning, and inspiring conservation through education and community engagement.
Our mission
The Biodiversity Atlas of Tinsukia is a field-based photographic archive of the plants and animals of Tinsukia district, Assam — organised by taxonomic group and continuously growing.
It exists to make regional biodiversity knowledge more visible and useful: for students learning to identify what lives around them, for educators seeking local material, and for anyone who wants to appreciate — and help protect — the natural heritage of upper Assam.
Together, let’s appreciate and protect nature.
The curator
Dr. Kaushal Sood is Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology, Tinsukia College. He combines a background in the life sciences with field photography to document Tinsukia’s natural history.
The Department provides the academic grounding for the work, while the Atlas reflects a shared commitment to biodiversity awareness and education in the region.
ProfileHow the Atlas works
Every entry is a species actually observed and photographed in Tinsukia district — records, not stock imagery.
Identifications reflect careful assessment. Difficult species are flagged and kept under review rather than overstated.
Framing favours appreciation and protection. Precise localities of sensitive species are withheld to avoid disturbance.
New species, groups and observations are added over time as documentation across the region continues.
Support the project
A lasting memory from the wild of upper Assam. Printed posters and postcards of the Atlas’s photography help sustain the documentation work.
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