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|headquarters = No.8, Janaki Avenue, Abhirampuram, Chennai 18<br />
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'''Madras Naturalists' Society''' is a non-governmental organization that promotes appreciation, education and conservation of Nature. It was founded by [[birdwatching|bird watchers]] from the city of Madras (now [[Chennai]]), [[India]]) on 17 May 1978.<ref name="thehindu_20120214">{{cite news|title=The fall of a sparrow|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Prince|last=Frederick|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/the-fall-of-a-sparrow/article2892719.ece|date=14 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="thehindu_20100621">{{cite news|title=A Blackbuck revival|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-blackbuck-revival/article476301.ece|work=The Hindu|date=21 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbR_LLkqdI8C&q=madras+birdwatching+society&pg=PA70 | title=Madras, Chennai: A 400-year Record of the First City of Modern India, Volume 1 | publisher=Palaniappa Brothers | author=S. Muthiah | authorlink=Contributors to Conservation | year=2008 | location=Chennai | pages=69, 70 | isbn=9788183794688}}</ref> G. K. Bhat was the organization's first President.<ref name="thehindu_20120214" /> The logo of the society is a [[Blackbuck]]<br />
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The society started publishing a monthly bulletin from December 1978 and a quarterly journal ''Blackbuck'' from January 1985<ref name="thehindu_20100621" /> Blackbuck carries semi-technical articles and works of popular interest. The digitised Version of 'Blackbuck' and the monthly bulletin was unveiled on 2 July 2015 to the members.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://192.155.224.66/stage/mns/index.php | title=Blackbuck Digitised version| publisher=K V Sudhakar | accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref> An anthology of writings from the ''Blackbuck'' titled ''Sprint of the Blackbuck'' was published in 2012. The volume was edited by noted Tamil film historian and Madras Naturalists' Society member [[S. Theodore Baskaran]].<br />
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Starting from [[Madhavaiah Krishnan]]'s birth centenary year in 2012, the society annual presents a "M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Award" for young wildlife writers.<ref name="thehindu_20130915">{{cite news|title=Essay contests on wildlife|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/essay-contest-on-wildlife/article5129564.ece|work=The Hindu|date=15 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Notable members ==<br />
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* [[Madhaviah Krishnan]]<br />
* [[S. Theodore Baskaran]]<br />
* [[V. Krishnamurthy (veterinarian)|V. Krishnamurthy]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Birding in Chennai]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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[[Category:Nature conservation in India]]<br />
[[Category:Environmental organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Natural history societies]]<br />
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