Abstract
More than a hundred years ago a group of eight naturalists, two Indians and six Europeans, formed the Bombay Natural History Society, which has flourished ever since. Its history, here told by its eminent president, reflects the historical development of the subject itself – collection of specimens, their description, the foundation of a learned journal, the publication of surveys and the promotion of a wildlife protection law first in Bombay and now enforceable all over India. The present activities of the society embrace educational and research activities.
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