The ''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' (also ''JBNHS'') is a natural history journal published several times a year by the

Bombay Natural History Society The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants and publ ...

. First published in January 1886, and published with only a few interruptions since, the ''JBNHS'' is one of the best-known journals in the fields of natural history,

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and managem ...

, and

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') l ...

research.

Major editors: 1886–1985

Format: decade. ''major'' editor(s). (For more details, see .) *1886–1895: R. A. Sterndale, E. H. Aitken, & H. M. Phipson *1896–1905: H. M. Phipson &

W. S. Millard Walter Samuel Millard (1864–1952) was a British entrepreneur and naturalist who was honorary secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society, editor of the '' Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society'' from 1906 to 1920, co-author (with E ...

*1906–1915:

, R. A. Spence & N. B. Kinnear *1916–1925:

, R. A. Spence, N. B. Kinnear, & S. H. Prater *1926–1935: R. A. Spence, S. H. Prater, P. M. D. Sanderson, & Sálim Ali. *1936–1945: M. J. Dickins, P. M. D. Sanderson, S. H. Prater, C. McCann, H. M. McGusty & J. F. Caius. *1946–1955: S. H. Prater, C. McCann, Sálim Ali, S. B. Setna, & H. Santapau. *1956–1965: Sálim Ali, H. Santapau, H. Abdulali, & Z. Futehally. *1966–1975: H. Santapau, D. E. Reuben, Z. Futehally, J. C. Daniel, & P. V. Bole. *1976–1985. J. C. Daniel, P. V. Bole & A. N. D. Nanavati.

Illustrations

Image:First illustrationJBNHSa.jpg, The first illustration, vol. 1, no. 1, 1886, of the horns of the sheep, ''Ovis hodgsoni'', ''O. vignei'', and of an hybrid found in the Zanskar region of the upper Indus river valley, drawn by R. A. Sterndale Image:First part colorJBNHSa.jpg, First partial colour illustration, vol. 1, no. 1, 1886, of the

finless porpoise ''Neophocaena'' is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. ...

, subspecies ''Neomeris kurrachiensis'' Image:First photographJBNHSa.jpg, First photograph, vol. 3, no. 2, 1888, of a black rock

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...

(''Buthus afer'') displaying simultaneous twin

parturition Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring, also referred to in technical contexts as parturition. In mammals, the process is initiated by hormones which cause the muscular walls of the uterus to contract, expelling the f ...

Image:First lithographJBNHSa.jpg, First lithograph, vol. 3, no. 2, 1888, showing remains of a partially eaten tiger kill (

nilgai The nilgai (''Boselaphus tragocamelus'') (, literally meaning "blue cow") is the largest Asian antelope and is ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent. It is the sole member of the genus ''Boselaphus'' and was described by Peter Sim ...

)

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References

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External links

* {{official, http://www.bnhsjournal.in/
Scanned Journal volumes 1–106
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Biology journals Science and technology magazines published in India Mass media in Mumbai Natural history of India Publications established in 1886 1886 establishments in British India 1886 establishments in India