High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sir Robert Armitage Sterndale (1839 - 1902) was a naturalist and statesman. He was governor general of St. Helena in 1897. He wrote several books on natural history including on the mammals of India. He was one of the first editors of the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. His work Seonee, or Camp Life on the Satpura Range published in 1877 influenced the work of Rudyard Kipling and inspired many scenes in the Jungle Book. The Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organizations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants, and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Many prominent naturalists, including the ornithologists Salim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley have been associated with it. The society is commonly known by its initials, BNHS.

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