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I am proud to announce the Wiki Loves Earth 2016 in India has finally shortlisted its top 10 images. This journey was never easy.. With over 32,000+ images uploaded for the competition https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India by 6,000+ Contributors, we saw a phenomenal response from India.

All the hardwork put by the Volunteers https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India#Organizing_Team & the Jury was what that made this competition a success.

You can find all the details regarding our competition here < https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India%3E

Jury Members https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India/Jury

- Ashish Kothari - Santosh Shingare - Souradeep Ghosh

Top 10 images as selected by the Jury < https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India/Re...

File:Nirar Anai.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nirar_Anai.jpg This Picture is taken behind Nirar Dam at Valparai, Tamil nadu overlooking the beautiful Annamalai R.F division (Indra Gandhi Wildlife Reserve) by User:JohnJoelraj

File: Grey Horn Bill.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Horn_Bill.jpg Grey horn bill with its favourite fruit by User: Mithan B M

File:Can it or not.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Can_it_or_not.jpg A green Bee-eater trying to catch a bee by User:ARIJIT MONDAL

File:The burning mountain.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_burning_mountain.jpg Mount Kanchenjunga seen from by User:Yoghya

File:A Morning in Chandratal.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Morning_in_Chandratal.jpg A Morning in Chandratal by User:Mahendra Pal Singh

File: Elephas maximus indicusCorbett.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elephas_maximus_indicusCorbett.jpg An Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) taking a dust bath at the Banks of the Ramganga River in Jim Corbett National park by User:Tanmay Haldar

File: Demoiselle cranes in Khichan near Bikaner (Rajasthan).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Demoiselle_cranes_in_Khichan_near_Bikaner_(Rajasthan).jpg Beautiful Demoiselle cranes migrate from Mongolia to Khichan near Bikaner (Rajasthan) by User:ANKITNARANG297

File: Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (ODKF).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oriental_Dwarf_Kingfisher_(ODKF).jpg Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher at Shiravali by User:P Subramanya C K

File:Changu or Tsomgo Lake.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Changu_or_Tsomgo_Lake.jpg Changu or Tsomgo Lake is at located at the east of Sikkim & at a very high altitude by User:Sudhanshu Gupta

File:When the big cat turned to my camera!.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:When_the_big_cat_turned_to_my_camera!.jpg Bengal Tiger posing for the camera by User:NIKHIL CHAMARTY

Regards, Yohann Thomas President,Wikimedia India yohannvt@wikimedia.in