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Chat on "Why celebrate wildlife week?" dated September 20, 2014 Susan Sharma: Today's chat is moderated by Paridhi Jain from BNHS Susan Sharma: Welcome Paridhi Paridhi Jain: hello susan Paridhi Jain: Hi am an education officer representing CEC Delhi BNHS Paridhi Jain: I am here to discuss why to celebrate wildlife week which is celebreated every year in the first week of october Susan Sharma: Go ahead Paridhi Paridhi Jain: It was started in the year 1952 with the great vision of protecting indian wildlife Paridhi Jain: Government of india started IBWL which initiated the wildlife week,IBWL is Indian Board of wildlife Susan Sharma: Was it an initiative from India? I thought it is celebrated all over the word. Paridhi Jain: This is an excllent initiative to stop extinction of the wildlife species Niranjana: I am from Kerala and i don't know how wildlife week is celebrating in other parts of india.Can you please share it with me? Paridhi Jain: It is celebrated all over the world but not eveywhere in first week of october,like in canada it is celebrated in march Paridhi Jain: Wildlife week is celebrated in many ways actually Susan Sharma: Ok, thanks. Paridhi Jain: Like I am from Rajasthan and there we use to have wildlife quiz,ppt competions,reptile awareness programs and city marathons Paridhi Jain: Here now at CEC Delhi we are celebrating it this october with the forest department Niranjana: Here also forest department is conducting quiz programmes and other competitions . Paridhi Jain: and we will have activities like poster making ,clay modelling,quiz,origamy but that is for students.For general public we are having movie sessions and online slogan competions Susan Sharma: We have 50 online quizzes available on our site at http://indianwildlifeclub.com/Quiz/Quiz-List.aspx Paridhi Jain: and the theme of slogan compt is delhi's yamuna and even you can participate in that Susan Sharma: You are free to use them for wildlife week related programs. Paridhi Jain: Thats great Niranjana Paridhi Jain: Thanks susan ,we will try to use them,they certainly will be hepful Niranjana: Here there is no much programmes for public. Susan Sharma: Niranjana, you can also think of having quiz competitions in your community /area Paridhi Jain: Yeah that is a great idea!!!! Paridhi Jain: Forest dept can organize trips in the forests of the region for the general public Paridhi Jain: and yes susan you yourself can also get involved yourself and organize some activities for your community and friends Paridhi Jain: You can bring your friends to Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary which is the only true forest of New Delhi Paridhi Jain: If you want to get involved in any conseravation initiative please contact us at cecbnhsdelhi@gmail.com or you can contact me Susan Sharma: Thanks, Paridhi Paridhi Jain: As you have seen the number of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks are also increasing Paridhi Jain: It is all part of initiatives that our government has started taking now for our valubale wildlife Niranjana: eventhough Kerala is a small state,we have 5 national parks,2 tiger reserves and a no of wildlife sancturies Paridhi Jain: Thats wonderful ,I have heard about the biodiversity of kerela especially the periyar tiger reserve Paridhi Jain: So Niranjana are you living in kerela at present ? Niranjana: yes.It is so effectively conserved Susan Sharma: Paridhi, can you give the details of the programs you are planning to have at CEC Delhi? Niranjana: Yes.....I am 12th std student and i am living almost 20 km near to Silent Valley NP Susan Sharma: Niranjana I remember you came for an earlier chat too. Good to see you. Paridhi Jain: We will be having poster making,movie sessions,clay modelling,origamy,Bird nest workshops,Wildlife quizes Niranjana: Thankou susan mam for remembering me Paridhi Jain: Wow thats great niranjana,you are living near silent valley which is a unique forest Niranjana: What is BIRDNEST workshop? Paridhi Jain: no cicadas thats why silent valley and it has lion tailed macaques Paridhi Jain: Birds habitat are decresing so we make wooden nests which has various sizes of holes depending upon the species of birds Niranjana: YEs.I was fortune to visit it and saw liontailed macaques in its natural habitat Paridhi Jain: they are kind of artificial homes for birds when trees are decresing Niranjana: Oh!great.. Paridhi Jain: thats great niranjana ,and thanks to indira gandhi that the forest of silent valley is still surviving Niranjana: Yes.It is highly conserved.So I am leaving for some other purposes and goodbye Paridhi Jain: Bye niranjana Susan Sharma: Thanks and bye Paridhi Jain: Susan you would like to add something Susan Sharma: Tomorrow Janki Devi College is taking out a procession in Rahgiri CP on water conservation Paridhi Jain: thats great Susan Sharma: If you are free go to CP tomorrow for Rahgiri. See how these processions are organized ( free initiatives) and it will be a good idea if CEC can also organize something for the next Rahgiri Susan Sharma: Rahgiri happens every Sunday in Gurgaon as well as Delhi Susan Sharma: Rahgiri is a good platform for NGOs to get visibilty and support Paridhi Jain: i will find out more about that thanks Paridhi Jain: Ok bye susan i have to go now Susan Sharma: I will be there in CP on 28th. We can plan something together if you are interested Susan Sharma: Ok, Paridhi. Thanks for a wonderful chat Paridhi Jain: yeah that will be great ,i will contact you Paridhi Jain: thanks to you too Susan Sharma: Bye and good night Paridhi Jain: goodnight to you ,bye

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