Events
Ecoscope 2011: Nature & Wildlife Photography Exhibition
Mihir Chhatre invites you
Time Wednesday, January 12 at 10:00am - January 16 at 8:00pm
Location Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagriha (Kaladalan), Kothrud, Pune, India
Entering its ninth year, Ecoscope was conceived as a platform for budding and amateur wildlife photographers who have managed to capture the vast natural beauty and diversity of our country. Every year, this showcases some of the rarest and most fascinating
glimpses of the wild.
Ecoscope 2011 would comprise of almost 180 photographs taken by 40 photographers covering the entire expanse of India – from the enigmatic cold desert o...f Ladakh and awe inspiring Himalayas to the exotic lands of Arunachal Pradesh and from the dense forests
of the north-east to the dry regions of Kutch. It would also include photographs from almost all the leading wildlife reserves & tiger habitats like Kanha, Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Ranthambhore, Nagarahole and Tadoba.
The exhibition would also host a contest for all the visitors – the “Evergreen Eco-caption Competition”. In this competition, participants are expected to create their own slogans based on the theme of nature. The contest will be held in two age groups – one
would be above 15 years & other would be below 15 years of age. There would be a winner each from both the categories who would receive a prize from Foliage Outdoors.
Green Guides Programme @ CEC
(8-9 January and 15-16 January 2011)
The year 2010 has been declared as Biodiversity Year by United Nations. To
develop a volunteer force of dedicated individuals for nature conservation,
the
Conservation Education Centre (CEC) of BNHS is has announced `Green Guides
Programmes' (earlier known as Volunteer Training Programme (VTP). Since 2004
we have been successfully conducting the VTP at CEC and trained more than
200 volunteers so far. We are proud to say that the "Save Rani Baugh"
committee members are our alumni. This programme is suitable for all those
who wish to work in the field of conservation education by contributing
their time and knowledge.
The residential training programme is divided into two modules. These
modules include subjects like natural history, environment education and
nature
conservation. Please note attending both the modules is important for
successful completion of the training programme. At the end of training
programme,
participation certificates will be awarded to all the participants. After
attending the training programme, participants would get opportunities to
get hands on training experience at CEC during the `Shadowing Phase' and
then will be absorbed as regular volunteer. Let's come & be a part of an
ever-growing
tribe of Green Guides.
Dates: Module-I: 8-9 January, Module-II: 15-16 January 2011 Time: 9.00 a.m.
(First Day) to 04.00 p.m. (second day Last Date of Registration: 5th January
2011.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Venue: BNHS Conservation Education Center, Near Film City, Goregaon
(East),Mumbai- 400065. For directions on how to reach, please visit our
website:http://cecbnhs.wetpaint.com/
For Registration: Download registration forms from www.bnhs.org or
http://cecbnhs.wetpaint.com/ and send the dully filled form along with the
cheque by Vichare couriers to the Goregaon or Fort Office. You could also
request us to send you a form by writing to us at
cecbnhs@gmail.com
For Queries contact the education staff: Ms. Priti Choghale or Mr Sachin
Chorge, on 9594929107, 9594953425, 9223513425 (Monday-Friday between 10.00
a.m. to 5.00 p.m.).
<http://www.bnhs.org>
Conservation Education Centre*
Near Filmcity, Filmcity road, Goregaon (E), Mumbai - 400065,Maharashtra,
India.
*Tel:91-22- 28402931; Mobile: 9594929107/ 9594953425 / 9323738622
Visit us:* <http://cecbnhs.wetpaint.com/>
Help The Birds-2011.
During Kite-flying festival, (14th-15th January) thousands of birds fall victim to the sharp
glass powder coated maanja with injuries on their wings or just about anywhere, bleeding
them to death. This festival is one of the most unfortunate manmade disasters for the avian
community of our city. More than 2000 birds get 'cut' every year in Ahmedabad (India) alone.
The kite strings are so sharp that it sometimes chop off the whole wing!! The festival is
round the corner and we need to prepare ourselves to save as many lives as we can.
HTB 2011 is coming up. HTB (Help the Birds) campaign is organized every year in Ahmedabad by
many N.G.O. with join hand with forest department, Wildlife Rescue Center during the
Kite-flying festival (Uttarayan) as an effort to save the injured birds from certain death
and giving them a survival chance. Our primary focus will be birds of endangered species,
especially White-Rumped Vultures. Who will want to save these precious birds and YOU can be
one of them. We need your involvement to make this campaign a success! There are several
ways in which you CAN help, even if you are not comfortable with working hands on with
injured birds. Apart from rescue, we will need volunteers for attending rescue phone calls,
documentation, education / awareness programs, helping vets in the operation theater,
transfer of birds, transportation of injured birds, data collection, donation and much more…
All of this work is extremely important for the campaign. This is your chance to help the
urban bird life. Every one of us can make a big difference in saving lives of the innocent
feathered friends. Let us all join hands and try to help them in whichever way we can. We
want veterinary doctors.
Kartik Shastri,
JIvdaya charitable Trust,
Advisory committee Member
Bird conservation society Gujarat-vulture cell
Assistant coordinator,
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat,
India.
Mo: 098240-25045.
E:mail:kartikgyps@gmail.com
kartikshastri@hotmail.com
Wildlife Photography – advanced workshop
Caesar Sengupta invites you
Sunday, January 16, 2011 · 12:30am - 3:30am
Location Hotel Sharanam
Eastern Express Highway Service Road, Near New R.T.O.
Thane West - 400604
More Info Registration enquiries: Call 9819839821 / 09920772965
Session 1: Post Processing – Tips and tricks: 9 am – 1 pm
Session 2: Post Processing – Practicals : 1 pm – 4 pm
Note:
Basic necessities – your interest to learn photography
Additional requirements – Carry along your best photographs
Better if - you carry your laptop if you have one
Duration – full day – 9 am – 4 pm with breakfast, lunch and tea
India for Animals, Conference
Sowmya Reddy invites you
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 9:00am - Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:00pm
Location The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation
1, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018.
Chennai, India
More Info FIAPO is holding the first India for Animals conference from on January
29th, 30th, and 31st, 2011, in Chennai, India, in broad terms, to introduce people to new
ideas in animal protection; to help them improve their abilities, as organisations and as
individuals, to take positive action for animals; to inspire and energize their work; to
provide a platform within which to feel a sense of fellowship with other animal protectors
and overcome the isolation that we sometimes feel in our work; and to push Indian animal
activists forward in all our ability to strengthen the animal protection movement in the
country.
Learn about how to register online at:
http://indiananimalsfederation.org/index.php/registration.html
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