Indian Wildlife Club Ezine (January, 2014)

Volunteering Opportunities at Melghat Tiger Reserve

Wildlife Research and Conservation Society(WRCS), Pune  has two programs going on in Melghat Tiger Reserve. One is the volunteer patrolling program and the other is a newly introduced program of Sign Survey. Indian Wildlife Club is promoting both the programs and both have the same Application form. 

Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) is located in Amravati District of Maharashtra and is an important protected area for tiger conservation. The field staff of the tiger reserve patrols the forests regularly for protection of wildlife. Considering the vast area to be patrolled additional manpower from civil society will help to strengthen protection and enhance the status of wildlife in MTR. With this objective (WRCS is implementing a pilot program for volunteer participation in patrolling activities in MTR in collaboration with the tiger reserve authorities for protection of wildlife and forests. This is a call to invite volunteers to participate in this program. Participation in the program will give volunteers an opportunity to witness the forests and wildlife at close quarters and contribute to wildlife conservation. Batches are sent every Sunday, it's a one week volunteer program, you are welcome to stay for more than one week. 

This project is open to Indian Nationals only. 

Wildlife Research and Conservation Society is carrying out a sign survey for wildlife signs (such as tiger and leopard pug marks, scats and hoof marks and droppings of herbivores) in buffer areas around Melghat Tiger Reserve in January and February 2014. Volunteers are invited to help in carrying out the survey. Simple local food would be provided to the participants for the duration of the survey. 

Photo: Amit Thomas

You need to make the application from Indian Wildlife Club  on the following page

Apart from the documentation fee of Rs 200 to be paid at the time of application, there are no other fees. After we receive your application You will get information on how to reach and things to carry. Please make travel arrangements only after receiving confirmation from WRCS.   

You can bring photography equipment provided it is within limits. As you may know the main purpose of the program is forest patrolling. Photography should not interfere with this. You should not make frequent stops during patrolling for photography.

If you have applied for the Sign Survey program please keep photography equipment to a minimum because it is a more intensive program.

-Sunil Joshi

Day 10 -- 23 December 2013. 

Nagpur.

Presentation & tree plantation ceremony at Shri Umiyashankar Narayanji school (Nagpur) These programmes were arranged by Lions club. 

Day 11 - 24 December 2013.

Nagpur.

Presentation at Sevadal mahila college Nagpur by Shobhon Das.

Day 14 - 27th December 2013. 

Bor dam 'wild life sanctuary' 

Day 16 - 29th December 2013.

Wardha.

Wardha to Pulgaon a distance of around 28 Kms.

The team presented an audio visual at one of the oldest schools in Wardha. Wardha education society, New English school.

Sanjay presenting the audio visual ......

Followed by students signing the testimonial register .....

Day 18 - 31st December 2013.

Pulgaon to Dhamangaon a distance of around 34 Kms.

Day 19 - 1st January 2014.

Dhamangaon to Chandur railway a distance of around 30 Kms.

Day 20 - 2nd January 2014.

Chandur railway to Amravati a distance of around 29 Kms.

Online programs last date extended to 31st Jan 2014

(IWC members get a discount of 5% on the course fees.  The application forms can be filled online and course fee paid online. ) 

Leadership Course in Biodiversity Conservation

Basic Course in Entomology

The Conservation Education Centre (CEC) Of BNHS at New Delhi is located at at Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary (ABWLS).  ABWLS is  Delhi’s only Sanctuary. The 6873 acre protected area contains one of the last surviving remnants of Delhi Ridge hill range and its semi arid forest habitat and its dependent wildlife, the northernmost extension of the Aravalli mountains. The adress of CEC is : Conservation Education Centre, Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Near Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi- 110044.

Call 011-26042010/40670387 or email at cecbnhsdelhi@gmail.com 

CEC at Asola Bhatti Sanctuary

For the first time, BNHS is conducting two of its popular online programs from Delhi

These time-tested online certificate programs are of one year duration.  

The Courses offered are (Click on the links for further details)

For the Delhi batch the inaugural and wrap-up camp will be conducted at Delhi on 8th and 9th February, 2014.    However it will be a non residential camp. BNHS will also have camp at Bharatpur, Jim Corbett National Park and Valley of Flowers for biodiversity participants. The day trips will be conducted at Asola bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and other places in Delhi.   

Regarding entomology, camps will be at Malshej (Maharashtra), Talley Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh) and BNHS Nature Reserve (Mumbai). The day trips will be conducted at Asola bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary and other places in Delhi. 

The last date for applying is 31st January, 2014

Students of DPS R.K Puram at the ABWLS

Nature walk at ABWLS