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REPORT ON AMPHIBIAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SPONSORED BY
AMPHIBIAN ARK
Introduction
Amphibian network was first initiated by the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group India CBSG India in
1995 and later it became CBSG South Asia. The main objectives of the network are: Identification and
networking of amphibian field biologists in South Asia, directory of amphibian field researchers in South
Asia, Conservation Assessment of all Indian amphibians, publication of newsletters and amphibian special
issue journals, Conduct of a hands-on training in amphibian field methodologies, taxonomy and
identification and assisting with the organisation of a conservation assessment workshops and creating
amphibian awareness to all strata of people. Zoo Outreach Organisation also hosts the Amphibian
Network of South Asia ANSA.
ZOO conducted Conservation Assessment and Management Plan CAMP workshops for Indian Amphibians
in 1997 and for Sri Lankan Amphibians in 1998 to assess their status in the wild under Biodiversity
Conservation Prioritization Project BCPP. As usual in the CAMP workshops the participants were divided
into different working groups such as nomenclature, captive breeding, research and education. The
education-working group came up with different ideas and methods to educate policy makers, general
public and students about amphibian conservation.
As a follow up of this workshops, we developed an educational packet on amphibians named “Helping
Herps Amphibians: Global Warning!“ and "Amphibian Aark" which contains general information about
amphibians, masks, stickers, placard, posters, rakhi and colouring book and it was circulated to zoos,
NGO’s, amphibian biologists, education institutions during India’s two mega environmental events Wildlife
Week and Animal Welfare Fortnightly to create mass awareness among the community on conserving
amphibians.
For over a decade, ZOO has been dynamically involving to encourage amphibian conservation through
various awareness programmes. Generally, ZOO develops education materials on amphibians during
Animal Welfare Fortnight, World Environment Day, India’s Wildlife Week and other special events and
supplying these materials to zoos, forest departments (National Parks & Sanctuaries), educational
institutions (schools, colleges & universities), non-governmental organizations and other government
agencies (museums, science centre) to hold their own programmes and create mass awareness on
amphibians.
ZOO was part of the Amphibian Ark’s 2008 Global Leap Day programme during “Year of the Frog” and
promoted amphibian awareness campaign in South Asian region by supplying education kits to its
educator network members and others. Again in 2012 Leap Day, we promoted AArk’s Leap Day
programme in this region.
For Wildlife Week 2011, Amphibian Ark sponsored to produce amphibian education kits.
Report
ZOO published 3000 amphibian education packets and South Asian Amphibian colour posters with the
support of Amphibian Ark and used almost all of them during Wildlife Week 2011 , the most popular wildlife
event of the year with thousands participants. ZOO invites the most active educators to conduct a
programme with a group of 30-35 students or other participants and utilize the packets in teaching them
about amphibians, their problems and its conservation measures. We require them to conduct a real
programme using all the materials in the packet to make it more interesting and also to provide a report to
us when they are done.
This year for Wildlife Week 2011, we had a wide range of organizers who wanted to run a programme.
Some materials were translated into local vernacular and given to organisers for distribution at their own
teaching events, etc. Of the expected output the following occurred. Detailed and illustrated reports on the
Wildlife Week Amphibian education programme were generated and published in ZOOS’ PRINT, and are
reflected below in brief in the reports. Unfortunately, not all organisers submitted report.
Of the 3000 packets and posters, 2900 were distributed to organizers and participants for Wildlife Week
and Animal Welfare Fortnightly few of them distributed in the international meetings and workshops by our
staff. The remaining 100 packets we keep for our record.
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Amphibian Packet & Poster Distribution
Wildlife Week 2011
Number of Amphibian packets & South Asian amphibian posters printed-3000
S.No Name & address of the person Packets Report
ordered
Wildlife Week 2011
1 R. Gopi Janarthanan, Volunteer - Wildlife SOS India 50 Received
Bangalore, Karnataka
2 Naren Sreenivasan, Education Officer, Agumbe Rainforest Research 50 Received
Station (ARRS), Karnataka
3 Santhosh Kumar Sahoo, Chairman, Conservation Himalayas 50 Received
Chandigarh
4 A.K. Sivakumar, Senior Education Officer. WWF- India 50 Received
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
5 Baljinder Singh, Incharge Eco-Club, Govt. Senior Secondary Dialpura 50 Received
Mirza, Punjab - 151 102
6 S. Sethuramalingam, Scientist E, Regional Museum of Natural History 50 Received
Bhopal - 462016, Madhya Pradesh
7 P. Ramesh, Nethaji Snake Trust (NEST) 50 Received
Usilampatti, Madurai - 625532, Tamil Nadu
8 Jessie Jeyakaran 100 Received
Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu
9 G. Suma, Science Teacher, Srikantha Balika Proudashala 15 Received
Mysore - 570 004, Karnataka
10 M. Rajesh, Asst. Professor, The American College 50 Received
Madurai – 625002, Tamil Nadu
11 Amita Kanaujia, Associate Professor, Lucknow University 30 Received
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226 010
12 Amales Misra, Secretary, Paribesh Unnayan Parishad 50 Received
Phulbari, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal
13 State Director, WWF-I, M.P. & CG. State Office 50 Received
Bhopal 462016, Madhya Pradesh
14 S.P. Patel, Deputy Director, Geer Foundation 50 Received
Gandhinagar - 382 007, Gujarat
15 Vinodkumar Dhamoder, Conservation of Nature Society 50 Received
Calicut - 673 004, Kerala
16 Ms. Rani Kirubairaj, Teacher, Idayangudi, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 50 Received
17 Ramesh N. Dessai, Asst. Conservator of Forests 50 Received
Margao, Gao
18 V. Deepthi, Cofounder and Manger, Strategic Alliances (YESS Media), 25 Not Received
Kothapet - 500 035, Andhra Pradesh
19 P. Gracious, Asst. Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Annenapet, ELURU, W.G. Dist.,Andhra Pradesh - 534 006
20 A.Senthil Kumar, Dy. Conservator of Forests (WL) 50 Not Received
Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar
21 A.K. Bhowmik, Director, Sepahijala Zoological Park 50 Not Received
Tripura (West) - 799 102
22 D.N.F. Carvalho, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Junta House 50 Not Received
Panaji – Goa
23 G.A. Sodha, Range Forest Officer, Khijodiya Bird Sanctuary 25 Not Received
Jamnagar, Gujarat
24 R.D. Kamboj, Chief Conservator of Forests, Marine National Park 25 Not Received
Jamnagar, Gujarat
25 R.K. Shilu, Range Forest Officer 25 Not Received
Dwarka, Gujarat
26 Director, Sakkarbaug Zoological Park 50 Not Received
Junagadh, Gujarat
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27 A.C. Jain, Deputy Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Chhotaulclepur, Dist. Vadodora, Gujarat
28 P.A. Patel, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, 25 Not Received
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
29 C.B. Baria, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Baria 25 Not Received
Dahod, Gujarat
30 V.G. Chaudhari, Dy. Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Valsad, Gujarat
31 M.R. Gujjar, Dy. Conservator of Forests, Extension Division 15 Not Received
Bhuj-Kutchchh, Gujarat
32 P.V. Raval, Deputy Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Sabar Kantha (South) Division, Gujarat
33 D.P. Tipre, Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Vadodara, Gujarat
34 N.D. Patel, IFS, Dy. Conservator of Forests (SF), Junathana 25 Not Received
Navsari, Gujarat
35 Deputy Conservator of Forests (SF), Sardar Baug 25 Not Received
Junagadh, Gujarat
36 R. L Patel, Dy. Conservator of Forests (SF), 25 Not Received
Bharuch, Gujarat
37 RK. Raj (HPFS) DFO, Zoos and Rescue Division, Khalini 25 Not Received
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
38 C.M. Seth, Chairperson, World Wide Fund for Nature, J&K State office, 50 Not Received
University of Jammu, J& K
39 Shankarappa K.P, Wildlife Conservation Group, Shivanahalli, 20 Not Received
Bangalore - 560 083, Karnataka
40 Ramesh S. Bhat, Manager, Office of the Conservator of Forest 10 Not Received
Kodagu Circle, Madikeri - 571 201, Karnataka
41 K.K. Poovamma, Head Mistress, Gauthampura Govt. Higher Primary 30 Not Received
School, Jnana Bharathi Post, Bangalore - 56, Karnataka
42 T J Ravikumar, KFS,Deputy Conservator of Forests (WL) 25 Not Received
Shimoga - 577201, Karnataka
43 H. J. Bhandary, Director,Pilikula Biological Park 50 Not Received
Vamanjoor, Mangalore (D.K.) – 575028, Karnataka.
44 Sunil Limaye, Director & CCF, Sanjay Gandhi National Park 25 Not Received
Mumbai - 400 066, Maharashtra
45 A.S. Kalaskar, Deputy Conservator of Forests (WL) 25 Not Received
Gondia - 441 614, Maharashtra
46 Shikha Shisodia, Project Leader, OASIS 50 Not Received
Mumbai - 400 007, Maharashtra
47 S. Dhananjoy Singh, Conservator of Forests (WL) 15 Not Received
Sanjenthong, Imphal - 795 001, Manipur
48 Chief Wildlife Warden 50 Not Received
Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl, Mizoram - 796 001
49 Prasanna Kumar Behera, Hony.Secretary, NEWS 25 Not Received
Angul-759122, Odisha
50 F.R. Ikram Mohammed Shah, Conservator of Forests 10 Not Received
Dharmapuri - 636 705, Tamil Nadu
51 Juliet Vanitharani, Professor, Sarah Tucker College 25 Not Received
Tirunelveli - 627 007, Tamil Nadu
52 S. Thirunaavukarasu, Conservator of Forests 25 Not Received
Kavaratti- 682555, U.T. of Lakshadweep
53 D. Arun, IFS, Conservator of Forests 10 Not Received
Erode, Tamil Nadu
54 S. Kalyanasundaram, Conservator of Forests 50 Not Received
Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
55 A.Selvin Samuel,Head Dept of Botany, St. Johns College 50 Not Received
Palayamkottai - 627 002, Tamil Nadu
56 Samuel G., Treasure, Compassion Charitable Trust 25 Not Received
Muthamizh Nagar, Chennai - 600 118, Tamil Nadu
57 Sujata Lakshmanan, Isha Home School 50 Not Received
Coimbatore 641 114, Tamil Nadu
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58 S. Suraj Kumaar, Managing Trustee, The Discover Wild Foundation, 50 Not Received
Coimbatore - 641 009, Tamil Nadu
59 R. Aiswariya, Trustee, TREE 50 Not Received
Kallidaikurichi - 627 412, Tamil Nadu
60 S. Vishwanathan, Assistant Professor, Sri Paramakalyani College 50 Not Received
Alwarkurichi - 627 412, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
61 S. Panda, IFS, Director, Nandankanan Biological Park, 50 Not Received
Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751 007
62 Anop Singh Khisis, Range Forest Officer, Jodhpur Zoo 50 Not Received
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
63 Dy. Chief Wildlife Warden, Jaipur Zoo 50 Not Received
Jaipur-302 004, Rajasthan
64 Praveen Rao, Director, Kanpur Zoological Gardens 25 Not Received
Kanpur – 208 002, Uttar Pradesh
65 R.K, Mishra, Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve 25 Not Received
Ramnagar, Nainital, Uttrakhand.
66 Santanu Mitra, Secretary, Tarakeswar Science Club 50 Not Received
Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal - 712 410
67 Principal Chief Conservator of Forest - cum-Chief Wildlife Warden Talland, 50 Not Received
Shimla-171 001, Himachal Pradesh
68 R J Rao, Jiwaji University 25 Not Received
Gwalior 474011, Madhya Pradesh
69 Mrs. Neeta Khare 50 Not Received
Govindpura, Bhopal 462 023, Madhya Pradesh
70 K.J. Varughese, Chief Conservator of Forests, Forest Head Quarters, 50 Not Received
Thiruvananthapuarm-695 014, Kerala
71 Dr. Gurudutt Sharma, Veterinary Officer (Wildlife) 50 Not Received
Satpura Tiger Reserve, Hoshangabad- 461001, Madhya Pradesh
72 Alok Kumar IFS, Field Director, Pench Tiger Reserve 50 Not Received
Seoni-480 661, Madhya Pradesh
73 Payal B. Molur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 25 Not Received
74 B. Rathinasabapathy, NBNP, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 10 Not Received
Animal Welfare Fortnight 2012
75 Mr. Dilip Chakravarty, Project Officer, CEE 60 Received
Bhopal-462016, Madhya Pradesh
Meetings and Conferences
Marimuthu Taipei trip - 3rd Asian Zoos Educators Conference, Taipei Zoo, 50 Distribution
Taiwan
Sanjay Molur - Second Student Conference on Conservation Science, 25 Distribution
14-16 September 2011 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Sanjay Molur - The CBSG Annual Conference, 29th Sept - 02 Oct at 50 Distribution
Prague, Czech Republic
Office Copy 100
Total 3000
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Wildlife Week Reports
awareness programmes
throughout the year. A
lot of biodiversity exists
in the school campus.
Most of the students
come from the Uvari, a
Tsunami hit village and
they are exposed to
nature. The student’s
involvement in
environmental activities
is very spontaneous and
enthusiastic. Zoo
Outreach Organisation
various education
materials used in our
programmes. They are:
Elephants, bats, hoolock
gibbon and amphibians.
The students made
aware of protecting our
nature through these
activities.
To create awareness to
protect water bodies
such as marsh, swamp,
Punjab school students posing with South Asian Amphibian posters mangroves and the
species such as
Wildlife Week 2011 at animals, biodiversity and C.C.M. Hr. Sec. School, amphibians and reptiles
Punjab school create love with animals Idaiyangudi, TN- a programme was
Wildlife Week -2011 & birds. The principal Environmental organised. Mr. W. Joel
programme was and school faculty Education activities Revingston gave the
organized and members gave prizes to National Green Corps of introduction of the
celebrated by Eco-Club the winners. Submitted Caldwell Centenary programme.
of Govt. Secondary by: Baljinder Singh, in Memorial Higher Nithianatharaj, PG. Asst.
School, Dilalpura Mirza, charge Eco-club. Secondary School Zoology described the
Bathinda (Punjab) India baljinder2004@gmail.co arranged many importance of
from 1-7 October 2011. m environmental amphibians and its
The participants were
students of 10-16 yrs
and their teachers. Mr.
Baljinder Singh guided
this programme with the
help of Zoo Outreach
Organisation’s
amphibian education
materials to create
awareness among the
students and local
community. The school
principal, Mrs. Joginder
Kur delivered the lecture
on “we and our wildlife”.
Various activities like
exhibition of wild
animals & bird’s
pictures, poster-making
competition and guest
lectures were organized.
The activities done by
the eco-club members
and students spread the
awareness to save !C.C.M. Hr. Sec. School students ready for an amphibian conservation rally
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kinds. The NGC students
played a skit on
amphibians called “Please
Spare our Lives”. Mr.
Avudiappan, District
Middle School
Coordinator talked about
RAMSAR convention. He
told the students the
importance of protecting
water bodies. And he
asked the each student
should plant at least a
tree. At the end students
took a oath saying that
save biodiversity-save
frog, I will not hurt frogs,
I will not dump garbage
into ponds/rivers etc.,
Rani Kirubairaj, NGC
Coordinator thanked God
who crated lovely
swamps, marshes,
mangrove forests,
amphibians and other
fauna related to wetland.
Teacher trainee students leaping for amphibian conservation at NESSA program
Submitted by: Mr. W. Joel
Revingston, HM & Mrs.
Rani Kirubairaj, NGC SAVE BIODIVERSITY NESSA, is the old student undergone training and
Coordinator, CCM Hr. Sec. 2009-2010, and in the of their College. learned more about the
School, Idayankudi. International Year of Submitted by Jessie frog and bat it was so
thompson_d70@yahoo.co Biodiversity in 2010. As a Jeyakaran, Chennai. easy to pass on from the
m
result the participants known to unknown
were ready to know the Wildlife Week 2011 at besides the Co-ordinators
NESSA sponsored Arignar Anna
U.N. Decade of sharing. The amphibian
Wildlife Week at St. Zoological Park,
Biodiversity 2011-2020. packets were distributed
Christopers Training Chennai
As the uses, reasons for to all and carried out the
College, Chennai The 40 NSS students of
the loss and the efforts action-methodology
Sixty-one second year Madras Christian College,
to be taken to save the starting from tying up of
teacher training course Chennai received the
frog were easily the rakhe. Dr. Manimozhi
students participated in inputs given by Dr.
available, they were so has taken the lead to
the Wildlife Week Manimozhi of Arignar
happy to teach and make the students to
celebration. Introduction Anna Zoological Park,
spread the news during repeat the oath. There
about sponsoring Chennai about the
the practice teaching in were A.V. sessions
agencies ZOO and animals including
Oct-Nov’ 2011. The besides role-play. After
Amphibian Ark were amphibians. As 4
students went to the gaining knowledge from
explained. The TRIO students have already
level of saying that they the Zoo School
theme……… UN Decade of
will bring out the matter
Biodiversity 2011-2020,
by role play,
UN International Year of
dramatizations and songs
Forests 2011 and Year of
in Schools. At the end, all
the Bat 2011 were
the participants shared
explained. The
their experience in the
distribution amphibian
campus to the Hr. Sec.
education packets
School students in the
followed it.
same campus. The
Principal Dr. Mrs. Rachel
The frogs seem to be the
Jebaraj and the Co-
regular visitors and
ordinator Mrs. Susan
inmates of the campus.
David appreciated well
Mrs. Jessie Jayakaran,
and thanked Zoo
the Coordinator, shared
Outreach Organisation
the efforts taken by the
and said they have
Amphibian conservation
received a feather on the
Scientists since 2004, in
cap, because Ms. Joy
the Year of the Frog !
Christian college students spreading amphibian
Alurin, the Treasurer of
2008, the COUNT DOWN awareness to the visitors at AAZP
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Auditorium, all the information on Wildlife
students with a display and their conservation
banner and the materials especially on amphibians.
marched and shared the Dr. S. Dinakaran gave a
importance of detailed presentation on
amphibians and other “Frogs-Facts and Myths”.
animals to the visitors.
The Slogan prepared by Masks, bracelets and
Dr. Manimozhi and the placards on frogs were
NSS coordinator, Mr. Paul distributed to the
Jeyakaran, Retd. Deputy students and asked them
Registrar of MK to wear and dramatize
University HoD and Mr. the need for conservation
Yagna Selvan were to the audience in the
energetic to repeat and form of skits and
thought provoking to the feedback was received Dr. Arun Sha interacting with kids on amphibian
visitors. Submitted by from them. Posters on conservation at Bannerghatta Biological Park
Jessie Jeyakaran, amphibians was
Chennai. displayed in the venue children play area. We wildlife in future also.
and distributed to the shared valuable facts Our special thanks are to
Madura College, representatives of the about different frogs and Wildlife SOS & Staffs,
Madurai, TN Wildlife colleges who attended their part in environment Volunteers and
Week celebrations the workshop. Submitted ecology. We issued the Bannerghatta Biological
To commemorate wildlife by: P.Ramesh, NEST, "Amphibian Kit and the Park Management.
week NEST, an NGO Usilampatti, TN. Amphibian posters" to Submitted by Gopi
organized one day ramesh_nsrc@yahoo.com
the children and asked Janarthanan, Wildlife
workshop on 4 October them to act like frogs. SOS Volunteer,
2011 in the PG Wildlife Week Bangalore, Karnataka.
Many children wore the
Department of Zoology, celebrated by Wildlife gopi.janarthanan@gmail.
frog mask and they
The Madura College SOS at Bannerghatta com
jumped like frogs, mimic
(Autonomous), Madurai. Biological Park
like frogs and their
The workshop was We conducted the Amphibians
parents also enjoyed the
inaugurated by Mr. program on 5th October Conservation
show. Many zoo visitors
Rakesh Kumar Jagenia 2011 at Bannerghatta Awareness
gathered while the show
IFS, District Forest Biological Park, programme at ARRS,
was conducted. We
Officer, Madurai District. Bangalore. Organizers Karnataka
almost conducted small
In has been felicitated by were Wildlife SOS Staff ‘Amphibians!!!’ was held
events, play shows,
Dr. R. Murali, Principal and few other volunteers. on the 6 November 2011
mimic about animals,
Madura College. Around The program was at the Agumbe Rainforest
and dramas in the middle
84 students from awesome like all our Research Station. The
of all the awareness
Meenakshi Government previous programs. This program was targeted at
shows. Many children
Arts and Science College time we mainly the 8-9 Std students of
found happy by knowing
for women, The American concentrated to give the Agumbe English
the facts about animals
College, Sourastra awareness to children on medium school. The
especially in a zoo visit.
College, Madura College bears, primates, program was a success
All children and other
Higher Secondary School amphibians and bats. during which twenty-two
participants took pledge
and Madura College were The amphibian selected students were
to save wildlife and
participated and awareness programme exposed to a broad
conserving nature at the
enlightened with was conducted at the introduction to amphibian
end of program.
ecology with a detailed
focus on frog biology.
Children and their
The program began with
parents appreciated us
an interactive
very much because of
presentation on
the wonderful program
Amphibians with a
organized in a zoo, which
primary focus on frogs.
they never experienced
The backbone of the
in their previous visits to
presentation was created
the zoo. All the credit
using the ‘Frogs are a
goes to Zoo Outreach
part of our biodiversity’
Organisation and the
package sent to us by
sponsors of the program
the Zoo Outreach
kits and their continuous
Organization. Also
support to the wildlife
included in the
volunteers. We wish ZOO
presentation was: a talk
Madura College students wearing amphibian ark mask to bring out more
and video clip on the
during the lecture on amphibian myths & facts volunteers to save
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Students and faculty
members were given the
education packages and
instructed in ways of
involving and educating
their classmates in what
they had learnt through
the day. The group
dispersed after lunch
wearing the materials
provided in the education
packages, the walk back
to the Agumbe School
formed a small
procession through the
Agumbe town.
The program was a big
success and the students
were very involved and
interested in discussions.
ARRS would like to
acknowledge the
sponsors Amphibian Ark,
Zoo Outreach
Organization and Wildlife
Agumbe students with AArk sponsored amphibian kits at the awareness program Information Liaison
Development. Submitted
thoroughly presented. by Naren Sreenivasan,
The ACAP, Amphibian Ark Education officer, ARRS,
and frozen Zoo’s were Karnataka
naren.arrs@gmail.com
introduced.
Celebration of Wildlife
A field exposure to frogs
Week 2011 by
was conducted. Students
Conservation
were trained in
Himalayas, Chandigarh
identifying frogs to genus
Conservation Himalayas
level and some to species
celebrated the Wildlife
level in addition to safety
Week with students and
protocols. On their
teachers of the
request, a challenge of
Himalayan Public School
sighting 13 of the
(HPS) at Reckong Peo in
common found species in
Kinnaur district of
one hour was taken up.
Himachal Pradesh. On 1
The site selected was
Students are thrilled to see a ceacilian during October 2011, the
optimum for practical
amphibian field exposure visit students of 4 - 10
exposure to differential
standards and teachers
habitat use of different
joined the team of the
“United Nations Decade interactive session with species of frogs. All frogs
Conservation Himalayas
on Biodiversity”; types of the students wherein found and the students
in a small gathering to
amphibians; an students were noted their numbers
celebrate the Wildlife
introduction to frogs, encouraged to express down. Seven of the 13
Week enthusiastically.
their importance and their experiences with listed species of
Conservation Himalayas
their current status in amphibians. Concepts frogs were found which
is indebted to the Zoo
South Asia; possible such as habitat loss, then raised a
Outreach Organization
conservation strategies climate change, conversation on
for supplying WLW
and their biodiversity and nocturnal and diurnal
educational resource
implementation; a basic endemism were brought lifestyles in animals.
materials for this
checklist of common up in an interactive program. The theme of
found frogs and toads in manner. Focus was given The program ended with
the program was
Agumbe along with video to frogs in explaining the a talk on the importance
‘Understanding and
clips and pictures of importance of food of wildlife education and
Saving Biodiversity’. Mrs.
them. chains and food webs, how every single person
Aruna Negi, the field
the uses of frogs as bio can contribute in his or
program officer of the
The next phase of the indicators to detect the her own way to
Conservation Himalayas
program was an health of ecosystems was protecting forests.
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Celebrations on
4.10.2011 to
commemorate the
culmination of United
Nations Decade on
Biodiversity
(2011-2020),
International Year of
Forests (2011), World
Animal Welfare Day (Oct.
4th) and Wildlife Week
Celebrations (Oct.1-7).
More than 200 students
belonging to various
Departments of the
college participated.
Various inter-
departmental
competitions like essay
writing, pencil sketching
and slogan writing were
conducted on the theme
of Wildlife Conservation.
Dr. M. Davamani
Christober, Bursar
The kinds of South Asian Amphibians explained by the poster to HPS students elaborates about the
India’s wildlife resources
and list out the species
taught the kids about the explained in detail. by: Santhosh Kumar found only in India
basic concept of Sahoo, Conservation including amphibians and
biodiversity by a play Conservation Himalayas Himalayas, Chandigarh.
the importance of
way method in which a is especially thankful to chimalayas@yahoo.com
conservation in his
few students played the the ZOO Outreach felicitation. Thiru. Rakesh
role of wild animals Organization and Wildlife Week
Kumar Jagenia, I.F.S.,
wearing paper masks of Amphibian Ark for the Celebrations at the
Chief Guest of the
a variety of wildlife. resource materials. We American College,
function emphasized the
Thirteen students are also thankful to the Madurai, TN
importance of conserving
participated in this role- Principal of the The Department of
Wildlife and aim &
play activity to Himalayan Public School Zoology, The American
significance of these
understand and make the for giving permission to College has organized
celebrations. Zoo
audience to understand the students. Submitted Wildlife Week
Outreach Organization
the meaning of
biodiversity. With the
help of this play way
method the students
were taught how living
organisms in an
ecosystem depend on
each other for survival.
Aruna Negi explained to
the students the role of
frogs and bats in the
environment. The ZOO
kits on Amphibians and
Bats were used to teach
the facts about the frogs
and bats and their
ecological roles in the
environment. At the end
of the program, ZOO
educational resource
materials on amphibians,
bats and bears were
distributed to all the
teachers and students
and the contents were The American College students wearing AArk logo masks and holding placards
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education materials on like rakhi, mask, posters
amphibians distributed to and booklets were used.
the students and they Submitted by Dr. S.
were explained in detail. Sethuramalingarn,
Students wore the masks Scientist- E, RMNH,
and tied the rakhi by Bhopal.
rmnhsethu@bsnl.in
pledging to conserve the
amphibians. Submitted
WWF Kerala observed
by M.Rajesh, American
College, Madurai, TN.
Wildlife Week
lillyrajesh@yahoo.com.
WWF-India, Kerala State
Office observed Wildlife
University of Lucknow Week 2011 with the
Celebrated Wildlife support of Zoo Outreach
Week Organization (ZOO) at
The Department of KPSMMV Higher
Zoology, University of Secondary School,
Lucknow organized Lucknow university programme motivated students in Varode, Palakkad on 7
Wildlife Week from 1-7 species conservation including amphibians October 2011 with the
October in Collaboration participation of around
of Lucknow. Educational Assistant of 150 students from
with "Z.O.O.'s Educator kanaujia.amita@gmail.co the museum informed
Network" ZEN and nearby five Higher
m the students that frog
Regional Science City, Secondary Schools. The
soaks harmful substances event included
Lucknow. The RMNH, Bhopal, MP – through their skin, which
programme was programmes like
Amphibian Awareness could threaten human awareness sessions,
conducted at Regional programme beings. Frogs eat bugs
Science City, Lucknow, wildlife quiz, painting,
Regional Museum of and insects, which and essay writing
involving high school Natural History, Bhopal destroy crops and carry
students, Intermediate, competitions on wildlife
organized awareness harmful pathogen to us. including frogs.
Graduates, programmes on “Frogs He made an appeal to
Postgraduates, N.S.S are part of Biodiversity" the students that they
(National Service The event was
at "Pragya School, should not disturb their inaugurated by Mr. S.
Scheme), N.C.C. Rajharsh Colony'' on 18 habitat and they should
(National Cadet Corps), Guruvayurappan, South
October 2011. Eighty avoid using shampoo, India Coordinator,
and Rovers & Rangers enthusiastic students soap or detergent in
(Bharat Scouts’ & Wildlife Protection
from class 9-12 excess to save frogs. Society of India (WPSI).
Guides). The students participated in this During the programme
represented from He also led the technical
programme and study materials received session on Wildlife of
Lucknow University and expressed their solidarity from Zoo Outreach
other 9 colleges and 18 Kerala. All the
towards animal welfare. Organisation, participants were
schools. Shri. Manik Lal Gupta, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,
ZOO’s amphibian poster provided with the
and packets were utilized
to make people aware
about these wonderful
animals. The students
were divided into three
groups and the following
competitions were
organized. And they
were: short essay on
wildlife crime, debate on
“Keeping animals as pet
ethical or non ethical!”
Poem Recitation (Hindi/
English) on wildlife
themes, art Competition
(painting), greeting cards
making and slogan
writing on wildlife
themes, face painting
and fancy dress and
Rangoli with the theme
animals in Indian culture.
Submitted by: Dr. Amita
Kanaujia, AP, University Students expressed solidarity towards amphibian welfare at RMNH programme
10Wildlife Awareness sensitized about
Programme during amphibians. After the
Wildlife Week by lecture and the
WWF-India, M.P & distribution of kits a quiz
Chhattisgarh competition was kept to
The primary focus of the judge the knowledge of
wildlife week celebration the children. The children
was to enhance the took great interest in the
knowledge of wildlife programme and all the
among students. There winners of the quiz
could be no better way of competition were
celebrating wildlife week awarded with some prize
than conducting by WWF-I. The children
competitions on wildlife & were told about the role
environment by involving of amphibians in
the students and ecosystem and motivated
teachers. WWF-I, M.P. & to help in conserving
Chhattisgarh State Office amphibians. Even a
organized various handprint competition
competitions for different was done to motivate the
age group of people children towards
The Amphibian education kits used to teach an during the entire wildlife conservation of Nature.
overview about amphibian conservation week. Apart from these The packet of kit on
programmes on 3 Amphibian, i.e. Frogs are
education materials on students attended the October 2011 a workshop part of Biodiversity
bats, bears, and same along with was organized on obtained from Zoo
amphibians etc. from the teachers. During the amphibians in Govt. Outreach Organization
Zoo Outreach daylong programme, Middle School, Tatri. was distributed to all the
Organization (ZOO), slide show, quiz and on Children of the age group participants. The children
Coimbatore. Posters also the spot drawing of 8-12 yrs were were thrilled to get the
were exhibited at the frog stickers and mask of
venue and distributed to the frog. Submitted by:
participated schools for Ms. Sangita Saxena, WWF
their notice board. India, Bhopal, MP.
Submitted by: A.K. sdwwfmpcg@gmail.com
Sivakumar, Senior
Education Officer, WWF- Wildlife awareness
India, Kerala State Office. programmes by PUPA,
sivanpalode@gmail.com West Bengal
In International Year of
Wildlife Celebration in Biodiversity, Paribesh
Goa by the Wildlife Unnayan Parishad
and Eco-Tourism conducted wildlife
Division awareness programme
Wildlife and Eco-Tourism with education material
(South) Division support from Zoo
celebrated wildlife week Goa forest department arranged a programme on
Outreach Organisation
with variety of amphibians
programmes including
nature camps for competition based on
students in the forestry and wildlife were
sanctuaries. On 04 arranged. The
October 2011 a nature educational material on
camp for students of amphibians supplied by
Government High School Zoo Outreach
Netravali Sanguem was Organisation was
arranged. A total of 51 distributed and explained
School Children and 3 to the students and they
teachers from 5-9 were very much useful
standard attended the for the students to know
camp. On 05 October more about the species.
2011 a Nature Camp for Submitted by Ramesh N
Dessai, Asst. Conservator
students of Shri
of Forests, Wildlife & Eco-
Shradanand High School Tourism (South), Margao,
Poiguinim was Goa.
conducted. Fifty-three
Students thrilled to receive amphibian education kits
11and the materials
sponsored by Amphibian
Ark. During the
celebration, wildlife
awareness amongst the
urban & rural school
students created. The
programme was held at
Jadavpur Sammilita
Balika Vidyalaya in
Kolkata on 11 November.
Twenty students were
participated.
Headmistress of the
school inaugurated the
programme. Mr. Arjun
Manna, WWF-Sundarban
and Dr. A. Misra were the
resource persons.
Lectures were given on
wildlife conservation.
After the presentation,
One of the students teaching about saving amphibians to other students in Mysore
plantation was held. As a
follow up of the
was conducted to our Organisation (ZOO), face mask with the
programme, Miss.
Science Club students Wildlife Information message of Biodiversity
Mousree Pradhan of class
and they understood the Liaison Development, is Life – our lives and
IX planned for massive
each and every concept (WILD) Society, wildlife’ during a specially
plantation drive of Neem
of the wildlife education Amphibian Ark, Chester designed workshop for
tree in the rural area of
packets of bat, bear and Zoo, UK, Conservation Young Eco Ambassadors,
her own. On 16
amphibians provided by Breeding Specialist organized at GEER
November another
ZOO. They discussed Group, USA, CCINSA, Foundation, Gandhinagar.
awareness programme
whatever they learned Alertis – Fund for Bear There were three
was held at Phulbari
from the programme and Nature Conservation, different educational
Sitala High School in
mutually and with GEER Foundation had packets i.e. Amphibians,
Sagar Island. Thirty-five
teachers and others. organized a special event Bats and Bears.
students were
Next Saturday they “Understanding
participated. A talk on
conducted programme on Biodiversity” during the After the distribution of
Wildlife Conservation was
the particular topic to Wildlife Week 2011 educational packets, they
given. At the end the
other students of the celebration at Indroda were explained about
students played a mini
school. By this way all Nature Park, Biodiversity and
skit on wildlife. In both
school children Gandhinagar. In this importance of
the programmes different
understood the event Young Eco Biodiversity Conservation
activities like group
importance of Year of Ambassadors of the by Shri S.P. Patel, Dy.
discussion, frog race, a
Biodiversity and their Gujarat state were given Director, GEER
skit, quiz competition
responsibility to save our education packets Foundation in first
shows that this will help
planet. Thank you for containing wrist band, session. In his speech he
in conservation efforts
sending education
and reduce adverse
materials to our children.
impacts on wildlife.
Submitted by G. Suma,
Submitted by: Dr. A.
Karnataka.
Misra, PUPA, Kolkata,
suma.ecomysore@gmail.c
WB.
om
amargram.pupa@gmail.c
om.
GEER Foundation,
Wildlife Week Gujarat organized
programme at special event on
Srikantha Balika Wildlife Week
Proudashala, Mysore Wildlife Week is an
Wildlife Week was opportunity to reach
celebrated in Srikantha many, many people.
Balika Proudashala in Wildlife Week is probably
Mysore. Programmes one of the most
were conducted on two participatory wildlife
Saturdays, on one events in the world. This
Saturday a programme year in association with Young Eco Ambassadors of Gujarat taught about
Zoo Outreach amphibian conservation
12emphasized on Animal Welfare experience for school Girl's School, Koti Bajar,
equilibrium of humanity students and Hosangabad and 80
and natural biodiversity. Fortnight Report participants. CEE students plus 5 teachers
After that they all representative Mr. Dilip took part in it.
masked themselves with CEE Madhya Pradesh Chakravarty, Project
different masks they got Animal Welfare Officer organized specific Each awareness
from the packets. In Fortnightly 2012 lecture on Bear, Monkey, programme was lasted
session two, they awareness Frog, Amphibians and for an hour. Introduction
explored the Indroda programmes Bats to the selected 5 about ZOO and CEE were
Nature Park with the Animal Welfare Fortnight schools (class VI to X) of given to the participants
concept of conserving is a popular animal's Hoshangabad
district of for about 10 minutes and
biodiversity, and also event celebrated every detailed information
Madhya Pradesh. He
interacted with the year for over 50 years in about amphibian was
highlights the animal
visitors of the Park to India in the last two given about 30 minutes.
welfare components in
make them aware of weeks of January i.e. 14 The students and
the kit/packets developed
biodiversity and their -31 January. Animal teachers used another 20
by Zoo Outreach
importance. They also Welfare Board of India minutes for
organization. The
accompanied the visitors AWBI organizes the demonstrating the ZOO
emphasis is given on the
during their visit to the event. Zoo Outreach education kits and their
fact that if all wildlife
park and made them Organization and other usage. Session on wildlife
conservation practiced
aware about the sponsors help educators or animals was very
properly, it benefits the
importance of wildlife for of all kinds use the event much interested to
domestic and wild
our own existence in to create awareness by students and teachers, as
animals in the long term.
third session. All providing complimentary the programmes on such
Mr. Joseph Kujur, CEE
participants highly educational material. The theme are never
facilitated the sessions.
appreciated the material developed for happened in the schools.
On 28 Jan, frog
educational materials kits specific animal is Students took oath for
awareness programme
supplied by Zoo Outreach oriented toward both not harming the
was held at SNG Higher
Organisation. Submitted conservation and welfare. amphibians by using flap
Secondary School,
by S.P. Patel, Dy. Director Hosangabad. One card or pledge card.
(E.E), GEER Foundation, Centre for Environment Group of students was
hundred and fifty
Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Education, CEE Madhya called for tying of rakhi
dydir-geer@gujarat.
students and 10 teachers
Pradesh State Office, and take message to
gov.in participated. Another
Bhopal conducted 5 conserve and protect the
amphibian awareness
programmes using the frogs. Stickers were
programme was held on
materials to create an given to students to use
the same day at
enjoyable and meaningful as an attraction to
Government Boy's and
SNG HSS students leaping forward for the cause of amphibian conservation
13Students who participated in the amphibian welfare and awareness programme
animal. Animal mascot is Information booklet was follow up of programmes CEE, Madhya Pradesh.
used to resemble the generally given to in the schools. Submitted dilip.chakravarty@ceeindi
animal and think of it. teachers for further by: Dilip Chakravarthy, a.org
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