WILDLIFE AND NATURE CONSERVATION SESSION

KIKANI VIDHYA MANDIR
WILDLIFE AND NATURE CONSERVATION

Kikani Vidhya Mandir organized a session on Wildlife and Nature Conservation for the students on 23.04.2024. Students from Grade 6 to 12 attended the same and were guided by Mr. M Siraaj Deen Co-Ordinator, Wildlife and Nature Conservation Trust (WNCT), about the different ways of conserving wildlife and nature. A gist of the session is briefed as below.

When it comes to human animal conflict, large animals like elephants and tigers come to mind first among people. But the thought of snake take the brunt of human – animal conflict. 64,000 people die from snake bites in India every year. People do not have enough awareness about snakes. “Students should be made more aware about snakes.

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) is one of the biologically sensitive zones in thr world and is a biological hotspot. NBR is one of the largest forest areas in South India. It encompasses of an area of 5,520 km2 of which 2,537.6 km2 is in the state of Tamilnadu. Unfortunately many busy state and national highways pass through this zone. It has been observed that many animals like Macaques, Deer, Boars etc. are killed daily by fast moving vehicles in these roads. Motorists travelling on forest roads do not follow forest road rules properly and they feed monkeys on the road and change their natural eating habits, thus monkeys run on the road blindly for food and thus die in road accidents.