Srinagar: The Wildlife Week 2018 took off on Tuesday at Nature Interpretation Center of Dachigam National Park, organized by the Central Wildlife Division, Department of Wildlife Protection.
During the week, being observed from 2nd to 8 October every year, various programmes shall be organized to educate the students in particular and the public in general about the importance of Wildlife, flora, fauna and importance of forests, a senior officer of the wildlife department told GNS.
In its first programme an inter-school debate with the theme “Role of youth in Wildlife Conservation” and painting competition was organized in which 120 students from several schools including Kashmir Public School, Barje- Harwan, Famous Abhay School, New Theed, Scholars School, Dara, Life School, and K I E Hr. Secondary School, Lasjan participated.
The observance was attended by Chief Guest Regional Wildlife Warden, Kashmir, Rashid Yahya Naqash, Executive Director, WCF& advocate Nadeem Qadri in addition to teachers from the schools and local people.
Regional Wildlife Warden Kashmir in his address said that throughout the Wild Life week, people of all ages learn from experts through the seminars, lectures as well as hands-on workshops in order to become more aware about nature. Wildlife preservation is the plan to manage wildlife alongside with the human progress, he added. (GNS)
