The Wildlife Week celebrations for the year 2009 were conducted by the Pehal Society Kerala in coordination with the Conservation Research Group, Kochi and The Lions Club of Palghat on the 2nd of October 2009 at the Lions School Palghat, Kerala. The event was supported by The Zoo Outreach Organization, Tiger Awareness U.K. and the Agriculture Department of Palghat.
The event was honored by the presence of the Lions Club President Ln. P.K. Haridas, Mr.
Mukundan Unny, Assistant Director of Agriculture Kozhayalmannam, Palghat and a Professional Artist Mr. Anil Kumar. The event saw the participation of students from several
schools from all over Palghat. The day began with the inauguration ceremony by Ln. P.K. Haridas by lighting the ceremonial lamp.
Then the events carried on with a presentation by Mr. P.K. Jayakrishnan, Projects Coordinator Pehal Society Kerala. The presentation looked into the various mammals of India and the threats of poaching to their survival. The presentation created a stir among the students having them
understand the natural world better and also understand the plight of the wild form various human factors. They were taught what exactly wildlife conservation is and the efforts of people and organizations around the world to help conserve the environment. The presentation was filled with queries by the children on every single thing they could think of pertaining to nature. The kids were so engrossed in the presentation that we ran way beyond the time schedule which the kids did not seem to mind at all.
This was followed up by the quiz and the painting competitions organized for the children. The quiz was conducted as an inter school competition among the participating schools. The kids displayed great knowledge of the natural world which would leave most adults feeling left behind. The competition was fierce and finally three school rose victorious in the event.
The painting and pencil sketching contests also went on with great enthusiasm. The canvas was a magical cauldron of colors and images which brought out the imagination of these young children. The way the children saw the natural world was quite evident from the paintings and the sketches depicting animals not in zoos but free. This saw great creativity and brilliant minds
among the children portraying their in-depth knowledge of the natural world and the beauty of the natural world in their young minds. As Mr. Mukundan Unny said later on”Everyone had an elephant on their painting. I guess children do realize elephants are wild and need to be in the wild.”
The prizes were awarded by Mr. Muku ndan Unny and Mr. Anil Kumar to the winner of these events.
The prizes included wildlife kits sponsored by Zoo Outreach Organization which included a Calendar explaining the Human Elephant Conflict issues and a Wildlife Kit “Daily Life Wildlife – Conservation and Welfare”. Also books on wildlife and nature were presented to the winners with certificates.
The event was honored by the presence of the Lions Club President Ln. P.K. Haridas, Mr.
Mukundan Unny, Assistant Director of Agriculture Kozhayalmannam, Palghat and a Professional Artist Mr. Anil Kumar. The event saw the participation of students from several
schools from all over Palghat. The day began with the inauguration ceremony by Ln. P.K. Haridas by lighting the ceremonial lamp.
Then the events carried on with a presentation by Mr. P.K. Jayakrishnan, Projects Coordinator Pehal Society Kerala. The presentation looked into the various mammals of India and the threats of poaching to their survival. The presentation created a stir among the students having them
understand the natural world better and also understand the plight of the wild form various human factors. They were taught what exactly wildlife conservation is and the efforts of people and organizations around the world to help conserve the environment. The presentation was filled with queries by the children on every single thing they could think of pertaining to nature. The kids were so engrossed in the presentation that we ran way beyond the time schedule which the kids did not seem to mind at all.
This was followed up by the quiz and the painting competitions organized for the children. The quiz was conducted as an inter school competition among the participating schools. The kids displayed great knowledge of the natural world which would leave most adults feeling left behind. The competition was fierce and finally three school rose victorious in the event.
The painting and pencil sketching contests also went on with great enthusiasm. The canvas was a magical cauldron of colors and images which brought out the imagination of these young children. The way the children saw the natural world was quite evident from the paintings and the sketches depicting animals not in zoos but free. This saw great creativity and brilliant minds
among the children portraying their in-depth knowledge of the natural world and the beauty of the natural world in their young minds. As Mr. Mukundan Unny said later on”Everyone had an elephant on their painting. I guess children do realize elephants are wild and need to be in the wild.”
The prizes were awarded by Mr. Muku ndan Unny and Mr. Anil Kumar to the winner of these events.
The prizes included wildlife kits sponsored by Zoo Outreach Organization which included a Calendar explaining the Human Elephant Conflict issues and a Wildlife Kit “Daily Life Wildlife – Conservation and Welfare”. Also books on wildlife and nature were presented to the winners with certificates.
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