GUWAHATI, Oct 7 - As part of the Wildlife Week celebrations, Help Earth and Kamrup (Metro) administration today carried out a promotional drive across the city using a decorated van depicting the urban biodiversity of Guwahati city.
�The van has photographs of a number of animals found in the city�s reserve forests and wildlife sanctuaries as well as in the urban landscape. It�s a promotional drive on urban biodiversity conservation, targeting the children in particular, so that they develop sensitivity towards our urban wildlife,� Jayaditya Purkayastha of Help Earth said.
The van also carries information on the city�s biodiversity, including the fact that Guwahati has eight reserve forests, two wildlife sanctuaries, 18 forested hills, Deepor Beel, the State�s lone Ramsar Site, etc., within the city�s municipal limits. The pictures of the wildlife included the Gangetic river dolphin, turtles, leopards, monkeys, frogs, snakes, lizards, etc.
GUWAHATI, Oct 7 - As part of the Wildlife Week celebrations, Help Earth and Kamrup (Metro) administration today carried out a promotional drive across the city using a decorated van depicting the urban biodiversity of Guwahati city.
�The van has photographs of a number of animals found in the city�s reserve forests and wildlife sanctuaries as well as in the urban landscape. It�s a promotional drive on urban biodiversity conservation, targeting the children in particular, so that they develop sensitivity towards our urban wildlife,� Jayaditya Purkayastha of Help Earth said.
The van also carries information on the city�s biodiversity, including the fact that Guwahati has eight reserve forests, two wildlife sanctuaries, 18 forested hills, Deepor Beel, the State�s lone Ramsar Site, etc., within the city�s municipal limits. The pictures of the wildlife included the Gangetic river dolphin, turtles, leopards, monkeys, frogs, snakes, lizards, etc.
