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Mr. Karthik Satyanarayan visited Vasant Valley on 1st November and spoke to class VII and the members of the Environment & Outreach council.
He brought with him 2 rescued turtles and 2 snakes to show them to the kids and get the fear of reptiles out of them. He spoke about what we should do if we ever are encountered with a reptile in real life. He also told them about the contact persons and numbers that they should report at if they find anybody trying to sell or buy these repltiles as pets.
"A tentative suggestion, a spur of the moment decision and some haphazard planning materialized into a rather wild affair. On the 1st of November a slightly apprehensive class7 as well as the environment council got a chance to meet Mr. Kartik Satyanarayan, co-founder of wildlife s.o.s and founder of the reptile rescue unit, India along with 2 members of his team. He brought with him some surprise guests too- 2 turtles, a harmless snake and his best friend a beautiful black lab named silvie. Everyone scrambled to get a word in and for a chance to touch the snakes so for a while chaos ensued. Some handled it with ready confidence, some over came there fears while others remained wary and chose to sit back. The talk primarily focused on human animal conflicts and the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals. Mr. Satyanarayan explained how keeping any wild animal in captivity is cruel as we can never provide them with the kind of environment they need. He also spoke about how they get several emergency calls a day from people asking for help in capturing snakes that have entered houses and are often given tip offs about wildlife crimes.
The lecture ended with the distribution of pamphlets on wildlife s.o.s and friendicoes.seca.(sister organization to wildlife s.o.s)and for once I felt
that all the students were genuinely interested in what was being said. Many even stayed back to ask questions and learn how they could help. Though our interaction ended all too soon it did give us plenty of insight on life for wild animals within this urban jungle. " - Report by Cara Tejpal
Learn more about wildlife s.o.s by logging onto
www.wildlifesos.com
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