Advocacy programme on Conserving White-bellied Heron bird
As a part of educational and awareness programme in line to save the Critically Endangered bird, White-bellied Heron, a day long advocacy to the students and staff of Norbugang school, Tsirang was conducted on 19th May, 2018. RSPN decided for this programme to consider in this school for being most of the students residing in the close catchment area where heron is frequently sighted. As a part of the programme, ardent birder and conservationist Mr. Tshering Tobgay was invited to collaborate with RSPN staff Mr. Sonam Tshering in delivering the message.
Research Trip to Australia - September 2017
Very honestly speaking, my knowledge about Raptors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_of_prey) was very less and to design programmes based on Raptor Conservation for WildRoots, I myself needed to know much aspects about these 'masters of the air'. But, as some people wrongly believe, one can't know about these wonderful birds if one is not associated with hardcore scientific research, wildlife biology or conservation. That notion is completely wrong. We are in the Digital Information age where information about anything is at a stone's throw reach, if only one plans intelligently to use the enterprising connections that one makes in life, through self study, research and most importantly...travel. I read a lot. But somewhere, mere books, publications, research papers, birding hikes and wildlife safaris to place like Kaziranga National Park, Assam seemed inadequate in providing me with an in-depth knowledge about the birds of prey. I wanted to study them up close, being a 'lay-man' who just wanted to know more.
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Participating in Programmes at the Yankauer Nature Preserve, West Virginia, USA
During the year 2015, Mr. Biswajit De, Founder President, WildRoots, got an amazing opportunity to be a part of the Wildlife Habitat Education Programme and the WVU Extention Master Gardner Programme at the Yankauer Nature Preserve, West Virginia, USA. This was planned as a part of the Service Projects which were organized by the US Fish & WildLife Service through the Educational Venture of the National Conservation & Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA during the Student Climate Corps. & Conservation Congress, 2015.