05/10/2024
Glimpses of the on going celebration of the Wildlife week (02 to 08 Oct.) 2024.
The Day one of the wildlife week i.e. Opening Ceremony of the Wildlife week(02 to 08 Oct.) 2024 at Dehradun Zoo by Uttarakhand Forest Dept was amazing.......
Dehradun Zoo, Dated: 02.10.2024,
Glimpses of the Wildlife Week inauguration program by Mr. Subodh Uniyal, Hon’ble Minister of Forest and Environment, Uttarakhand in Dehradun Zoo. The theme of the wildlife program this year by the Government of India has been declared as "Wildlife Conservation through Co-existence".
List of Main events held during the day:-
1- The foundation stone for the construction of 4 bird enclosures and animal quarantine house was laid by the Chief Guest Hon'ble Forest Minister Shri Subodh Uniyal ji in Dehradun Zoo
2- The poster "Wildlife and us, co-existence with caution" and the book "Raising butterflies and moths at home" written by Shri Sanjay Sondhi ji were released for public awareness.
3- Five forest personnel of Dehradun Zoo were honored with a certificate for their commendable work in wildlife conservation.
4- On the occasion of Wildlife Week, children from various schools participated in the painting competition, face painting competition, mehndi art competition organized in Dehradun Zoo, in which the prize winning children were honored by the Hon'ble Forest Minister.
In the program organized at Dehradun Zoo, the foundation stone for the construction of 4 bird enclosures and animal quarantine house was laid by the Chief Guest Hon'ble Forest Minister Shri Subodh Uniyal ji in Dehradun Zoo. Thereafter, for public awareness, the poster "Wildlife and us, co-existence with caution" and the book "Raising butterflies and moths at home" written by Shri Sanjay Sondhi ji were released. In the said program, five forest personnel of Dehradun Zoo were honored with a certificate for their commendable work in wildlife conservation. On the occasion of Wildlife Week, children from various schools participated in the painting competition, face painting competition, mehndi art competition organized in Dehradun Zoo, in which the prize winning children were honored by the Hon'ble Forest Minister on this occasion.
On this occasion, the children of Government Pre-Secondary School Galjwadi presented a welcome song and a cultural program for wildlife conservation. The Hon'ble Forest Minister praised the efforts being made by the Forest Department in wildlife conservation and directed to take more effective action on the incidents of human-wildlife conflict. Also, emphasis was laid on taking the participation of the local public in the work of wildlife conservation. The program's chairman, Hon'ble Cabinet Minister Shri Ganesh Joshi ji praised the efforts of wildlife conservation in Dehradun Zoo and emphasized on its expansion. Special guest, Hon'ble Rajya Sabha M.P. Shri Naresh Bansal ji, emphasized on the co-existence of humans and wildlife and talked about the importance of wildlife. Principal Secretary Forest and Environment Shri R.K. Sudhanshu Ji informed that the number of tourists in Dehradun Zoo is more than 7 lakhs every year and the revenue obtained from it is more than 04 crores, and information was given regarding the expansion of Dehradun Zoo in future. Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) Shri Dhananjay Mohan Ji informed about the work being done by the department in wildlife conservation and told about maximum public awareness and taking cooperation of local community in this regard. Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Shri Ranjan Kumar Mishra Ji gave detailed information about the programs to be organized by the Forest Department in the state of Uttarakhand under Wildlife Week from 02 October to 08 October 2024. Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. B.P. Gupta, Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. G.S. Pandey, Additional Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Mr. Vivek Pandey, Additional Chief Conservator of Forests Garhwal Mr. Naresh Kumar, Additional Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. Nishant Verma, Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. Sushant Patnaik, Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. P.K. Patro, Conservator of Forests Shivalik Circle Mr. Rajiv Dhiman, Conservator of Forests Yamuna Mrs. Kahkashan Naseem, Director Rajaji Dr. Coco Rose, Divisional Forest Officers Haridwar, Mussoorie, Narendra Nagar and others. were present in the program.
Director Dehradun Zoo and Divisional Forest Officer Dehradun Mr. Neeraj Kumar thanked all the guests at the end of the program. The program was conducted by Mrs. Aarti Maithani, Assistant Conservator of Forest.
वन विभाग उत्तराखण्ड द्वारा समस्त राज्य मंे दिनांक 02 अक्टूबर 2024 से दिनांक 08 अक्टूबर 2024 तक वन्यजीव सप्ताह मनाया जा रहा है। भारत सरकार द्वारा इस वर्ष वन्यजीव सप्ताह कार्यक्रम की थीम ’’मानव वन्यजीव सह-अस्तित्व’’ घोषित की गई है। इस क्रम में देहरादून जू में 02 अक्टूबर 2024 को वन्यजीव सप्ताह का शुभारंभ मा0 वन मंत्री श्री सुबोध उनियाल जी द्वारा किया जा चुका है। इस शुभारंभ के अवसर पर श्री नीरज कुमार, निदेशक, देहरादून जू द्वारा घोषणा की गई थी कि वन्यजीव सप्ताह के दौरान प्रदेश के सभी स्कूलों/काॅलेजों के छात्र-छात्राओं के लिये देहरादून जू में प्रवेश निःशुल्क रहेगा, जिसके लिये छात्र-छात्राओं को उनके स्कूल या काॅलेज का आईडी0 कार्ड दिखाना अनिवार्य होगा।
इस घोषणा के क्रम में छात्र-छात्राओं में भारी उत्साह देखने को मिला है तथा वन्यजीव सप्ताह के दूसरे ही दिन देहरादून जू में विभिन्न स्कूलों के लगभग 264 बच्चों ने निःशुल्क प्रवेश पाया। इस दिन श्री सुनील दत्त बलूनी, उप प्रभागीय वनाधिकारी, देहरादून जू एवं डा0 प्रदीप मिश्रा पशुचिकित्सा अधिकारी देहरादून जू द्वारा सभी बच्चों को वन्यजीव संरक्षण हेतु जागरूक किया गया तथा मानव वन्यजीव संधर्ष को कम करने हेतु उपाय बताये गये। वन्यजीव सप्ताह के तीसरे एवं चैथे दिन भी उत्तराखण्ड एवं अन्य राज्यों के विभिन्न स्क्ूलों से आये हुए बच्चों ने देहरादून जू में बढ-चढकर वन्यजीव सप्ताह कार्यक्रम में भाग लिया। तीसरे दिन 982 बच्चों ने तथा चैथे दिन सूचना मिलने तक लगभग 800 बच्चों ने जू में निःशुल्क प्रवेश किया। वन्यजीव सप्ताह के तीसरे दिन श्री विनोद लिंगवाल, वन क्षेत्राधिकारी, देहरादून जू ने छात्र-छात्राओं को जू के विभिन्न वन्यजीवों के बारे में जानकारी दी तथा इन वन्यजीवों की पर्यावरण में उपयोगिता के बारे में विस्तार पूर्वक बताया। वन्यजीव सप्ताह के चैथे दिन श्री नीरज कुमार, निदेशक, देहरादून जू के निर्देशन में ’’एक पेड़ माँ के नाम’’ प्रोग्राम के अंतर्गत वृक्षारोपण किया गया। इस वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम में ’पुनः अरण्य’ ग्रुप की मुखिया श्रीमती शैफाली रे व उनकी टीम, श्री सुनील दत्त बलूनी, उप प्रभागीय वनाधिकारी, देहरादून जू, श्री विनोद लिंगवाल, वन क्षेत्राधिकारी तथा अन्य जू स्टाफ उपस्थित रहे। इस वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम में जू परिसर में विभिन्न प्रजातियों (जैसे- रूद्राक्ष, बांस, नीम्बू आदि) के 21 पौधे रोपित किये गये। वन्यजीव सप्ताह के आगामी दिनों में एनिमल एडोप्शन करने वाले विभिन्न वन्यजीव प्रेमियों/संस्थाओं को सम्मानित किया जायेगा तथा अन्तिम दिन मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष कम करने हेतु सर्प-जागरूकता अभियान चलाया जायेगा।
