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They brought home the message of wildlife conservation

Staff Reporter

Volunteers of all ages come together to highlight issues

— Photo: K. Murali Kumar

Creating awareness: Students marching wearing animal masks during the run for wildlife which was held as part of Widlife Week in Bangalore on Sunday.

Bangalore: A large number of students and elders participated in the run for wildlife organised by the Forest Department here on Sunday. While four-year-old Lasya of Sishya school was the youngest, S.G. Subbarao was the oldest of those who participated in the run from Gopala Gowda Circle, near Vidhana Soudha, to Lalbagh.

Students from different parts of the city participated in the event which was held as part of the ongoing Wildlife Week celebrations. Among them were students from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike School and Junior College, Shivaji Nagar; Government High School, Rajanakunte; Sai Shankar Vidya Samste, Sriramanahalli; ASV Government College of Anekal; and BNMIT Engineering College.

Also seen among the participants were people who frequent Cubbon Park. “We want to preserve nature for future generations,” said S.G. Subbarao. He along with Nagamani Rao, N. Vijayan and two other regular morning walkers participated.

Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde flagged off the run at 7.30 a.m. The run was to pass through Cubbon Park, Vittal Mallya Road, Richmond Circle and Kengal Hanumantaiah Road and reach Lalbagh.

Participants held colourful displays about the need to preserve wildlife. Students marched along the route carrying placards such as “With wildlife, life has more beauty” and “Please think before driving wildlife to extinction”. Some students marched wearing deer, lion, elephant and tiger masks. Members of Ranga Samaja, a cultural troupe, moved in a vehicle singing songs on the need for conservation of wildlife. They also presented skits at Lalbagh.

Conservator of Forests, Bangalore Circle, U.V. Singh, said the overwhelming response to the event showed there was a better future for wildlife conservation. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden Indu B. Srivastava asked students to join hands with the department’s efforts to conserve wildlife.

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