Wildlife Week concludes

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, October 12

The department of zoology, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, celebrated Wildlife Week which concluded with a series of online events.

On October 3, a virtual trip to Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, was organised for students to introduce them to various wild animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds, and promote love for animals, thereby spreading awareness of protection and conservation of wildlife.

On October 5 and 6, online competitive events including poster-making and slogan-writing competitions were also organized, in which around 150 students from the institution and other institutes of different states such as KCES’S MJ College, Jalagaon, Maharashtra; Sree Narayana College Kollam, Kerala; IIS University, Jaipur; Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur; Punjabi University Patiala; DAV University, Jalandhar; and DAV College, Jalandhar participated. The themes were sustainability of all forms of life on Earth, climate change and wildlife among others.

Not only science students, but those from other streams also participated. On October 7, an online quiz on the conservation of wildlife was conducted and about 140 students participated in the quiz. Dr Seema Marwaha, head, zoology department, encouraged students to take part in the plantation drive and set up bird feeders at their residence with the aim to raise awareness towards the preservation of flora and fauna. Besides, students also recited poems related to conserving wildlife.

Prof Ajay Sareen, while congratulated the winners, appreciated the efforts of participants and the zoology department for raising awareness regarding the conservation of biodiversity. This one week event was conducted by the collaborative efforts of Dr Seema Marwaha (coordinator), Dr Sakshi Verma (convener), Ravi Kumar and Avantika Randev (co-conveners).

Poster-making competition winners

Nancy Sahota (BSc Med I, HMV) won the first prize, Shalu Sethi (MSc Zoology, DAV College) and Prerna Narang (B Sc Med III, HMV) won the second prize, while Sunakshi Gaba (BSc N Med III, HMV) and Gauri Jindal (BSc BT II, HMV) received the third prize.

Slogan-writing competition winners

Diya Gaba (B Sc Med III, HMV) won the first prize, Syeda Rubina Aziz (B Sc BT II, HMV) got the second prize and Shivani Malhotra and Pavvy Grewal (B Sc Med III, HMV) won the third prize

Jyot Sift Kaur (B Com II, HMV), Simranjit Kaur (B Sc Med I, HMV) and Yukta (B Sc Med III, HMV), Kriti Gupta (M Sc Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala), Rohi Jain (Kanoriya PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur), Madhur Kanwar (IIS University, Jaipur), Shikha Thakur (M Sc Zoology, DAV University, Jalandhar), Neha Kapoor (B Sc Med III, HMV) and Mehak Sukhija (B Voc Banking and Financial Services, HMV) received appreciation certificates