An exhibition on urban wildlife was inaugurated at Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal on Sunday observing the Wildlife Week and 17th anniversary of museum.
IFS-PCCF, Forest Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh RS Negi was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Wildlife photographers, NGO’s, photo journalists, free lancers, students and general public attended the programme. This exhibition is arranged to create the awareness towards the urban wildlife which are all unsung heroes. The conservation of urban wildlife like insects, fishes and small mammals found in the city’s park, office, school and residential area is the message of the exhibit photographs ranging from ants to elephants are being displayed.
The selected photographs of house crow, shikra peafowl, pond heron, Greater coucal, Oriental darter, Brown headed barbet, Sarus Crane, White breasted kingfisher, Red wattled lapwing, Red vented bulbul, Green bee-eater, Weaver ants, Tassar silk moth, Crimson marsh glider, Indian walking stick, Paradise flycatcher,;., house sparrow, Osprey, Rose ringed parakeet, Purple swamp hen, Magpie robin.
Oriental turtle dove, Wasp, Ant, Honey bees, Grasshopper, Chameleons, Garden snails, Crocodile, Squirrel, jackal, Gaur, Sambher, Tiger, leopard, langur, Blue bull, Turtle, Spotted deer, Dung beetles, Gharial, Tiger beetel, Ashy crowned lark, Painted stork, Indian elephant, Jungle babbles, Indian roller, Common kingfisher, little Carmorant, Red munia, Red parrot, Carpenter bee etc. are displayed in the exhibition. One hundred and fifty images from thirty wildlife photographers are displayed. The exhibition is kept opened up to October 7, between 10 am to 5 pm.
Besides a Cell Phone contest is arranged on Oct. 3, as the part of activities following this exhibition. Programme coordinator Praveen Kumar Verma, Scientist-B and Co-coordinator/Photographer Gautam Singh Yadav extended welcome to all participants. Shweta Agarwal honoured the Chief Guest RS Negi, IPS with bouquet.