To create awareness among the citizens of Koraput town regarding importance of wildlife and conservation of natural resources, the School of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Orissa (CUO) began Wildlife Week programmes from Oct 2.
An ‘awareness walk’ by the faculty and students was organised with Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty leading it on October 4.
The participants holding placards and shouting slogans moved through the main road of Koraput.
In a meeting held on the occasion, speakers deliberated on the theme “Importance of Wildlife, their Threats and Conservation: Need of the Hour”. District Collector K Sudarsan Chakravarthy, Jeypore DFO Aswini Kumar Kar, Prof SK Palita, Dean of the School, Prof PC Mohapatra, Director, COATS and Prabhakar Adhikary, Secretary, PRAGATI spoke.