Vasundhara – the Nature Club of the College, organized an Animal Rescue Awareness Programme for the student members of the Nature Club on 11th August 2017. A total of 77 students attended the session along with the teacher members and other interested teachers.
The session was conducted by Mr. Charan Dessai, President of SAWE (Study and Awareness of Wildlife and Environment) along with Mr. Sandesh Amonkar, Member Animal Rescue Squad and Dr. Shruti Kawalekar, Member Animal Rescue Squad.
Mr. Charan Dessai enlightened the students about the importance of snakes in the ecosystem, identification of snakes as venomous and non-venomous, precaution and first aid to be taken in case of snake bites. He also threw light on various popular myths versus realities of snakes and importance of snakes in biodiversity. The session aimed at creating awareness among the students about conservation and importance of snakes in biodiversity.
Mr. Charan Dessai showed students a few snakes that he and his team had rescued and invited students to hold the snakes. He welcomed interested students to join his NGO working in the area of awareness of wildlife and environment in Goa.
