INTACH and SANE in Association with ANET Celebrate World Turtle Day

Wandoor, May 26: INTACH Andaman and Nicobar Chapter in association with SANE and with support from ANET celebrated the World Turtle Day at the Wandoor Marine Interpretation Centre.

About 35 children from different villages of Wandoor attended the celebration. Shri. Mohammad Hussain from the Forest Department explained about flagship species of the marine national park. Shri. Arun Singh, a special invitee who is an encyclopedia in birds, emphasised on the need to protect crocodiles as they are an ‘Umbrella’ species which are a key to the survival of the mangrove ecosystem.

Ms. Garima, through a vast knowledge on plastics made the children aware of the menace of plastics and their disastrous impact on our fragile ecosystem.

Shri. Rajesh Anand, member INTACH provided refreshments to the children. Ms. Mariam from ANET coordinated the event while Ms. Samhita Veda Acharya, Convenor INTACH and Secretary, SANE, organised the event.

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