World Elephant Day at Wildlife Institute of India - August 2019

The World Elephant Day was celebrated at the Wildlife Institute of th India (WII) on Monday, 12 August, 2019. The Hon'ble Minister, Forests and Wildlife, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dr. Harak Singh Rawat graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The Elephant Cell was also inaugurated on this day at WII.

A video message was sent by Shri Prakash Javadekar, the Hon'ble Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India on this occasion. Shri Noyal Thomas, IGF & Director (Project Elephant) welcomed the august gathering. Dr. V.B. Mathur, Director, WII, Shri Praveen Garg, AS&FA, MoEFCC, Shri M.S. Negi, ADG (WL), MoEFCC, Shri Jairaj, PCCF & HoFF, Uttarakhand and Shri Siddhanta Das, DGF&SS, MoEFCC also addressed the gathering. A short video film on 'Glimpses of technology application for addressing railinduced elephant mortality' was screened by the Institute. An elephant art piece signifying the importance of elephant corridors was unveiled by the Chief Guest. Prizes were also distributed by the Chief Guest to the winners of Painting Competition and Wildlife, Environment and Elephant Quiz Competition. A cultural programme was presented by the children of WII community. A puppet show on elephant conservation was also organized. Over 500 participants participated in the celebration. All participants pledged their support for conservation of the environment, forest and wildlife.