Ziro Valley Holds First Wildlife Festival Taking People Into Its Forests
In short
- 630 people took part in Ziro's first Bird and Butterfly Festival in October.
- Four days of birdwatching, butterfly spotting, forest treks and talks with conservation experts.
- Schools, local groups and forest officials joined, with children invited to paint, write poems and essays.
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The festival was organised by the Hapoli Forest Division alongside the 72nd Wildlife Week. It put students and residents directly in the forest with scientists and forest officers. The aim was to build knowledge of the Eastern Himalayan wildlife that people already live beside.
From The Better India
Imagine walking through Ziro's lush green forests, hearing birds call from the treetops and spotting colourful butterflies fluttering along the trail. Now imagine someone helping you put a name to the birds and butterflies you see! Most of us know Arunachal Pradesh's Ziro Valley for its famous music festival, sprawling paddy fields and beautiful landscapes . But its forests have a fascinating world of wildlife waiting to be explored. And this October, 630 people got a chance to discover it. At the valley's first Ziro Bird and Butterfly Festival, students, local residents and wildlife...
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In Ziro Valley in India, people went into the forest for four days. They listened to birds, looked for butterflies and learned their names. Children painted pictures and wrote poems about the nature they saw. What bird or butterfly would you like to find on a walk near your home?
