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July-August 2016

Newsletter of WWF - India, Kerala State Office

2016

NEWSLETTER

KERALA

FROM THE STATE DIRECTOR’S DESK

We have initiated a project recently titled ‘Marine Turtle Conservation in Kerala’. In the earlier WWF project that covered the whole coastline of the country, we had made a comprehensive coverage of the locations along Kerala Coast from where Marine Turtles, namely Olive Ridley Turtles, have been reported. Through the data collection field exercise and interaction with the coastal community, we had got in touch with people along the Coast who are directly or indirectly involved in Marine Turtle Conservation. From our interactions, we understand that these people are from various walks of life – some auto rickshaw drivers, others painters, daily wage laborers, fishermen etc. They are attracted to the protection and conservation of the Marine Turtles only because of their genuine interest. In many areas, they are doing it willingly and voluntarily. Through our present project, we envisage to build the capacity of the Local Marine Turtle Conservation Groups (LMTCGs), especially youth coming newly into this field, and also improve the available infrastructure for better interpretation and education of the wider society. In this regard, we have identified six groups along Kerala Coast i.e. Naithal from Neeleswaram (Kasargod), Theeram in Kolavipalam (Kozhikode), Soorya Arts, Sports and Cultural Club in Thaikadapuram Beach, Chavakkad (Thrissur), Fighter’s Club in Blangad Beach, Chavakkad, Green Habitat in Chavakkad Beach and Green Roots Nature Conservation Forum in Thottapally (Alappuzha). From the initiation of the project itself, we are in discussion with these groups and it has taken a while to gain them into confidence. In detailed discussion with the group members, we have understood their operations along the Coast mainly during the turtle nesting season from October – March. We have been able to understand their various needs, identify the gaps and also suggest possible interventions to make their work more effective and efficient. In the coming days, we will be doing many activities along the Coast which will really take Marine Turtle Conservation along the Kerala Coast to a heightened level. Another major task that we have set forth on during this period is the Field Survey and Observations towards the Bird Atlas at district level. We have been assigned the responsibility of covering the three southern districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta. In Thiruvananthapuram, we are expected to cover around 156 non-forest cells during this season. Travancore Natural

IMPORTANT NEWS ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE

California’s giant trees cloned to combat climate change

At the foot of a giant Sequoia in California’s Sierra Nevada, two Arborists stepped into harnesses and then inched up

using ropes more than 20 storeys into the dizzying canopy of a tree that survived thousands of years, enduring drought, wildfire and disease. There, the Arborists clipped off tips of young branches to be hand-delivered across the country, cloned in a lab and eventually planted in a forest in some other part of the world. The two are part of a cadre of modern day Johnny Appleseeds who believe California’s Giant Sequoias and coastal Redwoods are blessed with some of the heartiest genetics of any trees on Earth and that propagating them will help reverse climate change, at least in a small way. (Source: The Hindu, 21 July 2016)

History Society has come forward to partner with us in this venture. An initial meeting of expert birders were called for in our office and detailed discussions carried out on the methodology to be followed, areas to be covered etc. Based on preference of geographical location, a set of specific cells have been allotted to each expert birder. When going to the field, preferably in the early mornings from 6am – 10am, the expert birder can take along 1 or 2 amateur birders or youngsters and introduce them to the world of bird watching. So ultimately the field exercise is envisaged as a documentation exercise as well as a bird watching popularization exercise. The field staff of the Forests and Wildlife Department is also expected to give us any support required at the local level. Our Environment Education programmes are also going ahead full steam touching upon various themes and reaching to different segments of the society. We organized the International Tiger Day 2016 at TKM Arts & Science College, Kollam and this year the most surprising thing was that the College came to us and took the initiative to conduct the event. The Friday Forums and Sunday Bird Walks are also being organized regularly. As in previous years, the Nature Club Members of MGM School, Varkala took up the Beach Cleanup Campaign in Varkala Beach especially in the background of the Karkidaka Vavu Bali being conducted in this beach and the whole area being visited by thousands of the people on that day and fully being littered with pooja materials. The initiative of the MGM School and their students are really to be appreciated. WWF and CPREEC, Chennai has been able to come together to launch the WIPRO earthian programme in Kerala. Under this programme, interested schools and their students are expected to take up their own mini projects at their school level on the topics of ‘Water and Biodiversity Conservation’. An initial Teachers Training Workshop followed by a Students Orientation Workshop was organized in Thiruvananthapuram and the details and resource materials shared with the participants. The Senior Education Officer is also doing necessary follow-up with the participant schools. The City-level competition of Wild Wisdom Quiz 2016 was conducted at St. Mary’s School, Thiruvananthapuram where the School-level Winners of the Junior Category and Middle Category came together and competed for the City-level Winner title. With much planning and preparation, the event was conducted in the most efficient manner.

Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director

GLOBAL

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NATIONAL

STATE

Iconic Tigress Machhli walks into history

Legendary Tigress Machhli, who was the world's oldest Tigress in the wild, died in Ranthambhore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajathan after a prolonged illness. She had stopped eating for the last five days. She was 19 years old, while the average age of a Tiger is 14 to 15 years. Also referred to as T-16, the Tigress was named Machhli because of marks on her face which resembled a fish. The celebrity Tigress was also the world's most-photographed big cat and had a postage stamp and several documentary films on her name. Wildlife lovers used to track her movements through several Facebook pages dedicated to her. Machhli played a significant role in populating the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, as she was blessed with 11 cubs, including seven females and four males.(Source: The Hindu, 19 Aug 2016)

Rare ‘Marbled Map’ butterfly sighted in Eastern Ghats

When a group of green enthusiasts were exploring the thick forest of Eastern Ghats near P.M. Kota Village of Maredumilli Mandal in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, they were hoping to sight some interesting flora and fauna. Little did they realise they would stumble upon a butterfly species never before sighted in south India. N. Chandramohan Reddy IFS, currently working

Freshwater biodiversity under threat

More than half of the endemic freshwater biodiversity in the Kerala region of the Western Ghats could be inching towards extinction in habitats outside protected areas, a recent study by an expert group has revealed. The study published in the latest issue of Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, an international journal, found that, around 130 species of freshwater-dependent species including fish, amphibians, crabs, shrimps and odonates were endemic to the region, with 33 species listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. More than half of the 130 species were not represented in the Protected Area (PA) network of the State. The paper notes that native freshwater biodiversity inside Protected Areas was exposed to multiple threats like invasive alien species, damming of rivers and infectious diseases. Although 62 endemic freshwater species occur inside the PA network, they are rarely subject to species- specific management or monitoring plans, it observes. (Source: The Hindu, 6 July 2016)

Clean water for all, 24x7

The United Nations discussed and passed a non-binding resolution to set an agenda primarily to eradicate poverty and develop an action plan for people, planet and prosperity, as it calls it. For this, 17 sustainable goals and 169 targets have been identified, set as a target for the year 2030. The comprehensive website for the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) is at http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/. Of these goals, the one for water and sanitation is SDG 6. Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene. Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world.

SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations. (Source: The Hindu, 16 July 2016)

as the Managing Director of A.P. Urban Greening and Beautification Corporation Ltd., was on a “green walk” with his friends, when he chanced upon the ‘Marbled Map’, a rare butterfly species usually found in the north-east. According to the Book of Indian Butterflies by Issac Kehimkar and published by Oxford University Press, Marbled Map or Cyrestis cocles is listed as a “rare” butterfly species confined to forested hills in the region between Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bhutan and Myanmar. (Source: The Hindu, 15 July 2016)

Two Leopards die due to suspected poisoning

Two Leopards died due to suspected poisoning near Hanchipura Village close to the Omkara Range of Bandipur National Park on Tuesday. Bandipur National Park Director Hiralal told The Hindu that the Leopards were about one- year-old and one of them was a melanistic variant and black in colour. The incident came to light in the morning when one of the Leopards was found dead but another was still gasping for breath and the Forest Department Staff immediately tried to shift it to the hospital for treatment but it died en route. (Source: The Hindu, 12 July 2016)

Eco-friendly transport in Kolkata’s Fort William

Battery operated rickshaws, locally called ‘Totos’ are allowed to ply in Fort William, the headquarters of Eastern Command, for the civilians to commute in the 177 acres campus. The initiative has indeed benefited those who work in the Eastern Command — the former and current employees — who routinely visit Fort William, located on the eastern banks of the river Hooghly. The rickshaws ply from 8 am to 8 pm inside Fort William, which completes 235th year in 2016. (Source: The Hindu, 13 July 2016)

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through a lesser electricity bill and we had the luxury of a more clean and green environment, not hampered by global warming and climate change.

Now, with the so-called development, when we have given up all these mechanical implements and replaced them with electrical and electronic equipments, our body does not get the required exercise, and we are entitled to blood sugar, hyper tension, cholesterol etc. at the age of 40 itself. We sacrifice our sleep and get up at 5am and go and walk or run in public parks and play grounds. We are so much bogged down by our huge monthly electricity bills and every day we face the imminent threat of global warming and climate change with our increased energy consumption and subsequent energy production. Is this really development? Weren’t our earlier generations much wiser with their choices...

The latest trend to have malls and major shopping complexes to run 24*7 is another foolish step in the same direction. Few major reasons why we should not allow this is because:

A developing society should have healthy people. For a person to stay healthy, he or she should get average 6-8 hours of sleep. Especially for our younger generation, who are already awake most of the time with TV, internet, mobile, video games etc., let us not push them too much further by giving the choice of spending whole night in malls.

Everyday when we open the newspaper in the morning, we read many stories of eve teasing, molestation, rapes, murders etc. And many of these happen in the darkness of the night. Do we really want to try our luck by extending more active hours into the night?

Malls are becoming hang-out places for boys and girls, including senior school children, during the day time. The only consolation the parents have is that the kid are home by evening or late evening and is in the security of the home. Let us not sacrifice the security of our kids.

I had read in an article sometime back that “Malls are becoming the temples of modern Indian”. Kids and youngsters do not want to go to temples, churches etc. Rather they want to spend time with family and friends

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Malls and major shopping complexes to be open 24 * 7 Some practices in the past were really good……..

Just stop for a moment, think and reflect….just go back 20 years back……..to a household in Kerala…… we used to have Ural and Ulakka to powder things like rice…….. Aattukallu to make dosa dough……. Ammikallu to grind things together like coconut, garlic, pepper, chilly etc……. We have now given away all these things and replaced them with electrical grinders, mixies etc. On one side, when all these traditional home implements used to give us some good physical exercise, on the other hand, it used to keep our energy consumption much lesser, help us save money

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ACTIVITIES OF WWF-INDIA KERALA STATE OFFICE

in malls and shopping complexes which are the so-called happening places in our culture now. Are we moving in the right direction?

Malls and shopping complexes use a large amount of electricity for their extravagant lighting, both exterior and interior, and for operation of elevators, escalators etc. Kerala is already reeling under deficit of power. We are trying to come up with more power projects, to meet the increasing demand for power in our society, with major negative impacts on nature and environment and we are also looking at possibilities of buying power from other states through the Central grid at a much higher cost. Do we really want to worsen this situation by further increasing our power consumption?

As malls and shopping complexes remain open, commuting will be more and that too in private vehicles. We are still now totally dependent on fossil fuels and the number of vehicles on the roads are increasing exponentially which directly translates into more carbon emissions. Let us keep our vehicle use less atleast in the night and give our trees the space and freedom to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen.

Should there be more reasons why we should keep our malls and shopping complexes closed after 11pm? I am not the one to decide. We need to think and take a collective decision. But make sure that we do not regret in future.

Renjan Mathew Varghese Thiruvananthapuram

CHILDREN’S CORNER

Marine Turtle Conservation along Kerala Coast

As part of the ongoing project supported by Johnson Lifts and Escalators, Chennai, the State Director, Mr. Vinod Malayilethu, Senior Co-ordinator, Marine Programme and Mr. Murukan Pareparambil, Volunteer visited Neeleswaram on 7th July and Kolavipalam on 8th July and had detailed interaction with the Local Marine Turtle Conservation Groups (LMTCGs) to understand the present situation, drawbacks, field level requirement with regard to local marine turtle conservation efforts and look at ways by which these can be addressed through the project. The requirements at the local level from Nileswaram, Kolavipalam, Chavakkad and Thottapally have been compiled and submitted to Mr. Vinod for final approval to move ahead with the field-level implementation. The information collected from the Local Marine Turtle Conservation Groups was compiled into an excel sheet, discussed internally with regard to the possible interventions within the framework of this project and budgetary allocations carried out.

Bird Atlas in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram Bird Atlas had a royal start with 42 bird watchers, including expert birders and budding bird watchers. The district-level inauguration was held in front of the Kawdiar Palace, which in itself is one of the sampling sites, at 7.30 am. Sri. C.S. Yalakki IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Social Forestry) inaugurated

the survey in presence of Prince Adithya Varma and his wife Smt. Resmi Varma, also a bird enthusiast. Two sessions of birding was done within the palace premises resulting in the sighting of 14 species of birds. The ‘Pocket Guide to Birds of Kerala’ was released by Prince Adithya Varma. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director of WWF-India, Sri.J.R. Ani, Asst. Conservator of Forests, Sri. Ramesh M.B. of TNHS and

Activity 2: Make your own water filter!You need:• Alargeclearbottle,preferablyadiscardedone.• Twoclearjarsorbeakers,• CottonWool,• Clean,Washedsand• Clean,Washedgravel,• Papernapkin/towels,• GardenSoil,• AnoldSpoon,• Scissors

Method:Carefully cut the bottom off the bottle, turn it upside down and plug the neck with cotton wool. Put a thick layer of clean, washed gravel on top of the cotton wool followed by a thick layer of clean, washed sand.Cut out the circle of paper towel and lay it on top of the sand and let your filter stand on top of a clean jar or beaker. Mix two or three spoonfuls of garden soil with some water in the separate jar and stir it thoroughly. Slowly pour this muddy water onto the disc of paper towel in your filter.Observe the water that comes out of your filter.... isn't it sparking clean!!! Yes

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Sri. A.K.Sivakumar, Coordinator of the Survey spoke on the occasion. The wider bird documentation programme is going on at a faster mode across the district under the leadership of 12 expert birders. The combined effort resulted in 75% of the area beign covered in this month itself. All the leading volunteers are in the field on most of the holidays accompanied with one or two volunteers. They went into each preselected sample cells and collected 2 sets of observations for 15 minutes each. The observations were very interesting and actually it was a learning process for everyone involved in this programme

Friday Forum

Friday Forum, the regular monthly open forum for students to discuss environment related issues was held on 8th July 2016 at Museum Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram and was the first of this academic year. Dr.S.Sudevan from Indian Meteorological Department, Thiruvananthapuram led the session on Monsoons of Kerala & Water Conservation. Around 89 students from 3 schools attended the progrgamme.

Friday Forum in August was held on Friday 5th August 2016 at Museum Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram and was the second of this academic year. Sri.Baiju, Programme Officer, Centre for Environment and Development, Thiruvananthapuram led the session on ‘Solid Waste Management’. Around 120 students and their Teachers from 4 schools attended the programme.

Sunday Bird Walk

Sunday Bird Walk of July was held on 17th July at Kallar Forests. Sixteen bird enthusiasts attended the programme and observed 42 species of birds including Indian Cuckoo, Pompadour Pigeon, Fairy Blue bird, Crested Tree Swift etc.

Observation of International Tiger Day 2016 at TKM College, Kollam

Kerala State Office observed the International Tiger Day 2016 at TKM College, Kollam on 29th July 2016 in association with Social Forestry Extension Unit, Kollam and the College. The programme was inaugurated by Sri. Shahal Hassan Musaliyar, Chairman of the College Trust. He released a set of Tiger Conservation Posters with

captions in Malayalam. The session on ‘Vanishing Stripes – issues and concerns of Tiger Conservation’ was led by Sri. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director, WWF-India. Following this, the documentary ‘India - Land of the Tiger’ was screened. A.K.Sivakumar, Senior Education Officer mastered an interactive quiz competition exclusively on Tigers. Around 120 students from various classes attended

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the programme and discussed and deliberated on the hard fact that “our remaining few Tigers and their shrinking habitats needs to be protected at any cost”. The posters prepared by WWF-India in Hindi on addressing Human-Tiger Conflict was translated into Malayalam to be used for the observation of the International Tiger Day by the Western Ghats Landscape Team. All India Radio took an audio bite of the State Director on the Present Status and Issues of Tigers to be aired on the morning of International Tiger Day 2016.

Beach Cleanup at Varkala Beach

Following the previous year, the Nature Club Members of MGM School, Varkala did a great job showing their commitment towards Mother Earth and society by cleaning up the entire length of Papanasam Beach at Varkala littered with banana leaves, flowers, plastic and other pooja materials left over by thousands of people who had visited the area the previous day as part of Karkkidaka Vavu. The Municipality was also part of the programme this year. It was advised by WWF-India to collect the waste in a segregated manner to analyze the major components and make a strategy to reduce and properly dispose it in the coming years.

Teachers Training Workshop (TTW) on Sustainability Education

The WIPRO earthian 2016 programme was launched in the Capital City of Kerala under the initiative of WWF-India with the support of C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC), Chennai through a Teachers Training Workshop on 9th August held at Museum Auditorium in which 45 Teachers from 35 schools in the district

attended. The workshop had two technical sessions on ‘Water and Sustainability’ and ‘Biodiversity’ which were led by Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director and A.K.Sivakumar, Senior Education Officer of WWF-India. The Teachers and students were briefed about the objectives, themes, methodology and expected outcome of the programme by Sri.U.T.Arasu of CPREEC. WIPRO earthian was represented in the workshop by Ms. Arathy Hanumanthappa who presented a national picture of the programme and its achievements over the years.

Follow up orientation for WIPRO earthian 2016

As requested by the Teachers who had participated in the WIPRO earthian 2016 TTW, another follow up programme was conducted for students of the participant schools on 16th August at the Museum Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram. Around 40 students participated in the orientation programme in which the project outline and frameworks were explained to them on the themes of Water Conservation and Biodiversity. Now, the students are expected to submit their projects by 15th October 2016. The projects will be evaluated by a national panel of experts for its innovativeness, methodology, outcome and creativity with regard to the final representation in the form of the project report which can incorporate poems/ songs, photos and videos, charts and diagrams etc.

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Wild Wisom Quiz 2016

The City-level competition of the 9th edition of Wild Wisdom Quiz culminated in St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Pattom at Thiruvananthapuram with Master. Siddhant Gokhale & Sharun Akash of Atomic Energy Central School, Kudamkulam emerging as the City-level Winners. In the quiz competition held right from morning 8am and extending up to 4pm, organized into two categories of Junior and Middle, totally 33 teams competed in the Junior category and 47 teams in the Middle category. Mas.Joshua John Darvy and Muhammad Shahansha of Vimala Public School, Thodupuzha and Hrudaya R. Krishnan and Hrudayesh R. Krishnan of St. Thomas HSS won the second and third place. The quiz was mastered by Prof. E. Kunhikrishnan, noted environmentalist and quizzer of Kerala. Mr. S.Radhakrishnan, Deputy Director (Wildlife Education), Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department, Mr. Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director, WWF-India and Mr. A.K. Sivakumar, Senior Education Officer, WWF-India were present all through the event and addressed the participants.

Article on Integrated Water Resource Management

An article titled ‘Integrated Water Resource Management’ has been prepared and translated into Malayalam and shared with Pampa Parirakshana Samithi based on their special request to be included in the Souvenir that they are planning to release as part of the celebration of completing 10 years.

Article on Tigers

An article titled ‘Increasing Tiger Numbers is a matter of great pride for Kerala’ has been prepared and translated into Malayalam and shared with Forestry Information Bureau (FIB) of Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department to be included in their official magazine Aranyam.

Mr. G. Vijaya RaghavanMr. Renjan Mathew Varghese

Mr. A.K. Sivakumar

EDITORIAL BOARD

ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദേശീയ മൃഗമാണ്, പദേ എണ്ണത്തിൽ വളടെ കുറവുമാണ്. ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീൊയ കാട് കാത്തു ഞങ്ങടള സംെേിക്കു.

കെുവകളുടെ ആവാസമായ അതിെപ്പള്ളി കാെുകൾ സംെേിക്കുക. Poster 1 of 5 of International Tiger Day 2016

എന്നെ സംരക്ഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഞങ്ങളുന്നെ വീെോയ കോെിമ്േയും അതിന്നേ ആശ്രയിച്ചു കഴിയുെ മന്നെല്ലോ ജീവജോല്ങ്ങളും സംരക്ഷിക്കന്നെെുെു.

Poster 4 of 5 of International Tiger Day 2016

ഞാൻ വളരെ ശ്രദ്ധ ആകർഷിക്കുന്ന ഒെുമൃഗമാണ്. പക്ഷേ ഞങ്ങളുരെ ക്ഷ ാലിനുും, നഖത്തിനുും, എലലുകൾക്കുും മറ്റു രെീെഭാഗങ്ങൾക്കുും ക്ഷവണ്ടി ഞങ്ങൾ ക്ഷവട്ടയാെരെെുന്നു. എനിക്കുും ജീവിക്കാൻ അവകാരമുണ്ട്. ഞാൻ ഒെു വില്പന ചെക്കലല.

Poster 5 of 5 of International Tiger Day 2016

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