Connecting Youngsters to Nature -CYN

Large cormorant found nearly worldwide. Note large size, white patch on throat, and lack of crest. Breeding adults show circular white patch on flanks. Immatures typically have contrasting white belly; African “White-breasted” also has extensive white underparts in all plumages. Often spotted standing on rocks or pilings. Dives frequently, feeding on fish. Found in many types of water bodies, ranging from rivers to reservoirs to marine environments.
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“Happy International Tiger 🐅 Day”
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We are glad to announce that Manjuvarshini and Manasvini Undergraduate students from Mount Carmel College who are very passionate about nature and wildlife, they participated in the video documentation task where they had to interview youngsters and know about their opinions about the present wildlife issues and the role of today's youngsters in solving those issues. Team congratulates 🎉 👏 👏 both of them for winning an opportunity to visit Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary which is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka, where they will be getting to explore the landscape and the wildlife in the sanctuary 😊

The green bee-eater is a small bird that lives in parts of Asia and Africa. It is a tiny exquisite bird that has bright emerald green plumage. It has a narrow black stripe known as a ‘gorget’ on its throat and a black ‘mask’ running through its crimson eyes. Its two central, narrow, long black tail streamers are also distinctive and are only present in mature birds. Male and female birds look the same.

The name "bee-eater" comes from the item the bird eats most often - bees.

Green bee-eaters "disarm" dangerous prey by removing the stinger and eliminating the venom by means of hitting and rubbing a bee against a branch.

Green bee-eaters are natural-born killers of bees. Even young birds that have never seen bees before know how to catch and deal with them.

Climate change is defined as a long-term shift in the average conditions of a region, such as a temperature and rainfall. Climate change is a major problem that mankind is facing currently, and Bollywood in India has enormous potential to reach out to the public and raise awareness about the grave situation. It has the ability to sway people's behavior and make a difference.

From the scarcity of water to the crippling challenge of deforestation, many Indian films have dealt with the subject of climate change over the years in their creative manner. From 'Kadvi Hawa' to 'Jal,' here are some of the Bollywood films that reiterate the damage caused by humanity to the environment.

Scientific classification: Ardeotis nigriceps The Great Indian Bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. Both males and females are roughly the same size as the larger birds, weighing as much as 15 kgs. Only the color of the feathers distinguishes the two sexes.

In 1994, the Great Indian Bustard was listed as an endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

By 2011, however, the population decline was so severe that the IUCN reclassified the species as critically endangered. An estimated 50 to 250 mature birds remain.

The perceived beliefs and recorded observations pertaining to the egg-laying habits of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) have changed after the recent excessive rains in western Rajasthan. The critically endangered bird species has adopted a new habit of laying a clutch of two eggs at a time after having a diet with additional proteins during the monsoon season.

Four female GIBs laid two eggs at a time during the current rainy season in the DNP, while two others were observed laying clutches of two eggs each earlier in the 2020 season. Aimed at preserving the GIBs, whose population has been reduced to less than 150 in the wild, the breeding project focuses on spatial prioritization, risk characterization, and conservation management with the endangered species. The laying of clutches of two eggs in 2020 aroused immense curiosity, after which the WII’s experts became vigilant in monitoring the nests to assess if such an instance would get repeated. The team has considered the GIBs’ new habit an important element of the project’s progress.

The State government's Forest Department started the breeding project in collaboration with the WII to raise the new stock of GIB chicks in 2019 after a long wait by environmentalists for nearly four decades. The GIB is now found in a small number only in western Rajasthan, while Gujarat claims to have a few females left in its Banni Grassland Reserve.

On 11th January, we successfully distributed bicycles to 6 girls traveling far by foot to Rural High School in Sathanur. An initiative in collaboration with Rotary Club International under a project named "Girls on Wheels" to provide easy access to transport towards education.

We are glad to have collaborated with Rotary Bangalore Shankara Park to do the project for the year 2022-2023, I thank Rotary Bangalore Shankara Park for giving us this opportunity and a special thanks to Mr Girish D Kulkarni for supporting us and making this happen 😊

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2022 Connecting Youngsters To Nature team was invited to celebrate it by sowing saplings at the school premises with the staff and the students of a government school, a documentary on the wildlife was screened to them 🙂

On 28th May, we visited a rural school Bhohalli School located in Kanakpura, one of the regions that fall within the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. Addressing a group of school kids from class 1-8th Class, which immensely relies on Govt. funds to help these students with their academics. For adolescents, co-existing along with the Sanctuary, and witnessing wildlife in close proximity, they remain regular pedestrians in their homes, which can lead to man-animal conflicts.

Connecting Youngsters to Nature (CYN) in collaboration with Cauvery Wildlife Conservation Trust determine to educate about the importance of the local wildlife and their role in protecting them, this program is run in partnership with the Karnataka Forest Department to create and instill an awareness of wildlife from a young age.

Every month there are about 1-3 trips that are organized, during which the children are briefed by our team members about wildlife awareness and the various animals that are native to the region.

Connecting Youngsters to Nature (CYN) is happy to facilitate programs that bring awareness and knowledge to school-aged children. It is important to encourage children from a young age to have respect for the environment and its inhabitants. By doing so we are increasing awareness and possibly inspiring future generations to take action!

Addressing a group of rural school kids in Kanakapura about the importance of the local wildlife and their role in protecting them, this program is run in partnership with the Karnataka Forest Department in an effort to create and instill an awareness of wildlife from a young age.

Every month there are about 1-3 trips that are organized, during which the children are briefed by our team members about wildlife awareness and the various animals that are native to the region.

Connecting Youngsters to Nature (CYN) is happy to facilitate programs that bring awareness and knowledge to school-aged children. It is important to encourage children from a young age to have respect for the environment and its inhabitants. By doing so we are increasing awareness and possibly inspiring future generations to take action!