On 5^th of October four Salwanians (Manav Bansal 8D, Kanika Oberoi 8D, Bhavya Chawla 8C and Kirti Jain 8C) of class VIII participated in Wildlife week, which is celebrated in the first week of October. The event was organized WWF and TRAFFIC in collaboration with the National Zoological Park, the venue of the program. A number of school children accompanied by their teachers participated in the event.   

With the weather gods being extremely merciful the Delhi zoo was the perfect venue for celebrating Wildlife week. The children were divided into two groups – one for a nature trail and the other for a treasure hunt. 

NATURE TRAIL - Lead by two volunteers and bird expert Rajat Bhargava the children learned to identify some common birds through their diagnostic characteristic feature. Some of the birds spotted were – White throated Kingfisher, Pariah Kite, Little cormorant, Painted Stork, Pelicans, Indian Moorhen, Common myna, bank myna, Spotted bill ducks, Hornbills etc. En-route the children also observed some fascinating animals and learned a number of interesting facts about many of them. 

TREASURE HUNT – Organised by ELF the treasure hunt aimed at making kids little detectives, following and deciphering each clue through exploration and teamwork. En-route the treasure hunt they also had to observe and note the botanical and common names of 10 trees, interesting facts about 10 animals and list 5 do’s and don’ts in the zoo. 

Besides, there were games and quizzes for the kids too. Each group was also given an opportunity to introduce themselves and their schools. Our children spoke confidently about all the initiatives taken by our school in the field of environment. The efforts of our school were appreciated by many present in the event. Participation certificates were given to all kids along with caps and badges.