Assam: Special workshop on butterflies, orchids held in Kaziranga

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BOKAKHAT: A special workshop on butterflies and orchids was organized on Friday at the Panbari Reserve Forest’s Bakori Range Office under the initiative of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve Authority.

This workshop, considered highly significant for Kaziranga, saw the participation of 54 students from JDSG College and CNB College in Bokakhat, Best Academy, Kaziranga Government Model College, Debraj Roy College in Golaghat, Kaliabor College, Gauhati University, and Arunachal College.

The event began with a welcome address by Dr Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga. During the inaugural session, the authorities released four booklets published by the Kaziranga National Park on orchids, butterflies, the Panbari Reserve Forest, and birds. In her address, Dr Ghosh informed the attending students about the newly introduced butterfly, bird, and orchid trekking routes for tourists in the Panbari Reserve Forest. The opening ceremony, led by Superintendent Geetanjali Kalita and environmental activist Uttam Saikia, was also attended by butterfly expert Dr Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi, orchid specialist Khayanjit Gogoi, tourism professional Abhijit Gogoi, butterfly researcher Gaurav Nandi Das, representatives from nature organizations, forest officers from various ranges, forest staff, and students.

In the first half of the workshop, Khayanjit Gogoi delivered an illustrated presentation and interacted with students about different types of orchids, their distribution, climatic influences, and the orchid species found in Kaziranga. Similarly, Dr Monsoon Jyoti Gogoi presented on different types of butterflies, their habitats, climatic requirements, and challenges, followed by a discussion with the students.

After the session, the students were taken into the Panbari Reserve Forest via Gypsy vehicles. In the Modarjuri forest camp area, students were shown various species of orchids found in the forest and the host trees they grow on. The workshop concluded on Saturday.

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