| Nature Walks and Trails |
Jungle safari |
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| Fun: |
Slow guided walking in and around the campus |
Fun: |
Spotting Indian Guar, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Elephants, Leopards, Porcupine, Mongoose, Fox, Dholes, Monitor Lizards, Langurs etc… |
| Learning: |
Notice plants, animal tracks, bird-watching |
Learning: |
Wild animal behavior and Wild-life tracking, Exposure to flora and fauna of Western Ghats |
| Check List: |
Bird-calls, Plant Identification, Butterfly Classification, Insect-Spying, Water Plants, Orchids. |
Safety: |
In association with forest department, expert guides. Jungle Safari in a secured Vehicle |
| Highlight: |
Awareness about nature, importance of nature, and ways of conserving |
Highlight: |
Jungle safari at Mudumalai / Bandipur. |
| Bird Watching |
Fresh Water Fish Identification |
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| Fun: |
Build bird houses, bird bath set-ups, bird feeding stations make bird treats |
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Fish catching in fresh water natural stream |
| Learning: |
Identification of various kinds of birds and bird calls, using binoculars to spot birds |
Learning: |
Identify fishes and their habitat to understand the interlinks of eco system . |
| Highlight: |
witness bird habitat and learn more about various bird activities |
Safety: |
Experts guide the camp students |
| Wildlife games |
Wildlife Handling |
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| Fun & Learning: |
Wild Life games include - Leaf/Stone Collection - Team of 6 members are given 10 minutes of time to leaves and stones of various shapes and textures |
Fun: |
Seeing wildlife in close and protecting them |
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Act like an Animal- Game between two teams where one team acts like an animal and the other one tries to find the animal enacted. Silly Symphony- Game to induce curiosity in kids to identify objects in nature that makes sound when rubbed or banged together |
Learning: |
Learn methods to protect orpahaned or injured birds and animals first aid for wildlife and whom to approch in circumstances where wildlife requires professional care. |
| Wild Life Tracking |
Moth & Butterfly Attracting |
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| Fun: |
Get close to signs of wildlife, interpret trails, develop tracking ideas and predict wildlife activities. |
Fun: |
set up moth stations by putting up suitable lights white sheets and honey to attract moths, butterfly gardens are set with host plants that attract butterflies |
| Learning: |
Analyze signs, animal left behinds, scats, tracks, foot prints, hair, tree scratches, burrows, broken branches |
Learning: |
identify moths & butterflies of different color, size and analyse their behaviour and camouflage techniques |
| Safety: |
complete activity is guided by wildlife experts and tracking guides |
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| Nocturnal wildlife spotting |
Wildlife videos & Quiz |
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| Fun: |
Observe nocturnal creatures from the watch tower or jeep rides |
Fun & Learning: |
Activity is designed to improve fun and learning through interactive sessions. Movies are always ended with quiz sessions. |
| Learning: |
Spot Owls, Bats, Crabs, Night jar, Porcupines, etc |
Some of them include: |
Bird Behavior, Land of Tigers, Life of Wild Dogs, Bird calls, Butterflies of South India, etc… |
| Safety: |
Complete activity is guided by trained naturalistss |
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| Plant Identification |
Ethology and Wildlife Journaling |
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| Fun: |
Getting close to the diverse plant life of Western Ghats |
Fun: |
Watch how wild animals communicate and relate with each other. Creating a journal with recorded observations for future studies |
| Learning: |
Identification, uses, and how to use? of edible, medicinal, as well as poisonous plants. |
Learning: |
Observe wildlife carefully and study animal behaviors, instincts and animal nature, learn to react to animal signals. |
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Safety: |
Conducted by trained naturalists and field experts |
