FIELD EQUIPMENT TRAINING WORKSHOP HELD AT MHADEI RESEARCH
CENTER CHORLA GHATS.
A Field Equipment Training workshop was successfully
conducted at the Mhadei Research Center on the Goa Karnataka border, situated near
the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary.
A total number of 10 participants participated in the
workshop that was conducted on the 13th and 14th of April
2013.
The workshop was aimed at training wildlife volunteers and
nature enthusiasts to use field equipment as well as help learn modern basic
techniques of data collection.
The workshop included opportunistic surveys, lectures on
field data collection and in situ photography of Western Ghats biodiversity.
Participants were exposed to field identification techniques
of micro fauna, demonstrations of use of camera traps for mammal documentation
and formulation of data sheets by researchers from the Mhadei Research Center.
An important component was also the practical use of basic
field equipment lie GPS, Weather meters, distance finders and discussions on natural
history of lesser known biodiversity.
The aspect of Field safety protocol and snake-bite
protocol were also covered besides topics on Wildlife law and ex situ research.
The workshop was conducted by Nirmal Kulkarni and Rahul
Prabhu Khanolkar of the Mhadei Research Center and other resource persons
included Devadatta Naik and Atul Sinai Borkar from the Hypnale Research
Station.
For more details-
Nirmal U Kulkarni
6, Hiru Naik Bldg, Dhuler Mapusa, Goa-403057. India.
