Kshitij Nature Club

Nature Clubs of India (NCI) Movement, W.W.F. (India)

Established February 1995 • Pune University Campus

The Kshitij Nature Club is a Nature Club registered under the Nature Clubs of India (NCI) movement of W.W.F. (India). The NCI movement aims at spreading Nature and Conservation Awareness amongst youth.

Aims

Conservation Awareness

To spread conservation awareness through films/slide-shows/nature-trails and other field activities, among the residents of the University Campus.

Resource Bank

To serve as a resource bank of information on the flora and fauna on the University Campus.

Activities Summary: Feb 1995 - May 1999

The Kshitij Nature Club was formed in February 1995 and its members have been involved in various activities summarized below:

  1. The Living Isles
  2. Lions in the African Night
  3. Jane Goodall: National Geographic Special
  4. The Living Planet: The Frozen World
  5. The Living Planet: Islands
  6. Beautiful People
  7. National Geographic: India: Land of the Tiger
  8. Life of the Salmon
  1. Tsavo
  2. African Safari
  3. Survival: Waterhole
  4. National Geographic: Survivors of the Skeleton Coast
  5. Nature of Australia: Profile of an Island Continent (6 parts)
  6. Narmada: A Valley Rises, a Film by Ali Kazmi
  7. Survival: Flight of the Snow Geese
  8. India: Land of the Tiger (6 episodes)

  1. Namdapha Tiger Reserve (1993 visit) by Yogesh Wadadekar
  2. Corbett Tiger Reserve by Yogesh Wadadekar
  3. Andaman Islands by Yogesh Wadadekar
  4. Namdapha Tiger Reserve (1994 visit) by Vidya Athreya
  5. Namdapha Tiger Reserve (1995 visit) by Yogesh Wadadekar
  6. Snake Awareness Program in IUCAA with live snakes for demonstration and handling by Ram Bhutkar
  7. Nature around us by Yogesh Wadadekar
  8. Nesting birds by Yogesh Wadadekar

  1. Monitoring of well/pond during Ganesh immersion
  2. Cleaning up of Alice Park Well in August 1995

  1. Campus Outing for birdwatching: Feb 95, Mar 99
  2. Koyna Sanctuary (4 days): Aug 95
  3. Torna Fort: Sep 95
  4. Pashan Lake: Feb 96
  5. Sinhagad Left Valley: Jun 96

  1. Preparation of a Checklist of the Birds of Pune University by Jayshree Awatade
  2. Visit to Corbett Tiger Reserve and Namdapha Tiger Reserve by Yogesh Wadadekar
  3. Visit to Kokkare Bellur Pelican Sanctuary by Sushruti Santhanam

Proposed Activities

Census of tree species on the University Campus
Vermiculture in Hostel Messes and Refectory
Conservation Awareness Program for school children
Naming of rare and/or medicinal trees on the University Campus

Membership

₹15/- per year

July to June • Cost of field trips shared equally by participating members

Contact Information

For more details contact any one of the following:

Yogesh Wadadekar
Advisor, Kshitij Nature Club
IUCAA, Ganeshkhind
Pune 411007
5651414/5659415/5651416
yogeshw@iitbombay.org
Niranjan Sambhus
IUCAA, Ganeshkhind
Pune 411007
5651414/5659415/5651416
nbs@iucaa.ernet.in
Sumedha Phanse
C-DAC
Pune University

sumedha@cdac.ernet.in

Note: You may get in touch with Niranjan or Yogesh outside office hours on weekdays or anytime on the weekend.