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Talking about the idea behind the initiative, chairman and director Isaac Kehimkar says, "This is the first time we decided to undertake this task and it has been in the works for a month. The larger agenda is to make people fall in love with nature, as they do not get the urgency of conservation if messages are conveyed to them with seriousness."

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The methodology for these DIY activities can be found on the organisation's website. After registering by sending them an email, the participant has to specify the number of days they will be participating for i.e. 1 or all.

Bird home

After building the item, one has to take a picture of them with the item or they can even make a short video. This is then to be shared on Facebook as well as on the event's page with the following hashtags: #joyofgiving2019, #Daanutsav2019, and #wildlifeweek2019.

Kehimkar hopes that the campaign will not only make people more observant about wildlife in the city, but will also get them to care for it — the birds and butterflies around us indicate the state of the environment, too. As he concludes, "This is the only planet we have, and people are forgetting that."

Isaac Kehimkar

On October 2 to 8
Email info@inaturewatch.org (to register with subject line; Wildlife Week Giving)

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