Nature Club Surat

Nature Club Surat

Founded	1984
Type	Nature Conservation
Focus	Environment Conservation and Awareness
Location	Nature Club Surat, 81, Sarjan Society, Athwalines, Surat, Gujarat, India -395007
Area served	Gujarat
Revenue	Donations from Awareness programmes
Volunteers	800 Members
Website	www.natureclubsurat.com
Working with the Gujarat Forest Department, India and various private organizations in field of Environment conservation.

Nature Club Surat is an NGO working for environmental conservation in South Gujarat, India. It was founded in 1984. One of the founding members Mr Snehal Patel is still active in the club.

Activities

The Nature Club Surat undertakes projects for environment conservation. It is also involved in animal welfare projects, such as rescuing animals after natural disasters and establishing pet check-up camps. The club also works towards creating environmental awareness among young children through various adventure activities and camps.

In 2003 they published Call of Indian Birds, a compilation of rare bird calls. ^{[1] [2]} They released a new album of bird songs in 2014. ^[3]

Recent Campaigns

Nature Club Surat has undertaken various conservation campaigns. A campaign to save open space in Surat ^[4] hopes to convince the state government to decide on an alternate site for the Surat Diamond Bourse, protecting open space in the middle of the city.

Recent Projects

Nature Club Surat is actively starting projects to promote environmental conservation. Some of these projects are:

• The Wetland conservation project is a project that has taken various steps to maintain the wetland area of the lake at Gavier, Surat. ^[5]
• The Deer breeding project in Vansda is a project breeds spotted deer, which are then released into the wild. ^[6]
• The Vulture conservation project ^[7] began in 2005, working ^[8] to feed and increase the population of vultures in the wild areas around south Gujarat. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Urf, Abdul Jamil (2004). Birds: Beyond Watching. Universities Press. pp. 16–. ISBN   9788173714856 . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. Singh, Lt. General Baljit (October 2001). "'Call of Indian Birds' - An Audio Cassette (review)" (PDF). Resonance. 6 (10). Indian Academy of Sciences: 96–7.
3. "Nature Club Surat releases two albums containing 120 recorded calls of rare birds". India Today. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
4. "Diamantaires suggest new venue for gems bourse". Times of India. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
5. "Endangered otters back in Gavier lake". Times of India. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
6. "Spotted deer to be back in Dang". Times of India. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
7. "Surat Nature Club lends a helping hand for vanishing vultures". DeshGujarat. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
8. "Vulture conservation project details Nature Club Surat Website". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
9. Singaravelan, Natarajan (5 April 2013). Rare Animals of India. Bentham Science Publishers. pp. 135–. ISBN   9781608054855 . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
10. Parmar, Vijaysinh (11 June 2011). "Volunteers travel 6,000 km for vulture conservation". Times of India . Retrieved 28 December 2014.