World Environment Day Events in Chennai & Bangalore 2025

There is extra to World Environment Day than company jargon and planting a tree (that you just neglect to water for the remainder of the 12 months). If you’re looking at enjoyable and fascinating methods to attach with Nature, listed below are just a few actions you may join — outdoor, and from throughout the consolation of your properties.

Caring for the crocs

Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) affords a variety of volunteering programmes for youngsters and adults. If you’re searching for one thing to do over the weekends, their Docent Programme (₹3,000) “supports the education and curatorial departments at MCBT”, says Pramila Rajan, director. “The primary motive is to spread awareness about reptiles and promote the need for their conservation.”

CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU 09/02/2024: A view of Madras Crocodile Bank in Vadanemmeli village close to Mamallapuram on Thursday.Photo: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu
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Docents (18+) will likely be concerned with actions like enclosure upkeep (pen cleansing, enclosure maintenance, and many others.), park upkeep, and many others, and they’re anticipated to contribute a minimal of someday a month for a interval of not less than six months. Kickstarting this month is their Junior Volunteer Programme (11-17 years), a two-day camp for youngsters. Their Be A Zookeeper Programme is tailormade for various age teams and teaches youngsters why we want zoos, the individuals behind them, and many others. 

Details on madrascrocodilebank.org/

A file photograph from 2022 of Prakiruthi and Rohini, elephants at Anna Zoological Park
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Adopt an animal

There is extra you are able to do on your metropolis’s zoo than simply go to it. Many zoos throughout the nation supply digital animal adoption programmes, together with Vandalur Zoo in Chennai and Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru. Individuals can undertake animals comparable to tigers, elephants, bears, monkeys, and even birds, reptiles for a day or a 12 months. At Bannerghatta, as an illustration, you may undertake an Asiatic elephant for ₹3,00,000 a 12 months, or a Rusell’s viper, noticed pond turtle for ₹3,000 yearly. The adoption payment covers bills in direction of the animal’s feed, enclosure upkeep, well being care bills, amongst others.

Details on aazp.in/ and bannerughattabiopark.org/

The underwater tunnel aquarium at VGP Marine Kingdom
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Intern with the fishes

If you’re looking at working on the intersection of ‘wildlife conservation, education, and social impact’, city-based Emden (a consulting agency focussing completely on social causes) has an internship programme for individuals throughout age teams. Volunteers can work on paid internships for tasks at organisations comparable to Tree Foundation, VGP Marine Kingdom, Reptile Conservation Alliance, amongst others. Over the course of their tasks, they’ll discover a variety of actions: aiding in conservation tasks with documentation, knowledge assortment, and analysis associated to wildlife and ecosystem conservation; studying about reptiles; help zoo grasp plans; discover conservation breeding programmes by learning breeding methods; schooling and outreach initiatives by accompanying college students on Nature excursions, to call just a few.

For extra particulars, contact 9591530610.

Fireflies close to Top Slip in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve
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Spot the fireflies 

At Bengaluru’s Arovi – Connect With Nature, a Nature play zone for youngsters, a pageant devoted to fireflies has been deliberate this month. Once a typical sight in Bengaluru, fireflies are disappearing as a consequence of urbanisation, rising air pollution ranges, and using synthetic lighting, says founder Imran RA. “Many children have never seen a firefly,” he says, including how he can nonetheless witness fireflies at his farm close to Arovi in June, simply earlier than the monsoon. Other actions provided at Arovi embrace farming, caring for animals, Nature walks, mud play, tractor rides, and extra.

On June 6,7,8 & 13,14,15 at Arovi, Sarjapur Road. 5:15 pm to eight:45 pm. ₹600 per individual

A sloth bear on the Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre
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Sponsor a bear

At non-profit Wildlife SOS’ sloth bear rescue facility in Bengaluru, you may select to volunteer or sponsor an animal. Situated throughout the Bannerghatta National Park, the Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre (BBRC) is dwelling to over 60 sloth bears. A majority of those animals have been rescued from the 400-year-old ‘dancing’ bear custom. As part of the digital sponsorship programme, people get aware of their day-to-day actions. Sponsors get entry to a ‘digital package’ comprising a sponsorship certificates, detailed well being updates on the sponsored animal, an animal reality sheet and a set of printables comparable to bookmarks and illustrated prints of the sponsored bear.

Sponsorships are ₹3,500 for a month, and ₹42,000 for a 12 months. Details on wildlifesos.org

Cubbon Park in Bengaluru
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Explore Cubbon Park

At Bengaluru-based organisation A Green Venture — that organises eco walks and promotes Nature schooling in colleges — two walks to discover Cubbon Park are being deliberate this month. Open to adults and youngsters (4-10 years), the walks cowl actions comparable to recognizing bugs, Nature sensory studying, exploring giant timber, details on wildlife, chook watching, tasting edible roots and leaves, quizzes, video games, and extra. 

On June 8 and 22, from 9 am to 11 am. A ticket is priced at ₹800, and consists of one grownup. To register, Whatsapp 9886400312