India Fact file India Fact file - A Rocha
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<strong>India</strong> <strong>Fact</strong> <strong>file</strong><br />
The Project<br />
Name of project: A <strong>Rocha</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />
Name of team leader: Dr. Vijay D. Anand<br />
Number of team members: 7<br />
Number of volunteers: About 30<br />
Languages spoken: English,<br />
Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and<br />
Malayalam<br />
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Description of Project<br />
1. Help resolve conflicts between people and wild elephants at<br />
Bannerghatta National Park, where elephants have been<br />
trespassing onto crop fields.<br />
2. An undercover investigation into the illegal trade in <strong>India</strong>n<br />
Star Tortoises.<br />
3. Environmental Education in schools and churches in the<br />
Bangalore area.<br />
4. Studying bird populations at Rampura & Kalkere reservoirs,<br />
near Bangalore.<br />
A <strong>Rocha</strong> UK, 13 Avenue Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3BL | 020 8 574 5935 | www.arocha.org.uk<br />
Resources can be copied as long as A <strong>Rocha</strong> UK is acknowledged | Further resources can be downloaded for free from our website<br />
Registered Charity Number 1089276
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Personal Story<br />
Name: Vijay D. Anand<br />
Position/role: National Director<br />
Brief job description: Overseeing A <strong>Rocha</strong><br />
<strong>India</strong>’s growth - working with volunteers, scientific<br />
colleagues, applying for funds, communications,<br />
newsletters and finance.<br />
Best thing about being part of A <strong>Rocha</strong>: Being part of an<br />
international family of projects.<br />
Worst thing about being part of A <strong>Rocha</strong>: Trying to get<br />
funding all the time!<br />
Hobbies/interests: Playing guitar, chilling out with Roshan<br />
(son) and Alisha (Daughter)<br />
Why am I involved in A <strong>Rocha</strong>: As a conservation scientist<br />
and committed Christian, A <strong>Rocha</strong> brings together what is most<br />
important to me.<br />
A <strong>Rocha</strong> UK, 13 Avenue Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3BL | 020 8 574 5935 | www.arocha.org.uk<br />
Resources can be copied as long as A <strong>Rocha</strong> UK is acknowledged | Further resources can be downloaded for free from our website<br />
Registered Charity Number 1089276
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