Port Blair, May 23: The INTACH Andaman and Nicobar Chapter celebrated the International Day for Biodiversity with the students of MJ Music Academy at the Chidiyatapu Bio Reserve where they taken on a tour of the Bio Park and made aware of the endemic species like Water Monitor Lizard, Andaman Wild Pig, Crab Eating Macaque, SaltWater Crocodile, Nicobar Megapode, Green Imperial Pigeon, Dark Serpent Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, and exotic species of Spotted Deer and Barking Deer. The tour was conducted with support from Mr. Tilak, Deputy Director, Bio Park, Chidiatapu and Mr. Birendra Chowdhary, CF, Forest Department. A special thanks to Mr. Gilbert, Forest Guard for his verbatim recounting of incidents with the animals.
The tour was conducted with support from INTACH volunteers Ebi Mathew and Sibi Mathew under the guidance of Convenor Samhita Veda Acharya. Logistic support was provided by INTACH life members Mr. Tarun Coomar and Mr. Rajesh Anand.
