ITANAGAR: A year-long wait of
butterfly
lovers from across the country will draw to a close soon with the fourth Northeast Butterfly Meet to be held at
picturesque Ziro
in Arunachal from September 16 to 19.
The thrust of the meet that serves as a platform for people connected by their shared interests in these beautiful insects of varied shapes and colours will be on conservation.
The four-day event will witness exchange of knowledge on the species, highlighting the various studies being conducted on its preservation, issues being faced in this regard and the procedure to be followed for the same.
The prominent resource persons for this year include James Young of Hong Kong, Kishen Das of USA, Isaac Kepres Shimkar and Subhalaxmi of Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, who will make presentations on the endangered and newly discovered species.
Scholars from organizations like Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are also expected to attend it.
The other draws of the event include field trips in the nearby jungles, interaction with the resource persons, students and scholars and a vivid photograph exhibition of rare species.
The event is being co-organized by Butterflies and Moths of
Sikkim
(BAMOS), North East Indian Butterflies Group and NgunuZiro supported by Lower Subansiri district administration, forests and environment and tourism departments of the district.
Meanwhile, NgunuZiro held meeting on Saturday to review the preparedness of the event. The programme has been a big hit for the last three years. Photographs of rare and exotic species like Kaiser-e-Hind, Bhutan Glory and Brown Gorgon in Ziro valley had catapulted the place to the butterfly map of the world, a source said here on Sunday.
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