The Hindu              07.10.2013

Students participate in wildlife week celebrations

Several competitions were organised as part of the Wildlife Week celebrations at St. Michael’s Higher Secondary School on Saturday.

The programme was jointly organised by Coimbatore Corporation, Nature conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, India and Mettupalayam Rotary Club.

According to a press release, competitions in painting, fancy dress, elocution and essay writing contests were held for college and school students with the common topic- the necessity for wildlife protection.

More than 1,000 students from nearly 50 schools and colleges took part.

N.I. Jalaluddin, president of the Nature conservation Society, Vanitha Mohan, managing trustee of Siruthuli organisation, and forest rangers Karunamoorthy and M.N. Natarajan took part.

The programme was jointly organised by Coimbatore Corporation, Nature conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, India and Mettupalayam Rotary Club.