Dear All,
This may be of interest to some.I wonder if there will be one next year, very temoting.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Begin forwarded message:
From: satish pande
Dear All Please find the announcement of the 7th Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology, the only such interactive course conducted in India and now in the 7th Year.
*CERTIFICATE COURSE IN BASIC ORNITHOLOGY*
(M. E. S. ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE & ELA FOUNDATION, PUNE)
*NOW IN THE 7TH YEAR*
*Enrolment starts at MES Abasaheb Garware College from*
*23rd November at Zoology Department.*
To promote scientific awareness about birds, avian ecology and conservation aspects amongst common people and students, ELA Foundation, Pune and M. E. S. Abasaheb Garware College, Pune have jointly initiated the* ** Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology*. This unique course is conducted on no profit no loss basis and all participants are given a comprehensive book of lecture notes. This is the 7th successive year of the course. Importantly 1000 indigenous trees will also be planted by the course participants.
*ELIGIBILITY :*
Any person having completed 10th standard in any faculty is eligible to join this course, which shall be conducted in English language. Doctors, engineers, software personnel, lawyers, journalists, personnel from armed forces, junior and senior college students from arts and commerce faculty as well as from zoology, botany, biodiversity and environmental sciences and various other professionals can join the course.
*BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE COURSE :*
*Syllabus :* History of Ornithology, Evolution of birds, Avian Arachaeo-zoology, Ethno-Ornithology, General Anatomy and Morphology, Physiology, Classification, Functional Anatomy, Adaptations for Aerial life, Food and Feeding Habits, Bird Behaviour, Bird Flight, Breeding, Migration, Avian Biogeography, Ecology and Habitats, Birds as Bio-Indicators and Pest Controllers, Conservation Law, In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation, Role of Journalism in Conservation, Bird Photography, Recording Bird Calls, Technology and Ornithology, etc.
*SOME OF THE FACULTY:*
A distinguished and experienced faculty shall deliver various lectures. Some of the speakers shall be Dr. Anil Mahabal, Prof. P. S. Ghaisas, Dr. Hemant Ghate, Dr. Satish Pande, Dr. Milind Watve, Dr. Vishwas Sawarkar, Dr. Mukund Deshpande, Dr. Subrmanyam, Dr. Pramod Joglekar, Dr. Anand Padhye, Anil Khaire, Dr. Sanjay Kharat, Sanjeev Nalawade, Neelimkumar Khaire, Chandrashekhar Bapat, Pramod Deshpande, etc.
*DURATION: 6th December 2010 to 14th February 2011*
*TIME AND VENUE: *630 PM to 930 PM on Monday and Thursday. No classes on public holidays.
*CLASSES: *40 audio-visual lectures in AV Hall of MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune.
*FOUR FIELD VISITS: 1. *Valvan Garden (with Mr. Vivek Vishwasrao),
Bird watching and Tree Plantation 1000 trees will be planted (trees will be kindly provided by Shri R. M. Dhole)
*2.* Alibag-Akshi (with Dr Vaibhav Deshmukh and Praveen Kawale), Coastal Birds and ecosystem
*3.* Zoological Survey of India, Akurdi, Pune (with Dr Subramanyam, O/C, ZSI), Bird Identification, Biometry, Taxonomy
*4.* Bird Orphanage, Katraj (with Mr Neelimkumar Khaire) Bird-Care and Raptor identification.
*FEES*: Rs. 2750 plus Rs. 50/- registration form. (Includes 40 lectures, field visits, Book on Lecture Notes, Friendly Owl Cap and Course Memento.)
* *
*NUMBER OF SEATS: *Limited to 50.
*FOR ENROLMENT CONTACT :*
Willing participants can contact Dr Anand Padhye (9922558271), course coordinator or Dr. S. N. Suryawanshi, HOD, Zoology Department, MES College between 10.30 AM till 1.30 PM on working days, for enrolment. Pradeep Marathe 9970161796.
Also on e-mail : pande.satish@gmail.com or adpadhye@gmail.com
*Dr. S.G. Gupta Dr. Anand Padhye Dr. Satish Pande*
*Principal, MESAG College, Pune Course Coordinator ELA Foundation, Pune*
