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WAKRO, 20 Oct:<\/strong> More than 205 butterfly species were recorded during the first edition of the Wakro Butterfly Meet, organised by the Wakro Valley Nature Club, in collaboration with the Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary (KTR&WLS), and the environment, forest & climate change department, from 18-19 October.<\/p>\n One important species which had not been recorded earlier in Arunachal Pradesh – the green striped palmer – was photographed and recorded from the KTR&WLS during the two-day event.<\/p>\n Some of the rare species recorded during the event were the Columbine, the brown prince, the green & white dragontail, the red-spotted sawtooth, the golden birdwing, etc.<\/p>\n Day one featured an adventure walk from Wakro and Pursuram Kund area, which comes under the fringe zone of the KTR&WLS, where the participants observed a stunning array of butterfly species in their natural habitat.<\/p>\n The second day took the participants into the heart of the Kamlang Tiger Reserve, providing a unique opportunity to explore the rich biodiversity of the region.<\/p>\n The two-day event attracted participants from across the country, including butterfly lovers from Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Assam, Itanagar, and local youths and students from Tasaso Yun Government Higher Secondary School.<\/p>\n The Kamlang Valley Nature Club, comprising local unemployed enthusiastic youths dedicated to nature conservation, played a vital role in organising the meet and fostering community involvement with minimal resources.<\/p>\n Divisional Forest Officer Jumdo Geiyi and Range Forest Officer of KTR&WLS, Bunty Tao played an active role in the success of the event.<\/p>\n The event was sponsored by several organisations, including Genesis 4 Production, which provided comprehensive coverage of the proceedings, and media partners like Divinity Jaagran News, the Wildlife Conservation Society-India, Wiki Loves Butterfly, and GLAW Enterprise (manufacturer of areca leaf plates).<\/p>\n The Wakro Butterfly Meet, 2024, was not only a celebration of nature’s beauty but also an important step toward promoting conservation awareness and community engagement to uplift the socioeconomic status of the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WAKRO, 20 Oct: More than 205 butterfly species were recorded during the first edition of the Wakro Butterfly Meet, organised by the Wakro Valley Nature Club, in collaboration with the Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary (KTR&WLS), and the environment, forest & climate change department, from 18-19 October. One important species which had not been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}