OCT 02, Wednesday – OCT 08, Tuesday
Youth Photographic Society is well known for its Wildlife Photographers right from the days its inception in 1971. YPS celebrates Wildlife Week every year with various programs. This year also we have lined up various activities such as, a member photography competition, with wildlife abstracts as the theme, webinars, macro photo walk and a clean-up drive in a reserve forest.
GENESIS
From time immemorial, our wildlife has been closely associated with our legendary beliefs, with our folklores, with our epics and with our history. Our lives would be very much poorer without these varied forms that build up the balance of nature. Wildlife preservation in fact implies active and planned wildlife management under which all forms of life would progress side by side with human progress, each in its own sphere of influence and utility and without any detriment to human interests. In fact, it is with this end in view that wildlife sanctuaries and national parks have been established and developed in suitable localities all over the country.
In the year 1952, with a view to preserve the fauna of India, particularly to take urgent steps to prevent extinction of any species, the Government of India established an Indian Board of Wild Life (IBWL). The Board has since been doing pioneering work to arouse public consciousness in favor of wildlife preservation.
In order to arouse a general awakening, the Indian Board of Wild Life (IBWL) decided to observe Wildlife Week from October 2 – 8 every year and organize different activities related to wildlife conservation to commemorate this week.
Wildlife Week at YPS
Bengaluru invariably has the largest community of Wildlife Photographers and YPS, to its credit has some the best wildlife photographers and has been celebrating Wildlife Week over the past several years and has kept up this tradition.
The Calendar for Wildlife Week 2024 celebration is as follows:
| Date | Day | Time | Venue | Program | Presenter / Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Oct | Wed | 5:30 PM | Google Meet | Scuba Diving & Underwater Photography | Nandakumar MN |
| 5th Oct | Sat | 7:30 AM | Kalkere Reserve Forest | Macro Photography Walk | Satish H |
| 6th Oct | Sun | 5:30 AM | Sri Narayanagiri Hill | Photography and Clean-up Drive | Padmanabha KG |
| 6th Oct | Sun | 5:30 PM | Google Meet | Thinking Different – Wildlife Photography | Gurcharan Roopra |
| Ends 8th Oct | Tue | memex.ypsbengaluru.com | Wildlife Abstract Photography Contest |
We welcome one and all to attend these sessions and look forward to your participation in these programs and show your support to a sustainable and responsible Wildlife Week Celebration