“World Wetland Day Celebration”
On 2nd Feb 2020, Nature Club Surat and Drashtikon jointly organized World Wetland Day Celebration on Nirmala Wetland Conservation Project, Gavier, Opp. Airport, Surat The theme for 2020 WWD is Wetlands and Biodiversity and there can not be better place than Gavier lake in Surat. The wetland has more than 1200 trees and we have recorded so far 125 species of birds, 70 species of Butterflies, 12 species of mammals, 35 species of reptiles and amphibian, etc. at the lake. Participants did a photo walk around the lake and the Group was mentored by Mr. Saurabh Desai a renowned Wild Life Photographer. Mr. Snehal Patel the president of Nature Club Surat shared his experience of protecting and developing Gavier lake as a Urban biodiversity hotspot.