Question

Environmental work area filling operations or personal information.

Bhau Katdare

Answer 1

The following is a notable Maharashtrian who has worked in the field of environmental protection.

Bhau Katdare:

1. Bhau Katdare and his associates work for the conservation of nature through an institute, called 'Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra'. In 1999, Bhau Katdare read about the 'White-breasted Sea Eagle' as an endangered species.
2. He began his work in the Ratnagiri district to save and conserve this bird. He created public awareness about this bird by trekking the sea coast of the district.
3. In this, he found 62 nesting sites of the bird. While doing this, he and his associates detected some instances of smuggling of the nests of birds known as 'Indian Swiftlets'(Pakoli) at Bandra island, which is located near Vengurla Rocks, in the vicinity of the Nivati port in Sindhudurg district.
4. The nests were smuggled out and sold in foreign countries. There was a need to save these birds and their nests. 'Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra' worked in that direction. As a result, Indian Swiftlets were included in Schedule 'I' of the 'Wildlife Protection Act-1972 '. This is a remarkable contribution of Bhau Katdare and 'Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra'.
5. Bhau Katdare and 'Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra' also worked for the protection of Olive Ridley turtles. The females of this species come to Velas beach for nesting. He and his associates planned an operation for the protection of these nests. In the first year, they were successful in protecting 50 nests.
6. Bhau Katdare and his associates are working for the protection of the endangered 'Pangolin'.

Bhau Katdare is therefore active in environmental work.