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 Inter-School Owl Painting Competion
Theme: “Environmental Damage: Threat to Owls”
Background
There are 9775 species of birds on earth out of which Nepal has 863 species (8.83% of the total). Also, there are 222 species of Owls around the world out of which Nepal has 20 species. This percentage is also quite impressive with 9.01% of the total. Owl number also constitutes about 2.32% of the total number of bird species found in the country. Four species of owls are nationally threatened which are Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus, Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes, Grass Owl Tyto capensis, and Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis. The former two are kept in critically endangered list and thus need urgent intervention and the latter two are kept in endangered list which also need some quick conservation initiatives (The State of Nepal’s Birds 2004).
Birds are the most vulnerable of all wildlife. Besides being killed illegally for notorious wildlife trade, birds are also killed unknowingly in large numbers by small children which makes the matter worse. Killing of birds for wildlife trade is quite out of our direct concern because we virtually do not have critical role to play however we could contribute something to reduce the killing of birds for fun by small children without knowing the impact of their actions. This painting competition is also a part of such initiation by Friends of Nature. We sincerely hope that this program will help in raising the conservation awareness of the students of different schools of Kathmandu Valley. This program, we hope, will be particularly helpful in making the school children aware regarding the ecological importance of Owls which are regarded as unlucky and evil bird in most of the world traditions.
Terms and Conditions of the Competition
The competition has indeed some terms and conditions that are prerequisites for the participating students.
- NRs. 100 will be charged as participation fee for each participant.
- Not more than two students from one school (One male and one female) are allowed to participate.
- A4 paper will be provided by the organizers where the students should paint.
- Students must bring their own color sets.
- Students should make sure that there will be no color spillage on the floor i.e. they must bring newspapers, plastics etc.
- Points will be given in three categories of the painting namely a) exactness (40%), b) color composition (40%) and c) slogan (20%).
- Paintings will be judged on the spot and the prizes will be distributed on the same day.
- Decision of the judges will be the final decision.
- FON will have the copyright of all the paintings of the students.
- Students will have to bring identity card.
1st date of publication The Himalayan Times National Daily, June 20, 2008
Inter School Owl painting competition
Theme of the competition:
"Environmental Damage: Threat to Owls”
Registration
Registration time: 20th June 2008 – 5th July 2008
Competition on July 11, 2008
Venue: NAFA Hall, Bal Mandir, Naxal
Regarding Participation
- Maximum 2 participants from one school.
- Registration Fee: NRs. 100 per student.
Prizes (sponsored by The Global Owl Project)
1st Prize: A binocular, Birds of Nepal and certificate
2nd Prize: A wrist watch, Birds of Nepal and certificate
3rd Prize: A head lamp, Birds of Nepal and certificate
5 Consolation prizes: A cheer pheasant printed t-shirt
*Certificate for all participating students
Note: Trophies for top three schools
For details on registration, contact
Sunil Thapa,
ScHEMS, Shantinagar, Kathmanu,
Ph: 9841481602,
Alternative contact,
Ram Lama (9841308268)
Yadav Ghimirey (9841721508)
Bikash Tripathi (9841308267)
Organized by: Friends of Nature
Suported by: Global Owl Project & World Owl Trust
Download registration form
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