In an age where thousands and thousands of wild and domestic species are going in to the oblivion every year saving the Vechur, the smallest cow in the world, from the brink of extinction was a saga in conservation.
A group of motivated conservationists were instrumental in the initiation of the Project, and it was a model of co-operation among academic and voluntary organisations in conservation efforts. The Vechur Conservation Association which was active from the beginning has now been registered as a public trust called the Vechur Conservation Trust, dedicated to the cause of biodiversity conservation.
Vechur Conservation
Trust: The association of students, teachers and public since
1988 and continued through years was transformed as a Vechur conservation
trust in 1998 by legally registering it.
Permanent Members of the Board of Trustees:
1. Dr. Sosamma Iype
2. Dr. Anil Zachariah
3. Dr. N. Jayadevan
4. Dr. O. Kuriachan
5. Dr. K.C. Raghavan
6. Dr. Jayan K. C.
7. Dr. Jayan Joseph
8. Dr. R. Thirupathy Venketachalapathy
9. Sri. L. Namassivayan
The Trust shall be a charitable Trust with operation throughout the State of Kerala.
Subscribers: Any person who has attained age of 18 years and who subscribes to the aims and objectives of the Trust and apply to become subscriber of the Trust on being admitted by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall have powers to enhance the subscription rate and re fix the period by majority decision.
Acknowledgements with regard to Vechur
Conservation Trust Website:
Photo credits: P.K. Uthaman and Sabu Kurien
John.
Research Results: Kerala Agricultural
University.