A Guest lecture on “Wildlife toxicology”

A Guest lecture on “Wildlife toxicology” was organized by the Department of Zoology on 22 January, 2009 by Prof. P.P.Bakre, Dean, Life Sciences, Gyan Vihar Universe, Jaipur for the students of M.Sc. and M.Phil.(Life Sciences).Prof.Bakre started the lecture   with wonderful real pictures showing extensive human interference in protected areas like Sancturies and National parks resulting in unexplained extinction and early death of many wild animals.

The reason for these consequences was suggested as biomagnification of toxicants introduced in to their environment through pesticide spray, harmful gases and particulate matter.

Prof. Bakre also discussed how newly developed farming techniques are one of the important cause of decline in the number of wild-life species.Further he explained the effect of different toxicants on the reproductive behaviour of animals.

The students of the Department were highly enriched by the valuable lecture of Prof. Bakre.