CoRBiE
| Abbreviation | CoRBiE |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Conservation of Bio-diversity in North East India" |
| Formation | 17 October 2014?(as Conservation and Reasearch of Biodiversity and Environment)a |
| Founders | |
| Type | Non profit organisation |
| Purpose | |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | {{}} |
Region | North East India |
| Methods | Research ,Consultancy |
President | Rajkumar Kalita |
Vice President | Rupankar Choudhury |
Secretary General | Nabajit Barman |
Coordinator | Jyoti Bora |
Revenue (</> -->) | [[]] |
| Website | [] |
(a) First office opened 17 october 2014 in Guwahati, | |
CoRBiE[edit]
CoRBiE, full form-- Conservation and Research of Biodiversity and Environment. This is an NGO for wildlife conservation based on Assam, North East India. It deals with wildlife protection and prevention of wildlife trafficking all across the region. It was formed in 2009 and officially registered in 2014. It has performed many operations against wildlife trafficking in collaboration with WCCB ( wildlife crime control bureau) and the forest department. It has already rescued thousands of endangered species including different type of snakes, reptiles like Tokay Gecko(Gekko gekko), tortoise, various endangered Birds etc. It actively works to trap poachers in all across. Recently CoRBiE was in news for filing a case against singer Simanta Shekhar for Using a Protected Bird in his Music Video. http://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/complaint-filed-against-assamese-singer-for-using-protected-bird-in-music-video
The work profile of this NGO also deals with Spreading awareness among people about wildlife protection act. It also keeps eye on the surrounding to protect wildlife(mostly snakes) from the violence of the unaware commons.
It is working on projects like
• FREE BIRD CAMPAIGN
• Awareness campaign for Environment Conservation
• Awareness campaign about wildlife crime.
• Wild animal rescue and rehabilitation
• Awareness campaign about Snakes and Snakebite
• Green Earth campaign ( Sapling plantation )
At november 2016 the name CoRBiE appeared in national media for rescuing 5 rare turtles from a eatery in ASSAM.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/5-rare-turtles-seized-from-eatery-in-Assam/article16724731.ece
References[edit]
http://achhikhabre.com/corbie-wildlife-conservation-research-of-bio-diversity-and-environment/
https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/free-bird-campaigning-kicked-off/
http://www.wti.org.in/news/forest-department-officials-rescue-snakes-in-assam/
Facebook page of CoRBiE is https://www.facebook.com/corbiengo/
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