| Time | Details | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Reporting time (Report at VNC office) | Vallabh Vidyanagar |
| 14:00 | Move to the accomodation place (at Vadtal) | Vadtal |
| 14:30 to 16:15 | Allocating rooms, Rest | Vadtal |
| 16:15 to 16:45 | Tea & Snacks | Changa |
| 16:45 to 17:30 | Orientation & Introductions | Changa |
| 17:30 to 18:10 | Session 1 – Conservation of mugger in Charotar region, Gujarat Speaker: Anirudh Vasava (Research Coordinator, VNC-India) | Changa |
| 18:15 to 19:00 | Session 2 - Human-Crocodile Conflict and crocodile conservation in Gujarat. Speaker: Dr. Raju Vyas (Senior Scientific Advisor, VNC-India) | Changa |
| 19:15 to 20:00 | Dinner | Changa |
| 20:00 to 20:40 | Session 3 - Learning crocodile population data collection methods Speaker 1:-Urvi Dave (PhD Student, SP University) Speaker 2:-Neel Talati (PhD Student, CVM University) | Changa |
| Time | Details | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30 to 08:00 | Breakfast | Changa |
| 08:30 to 15:00 | Field Work (Pack lunch will be provided) | Changa |
| 15:00 to 17:00 | Break | Changa |
| 17:00 to 17:20 | Tea & Snacks | Changa |
| 17:20 to 18:00 | Session 4: Short Talks by Crocodile Researchers and NGO Representatives Talk 1: Crocodile corridor and fight for survival Speaker: Siddharth Parmar (Life With Wildlife Foundation, Vadodara) Talk 2: What do crocodiles of Charotar eat? Speaker: Urvi Dave (S P University and VNC India) Talk 3: Learnings from rescuing crocodiles in Gujarat Speaker: Rahul Solanki (Nature Help Foundation, VV Nagar) Talk 4: Crocodile Behaviour and their Socioecological Connections with Humans Speaker: Yashendu Joshi (National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore) | Changa |
| 18:00 to 18:40 | Session 5: Tools and Techniques of Herpetological Research Speaker: Dr. Harshil Patel (Research Associate, VNC-India) | Changa |
| 18:40 to 19:00 | Interactive Activities | Changa |
| 19:00 to 20:00 | Session 6: Short Talks by Crocodile Researchers and NGO Representatives Talk 1: Population of mugger crocodiles in selected ponds of Charotar region Speaker: Neel Talati (CVM University & VNC India) Talk 2: Crocodiles of Surat Speaker: Chitra Patel (Nature Club Surat) Talk 3: Crocodiles of Girnar Speaker: Pranav Vaghasiya (Vasundhara Nature Club, Junagarh) Talk 4: Crocodiles of Konkan Speaker: Shricharan Desai, Goa | Changa |
| 20:00 to 20:45 | Dinner | Changa |
| Time | Details | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 06:30 to 07:00 | Breakfast | Vadtal |
| 07:00 to 13:00 | Field work | |
| 13:00 to 13:30 | Lunch | Changa |
| 14:00 to 15:00 | Plenary Lecture Speaker:-Dr, Bivash Pandav, Director, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai. | Changa |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Drop off at VNC Office | Vallabh Vidyanagar |