BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27. Another
environmental summer camp themed “Let’s protect leopards!” was
organized within the framework of the “Protection of Caucasus
leopards” program initiated by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, Founder of IDEA Public Association Leyla Aliyeva in
Azerbaijan’s Lankaran district, Trend reports.
The camp, co-organized by IDEA (International Dialogue for
Environmental Action) Public Association, Azerbaijan Youth
Foundation, the Azerbaijan Representation of the World Wide Fund
for Nature (WWF) and the Children-Youth Development Center of the
Ministry of Education and Science as part of the ” Green World
Solidarity Year”, brought together a total of 30 schoolchildren
from Lankaran, Masalli and Astara districts.
The main goal of the summer camp is to educate the younger
generation about the environment, to nurture a love for nature,
inform schoolchildren living near the habitat of the Caucasian
leopard with this rare species and promote its conservation.
The children also took part in various small environmental
studies, excursions and competitions.
There are currently about 15 Caucasian leopards inhabiting the
area of the Hirkan National Park in Azerbaijan.
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