Dear Mr Satyawan Govekar,
Thanks for your reply to my mail. Unfortuntly, I don't agree with you that
saving the frogs is unimportant and a waste of time. The WildGoa network is NOT
another NGO, but an informal network of those interested in Wildlife issues in
Goa.
Using a mix of resources from NGOs, and Government Departments, and volunteers,
we are trying to achieve something with minimal effort. This is because we
don't all have the time for something full fledged as we all have our own jobs
that keep us busy, but we all put in additional time, effort and money to such
issues that the government chooses to ignore. We are working on a systematic
plan to increase awareness on the issue involving press, radio and local tv
stations and the list is just one of the ways to help the cause.
We are just compiling a list that will be submitted to the Forest Department,
and not to the press. Once we submit the list of restaurants, we will check
back to see if the forest department has indeed issued them a warning notice to
all the restaurants BEFORE the start of the season. The warning notice is just
something to scare them, and let them know that for once, the forest department
has noticed them selling illegal meat.
There's no need to limit this list just to frog meat, all game meat that's
illegal can be included in the list which includes wild boar, Gaur, Porcupine,
Deer, and so on..
If the forest department STILL fails to act, we shall then ask the press to
follow up, and also ask them to use RTI, and if the list of restaurants is made
public that way, then i'm sure that the people in support for saving the frogs
would boycott the restaurants and outnumber those interested in looking for
places to get frog meat.
This exercies was done last season in Canacona and produced results. I've got
about 7 names to the list so far... please help lengthen the list..
We meet to discuss this issue TOMORROW (Friday) at 4.30pm at the Kala Academy
Canteen Lawns. You are welcome to join and give us some constructive criticism.
I agree that there are many issues in Goa that need to be addressed, but let's
work on each one one at a time. I'm sure that we will listen to your advice if
the group feels it makes sense.
Thanks!
Clinton..
+91 9890936828
Date: 24 Apr 2008 09:01:39 -0000
From: "Satyawan Govekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Compiling a list of restaurants/bars that are
suspected of serving frog legs
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?Clinton bab said: WildGoa is working to compile a list of rogue restaurants/bars, so > everyone
reading this, please step up and publicly (or offlist), name > all the Shakari Spice Plantations,
Anoushkas, Five Flowers and Martins > Corners in Goa that defy the ban and serve frog legs and
other banned > wild meat. We won't directly accuse them saying that you said so, but > simply
publicly petition the Forest Department to issue notices to these > places and ensure that
adequate publicity is given when these notices > are issued.
Dear Clinton bab
I am not eating frogs, because I am liking only fish, not meat. But I am
failing to understand the time and energy that environmentalists spend on doing
something that is not very important. If you make such a list public then
public will go to that place to eat frogs. Then there will be demand to make a
list of people who are giving deer meat, rabbit, and many other wild life
if you want go on and fight to save frogs but more important is to fight to
save the ponds and the low lying areas which are the breeding place for frogs
and other aquatic animals. Also what about chemistry labs in college which are
using frog for dissection. It is only my suggestion so please don't take it
wrong.
Satyamev Jayate
