I was called for a high profile three day camp to make a presentation to students of the tenth standard. It was more of a workshop with students from all over the state selected for participation. My session was the first - after the inauguration. The topic - Protection and Preservation of Wildlife in Goa.
When I reached there, the keynote address by a prominent conservationist was on. He was stressing on the need for children to "intermingle" with nature, visit all the wildlife sanctuaries in the state.
My session finally began. I was to speak for one hour with one hour for questions and answers. My audience were teachers from various schools and around sixty students - equal no. of boys and girls.
There was no OHP or LCD projector or Slide projector, so I had a white board with marker to help me. Casually, I asked the students to name any of the wild animals of the state. As there was a puzzled look, I rephrased my question - name any ten wild animals of the state of Goa which need protection.
The list - Tiger, Elephant, Cheetah, Panther, Porcupine, Wild Boar, Bison, Crocodile, Tortoise, Lion!!!!
Tenth standard students from the state of Goa believe that you can get Lions, Cheetahs and Elephants in the wild in Goa!
Guess how I spent the next one hour!

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