Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team
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The Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team (ANET) base station is an environmental non-governmental organisation set up in 1989 on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land in Wandoor
, on the southern tip of South Andaman Island
to conduct research programs towards understanding of the diversity, distribution, and ecology of the islands' fauna and flora. It is a division of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
, Chennai
, and is the only research base of its kind in the islands. It is located at about 26 km from Port Blair
by road and 3 km from the entrance to the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
. The base lies 14 km south of the Andaman Trunk Road.
, Satish Bhaskar and Alok Mallick set up a research base in North Wandoor, South Andaman for herpetological and other ecological studies on islands. In 1990, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET) was constituted and with grants from Conservation International and the Royal Netherlands
Embassy, 5 acres of land was purchased in 1993 at Wandoor on the southern tip of the South Andaman Island. With further grants, a base for conservation, research, and education was established. The ANET base has a library housed in a two-storied wooden building.
ANET functions under the supervision of the Administrative Committee of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust which constitutes the following persons:
island and worked in the relief and rehabilitation process in the worst affected areas within central Nicobar, which includes construction of 400 semi-permanent houses at Katchal at a cost of 8.976 million.
Wandoor
Wandoor is a small town in Malppuram district of Kerala, India at. It is located near to Manjeri.The town is fast growing thanks to hundreds of NRIs...
, on the southern tip of South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands. Port Blair, the capital of the islands, is located on the southern part of this island. Some areas of the island are restricted areas for non-Indians; however,...
to conduct research programs towards understanding of the diversity, distribution, and ecology of the islands' fauna and flora. It is a division of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology is a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, located south of the city of Chennai, in state of Tamil Nadu, India. The centre is both a registered trust and a recognized zoo under the Wildlife Act, 1972 and is India's leading...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, and is the only research base of its kind in the islands. It is located at about 26 km from Port Blair
Port Blair
Port Blair is the largest town and a municipal council in Andaman district in the Andaman Islands and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India...
by road and 3 km from the entrance to the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is a national park of India in Wandoor on the Andaman Islands. Situated 29 km. from Port Blair, the park covers 281.5 km² made up of 15 islands and the open sea creeks running through the area...
. The base lies 14 km south of the Andaman Trunk Road.
History
In the late 1980s, Romulus WhitakerRomulus Whitaker
Romulus Earl Whitaker is a herpetologist, wildlife conservationist and founder of the Madras Snake Park, The Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust , and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust....
, Satish Bhaskar and Alok Mallick set up a research base in North Wandoor, South Andaman for herpetological and other ecological studies on islands. In 1990, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET) was constituted and with grants from Conservation International and the Royal Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Embassy, 5 acres of land was purchased in 1993 at Wandoor on the southern tip of the South Andaman Island. With further grants, a base for conservation, research, and education was established. The ANET base has a library housed in a two-storied wooden building.
ANET functions under the supervision of the Administrative Committee of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust which constitutes the following persons:
- Romulus Whitaker, Founder and Managing Trustee
- Dr. Patrick Aust, Director
- Samir Whitaker, Project Coordinator
- Dr. Gowri Mallapur, Office manager
- Mr. Mohan, Accounts
Post-tsunami assessment
The ANET also undertook the post-tsunami impact assessment and evaluation of requirements for the people of NicobarNicobar
Nicobar can refer to:* Nicobar Islands**Car Nicobar**Great Nicobar Island**Little Nicobar* Nicobar district-Animals:*Nicobar Shrew*Nicobar Treeshrew*Nicobar long-tailed macaque*Nicobar Flying Fox* Nicobar Pigeon* Nicobar Megapode...
island and worked in the relief and rehabilitation process in the worst affected areas within central Nicobar, which includes construction of 400 semi-permanent houses at Katchal at a cost of 8.976 million.