Dear Cecil,
I'm sorry, but I don't agree with your view.
I believe that we need to realise that all animals, including stray are also
living beings, and we should treat hem with respect. The stray dog problem is
not the fault of the dog and it's not the fault of Ingrid Newkirk not saying
anyt
Dear Rajan,
We are all agreeing here that the Government should focus on basic amenities
first. The difference in opinion here is to whom... the Goan or the outsider.
In my understanding, we need the migrants, and we need them because there are a
lot of jobs in Goa that the Goan's aren't prepa
Dear Goanetters,
I thought i should share this with the rest of you, should you need
blood and don't have anyplace to get it from. You could also sign up as
a donor on this webiste.
Clinton..
Dear Clinton Vaz
In our endeavour to facilitate easy registration and availability of
er. 100 Hshlds
49 Fontainhas Opposite Souza, Rua de Ourem25 Hshlds
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51 Boca de VacaAt CCP Office Garage50 Hsh
Dear Goanetters,
I've been coordinating with Toxics Links and Greenpeace in the past on
electronic waste in Goa, and it seems that legislation for the same has
still not been put in place in most of India. Progressive states like
Kerala have drafted legislation, while big cites like Bangalore,
Hmm... this is a bit strange... I just checked up with the waste management
staff at CCP that insists that they still have their employees working at the
GMC too. As far as I understand, they work on collection of bio-medical waste
from all the wards, and dispose it at a top secret location fo
Dear Goanetters,
this email is more than a month overdue, so apologies for the same. In
an attempt to share practical information in simple waste management
techniques, I've started an interactive column on Gomantak Times that
readers can learn from as i'm sharing information that's currently
Dear Philip Neri & Pravin Sabnis,
Thanks for mentioning the phone nos. I'm sure a few tried petitioning these
people over the phone.
I tried calling the Quepem Police Inspector on his phone, but i got a message
saying that all incoming calls to that number were barred.
Then I tried calling th
Dear WildGoans & Goanetters,
WildGoa is an online network of wildlife NGOs, wildlifers, nature
enthusiasts and lay persons interested in Goa’s wildlife and outdoors
scene created by Harvey D’Souza, Neil Alvares & Clinton Vaz. Starting
out with a birdwatching group of 15 amateurs at Mi
Goanetters,
Monday morning blues aside, I'm upset with the news coming in about the
violent enforcement of an illegal bandh. Having meticulously planned
appointments for my entire day in Panjim, Maupsa and then Vasco, I saw
it all go up in smoke thanks to the bandh today.
My father's upset,
Dear Jason,
You might have misunderstood me. I don't say ban all bandhs. Make those
that call for a bandh responsible for the damage that occurs. I'm upset
that those that call for a bandh, get away with it so easily. They've
disrupted life, caused loss of private and public property, and nobo
Haha, Hej Alfred,... it's called bokke in konkani alright
Before, I used to call it 'cranes' or 'storks', but after going out for
birdwatching sessions, I've learnt that it's properly called the Intermediate
Egret. You also get the lesser-Intermediate Egret, or small egret, in Goa and
the
Rakesh Verma (North Goa): 9765 454581 or Mr
Sandeep Azrenkar (South Goa): 9823171321 who will note down your
complaint and check back with the forest department to see if any action
was taken.
Clinton Vaz
Stockholm, (in Goa 7th July onwards!)
+46 762976399
ir own little froggy farms, where they illegally
raise and serve frogs for most of the year. How do you imagine they serve frogs
during the months, when its not raining in Goa?
Jim F.
New York.
Campaigner - Eat More Frogs !!!
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Goanetters,
May be a little bit late in announcing, but It's Alfred's birthday
today. Warm wishes from everybody I'm sure, and I'll surely convey it
across when I meet him this evening at his place at Hasselby in Stockholm.
Clinton..
Stockholm (Back on 7th July 7am onwards..)
+46762976399
+91
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ue Bearded Bee-eater.
Those interested in participation, are requested to call Clinton Vaz at
9890936828 or Rajiv D'Silva at 9890141715 and confirm participation in
advance, to enable proper planning for transportation to Tambdi Surla.
Participants need to bring along packed dry lunch as
This morning, I had a close brush with Babush, Goa's new education
minister...literally..
Getting out of my van, at the side of a narrow street in Margao while it
was raining cats & dogs, I almost got run-over by a white looking jeep
like vehicle... a Prado or a Honda something... screaching a
I second Selma's Suggestion... let's have Sweden as the host. Nice place, nice
weather, nice people, not as expensive as places like London, and
geographically in between America and Asia, so smaller carbon footprints for
the delegates.
And should there be a convention in Sweden, I'll help Alf
As a partner of Vaz Enterprises, a major liquor store in Margao, i'd say that
there isn't any alcohol free beer in Goa yet. There is however, alcohol free
wine, but that's available at departmental stores, and not liquor stores.
The known brands of beer bottled in Goa/India are:
Bello
Kings &
A few WildGoans and I shall be trekking to Dudhsagar falls this sunday.
We leave Margao around 7.30am and will be back by 7pm. Anybody
interested in joining us is welcome, and should contact me for details.
Clinton..
9890936828
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Goanetters,
Last week's trek did not materialize as there was a derailment of a
train at the Dudhsagar Sector, so we look forward to trekking this
weekend. We have about 9 participants so far, and I'm soon going to
close participation as i don't want a huge group as the personal touch
i
. If nothing's done, River Kushawati will
loose it's charm, fear the villagers of Quepem.
-Clinton Vaz with Inputs & Photos by John
Fernandes<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 30th October 2007
Dear Goanetters,
Tomorrow (Friday) evening, I shall be speaking at the Xavier s
Historical Research Center in Porvorim about waste management in Goa.
From a subject that I casually got interested in back in 1999, I've
grown to work with this subject more and more, and something that once
was
God Morrning Goa!
If you are not already tuned in, better tune to Radio Indigo at 91.9 to
listen to some music on Indigo Rising. This entire week, Jolene will be
talking about composting and waste management, giving out useful tips
and suggestions to start composting. She will also inv
0-11am.
*/Monday - Patricia Pinto/*
To talk about the solutions Corporation of the City of Panjim has done
and how they went about implementing it
*/Tuesday - Clinton Vaz/*
An expert on the subject of waste management. He will offer people
solutions on organic waste management they can do a
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Hello,
Tomorrow, I shall release the 'The Benaulim Green Book' with a small
informal function at my residence at Benaulim.
The Benaulim Green Book aims at informing both the visitor as well as the
local in Benaulim about eco-initiatives in and around the village. This
means that the book has
Neelam Khomarpant GCR Salcete 9822123868/ 9822123042
Philip Fernandes --- Salcete 9822986505
Clinton Vaz WLG Salcete 9890936828/ 2736828
RFO Mollem GFD Sanguem 2612211
Satish Poinguinkar ARS Canacona 9421244555/ 9823134465/ 2641510
Paresh Porob GFD Canacona 9822157139
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rescuers list for Goa, Turtle nesting and
more.. Those interested in participating in this informal meeting are
welcome to join. Please be there on time, as we might move to another
nearby venue. Call Clinton Vaz at 9890936828 for more details or if you
need to find us at the venue.
Location
Hi Neil,
I think its finally time to call a spade, a spade. Martin's Corner at
Betalbetim tops my tiny list of four restaurants/ bars that serve frogs
legs.
WildGoa is working to compile a list of rogue restaurants/bars, so
everyone reading this, please step up and publicly (or offlist), nam
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 fro
Surprise surprise!
The WildGoa newsletter is Finally out!!
Its available in 3 formats..
Acrobat PDF Format 229KB
MS Word /Openoffice Document Format.. 4.29MB
Plaintext format (minus pictures, and colour!)..55KB
in this mail, I've attached the first
Dear Rajan,
Yesterday, I was driving by Donna Paula with some friends discussing reasons
why they had to unsubscribe from Goanet, and one of the reasons were your mails
dripping with hate and venom. A lot of us on Goanet have learnt to ignore the
bulk of your mails, and take in the most inform
n Lisbon. She will teach participants simple reulitization
techniques of commonly found waste in Goa. Clinton Vaz, 27 an
environmentalist based in Goa will speak about recycling systems that
are presently functional in Goa such as recycling of various materials
as plastic carry bags, milk b
t internationally as well as the Central Zoo Authority in India.
Representing members of WildGoa,
for, Clinton Vaz
Moderator – WildGoa
CC: To DCF Mr. Deependra Dalai, N. Goa DCF Mr. Mahesh Shabu & S. Goa
DCF Mr. MK Bidi. For information and follow up.
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Dear Goanetters,
The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has been labeled as a disappointing
public body, that keeps on failing on many accounts, particularly in the
management of garbage. I agree, as they are responsible for the mess they are
in. However, at times, there are others that a
Dear Goanetters in the US & Canada,
While at Greenpeace Sweden, I came across a guy that pointed me to
http://www.naturemill.com/ which is an American company that makes
composting bins that are small enough to be used in apartments. Some
models actually fit into the kitchen cabinets! Prices f
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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel
Mandovi (
hind Times has consistently shown its ability to misreport facts
and that’s the reason I don’t patronize this news publication. Perhaps its
time for others to write back to them and boycott one sided news.
Clinton..
Clinton Vaz
Benaulim, Goa, India
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+91 989093
venture in
Muslim populated davorlim on the outskirts? Was it an attempt to taunt them?
It was fortunate that the police prevented them from doing so.
Clinton..
Clinton Vaz
Benaulim, Goa, India
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
+91 9890936828 / +91 832 2736828
GTalk/Yahoo:klintvaz MSN:willyvaz Skype
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ething in common. It’s
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Yesterday afternoon, on a drive to a waste management project at Mollem
I almost ran over a dog. The creature ran straight into my path, forcing
me to brake, swerve and continue. Shaken, upset and angry by what had
just h
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pening at other places
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Clinton Vaz is the Goa Co-ordinator for the Campaign
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The past few years, we have been monitoring the cribs mostly in Salcete.
Wild animals on display, are cruel and illegal, and we have in the past got
the animals confiscated and raided with the help of the forest department.
Last year, a crib at Cansaulim had a python o
Dear Soter,
It appears from your post reproduced below that you are learning to spew venom
like Mr. Parrikar does on this forum. The nasty way of writing may be
characteristic to Mr Parrikar, and however proud he may be of that, It also is
a reflection of his crass mentality and self upbringin
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August 25, 2009 - Goanet's 15th Anniversary
This is great news. I've been traveling by Qatar the past few occasions
(via mumbai) as th
He is a cool prince indeed!
(http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_homosexual-prince-dares-yogis-to-cure-him_1278869)
As I recall, it was last year 2008, when Alfred Tavares interviewed
Mr. Manvendra Singh Gohil in Sweden during the gay pride festival with
his daughter Sorella photographing for the
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them from causing more harm.
Tiger populations in India have shrunk and continue to fall at an
alarming rate. This death, therefore, is very significant and a proper
investigation needs to be conducted and systems are put in place to make
sure that this does not happen once again.
Clinton
’s an origami workshop planned in Panjim too. In the last few days,
the WildGoa network is abuzz with ideas and suggestions for the 2 month
campaign. Would you like to participate or get involved? Let us know and
hop in!
Clinton Vaz, 28 lives in Benaulim and works on environment and wildlife
issu
at
klint...@gmail.com
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**FRIDAY 24th April 2009 (TODAY)** Between 4pm. to 6pm*
Wildlife Enthusiast, Clinton Vaz shall speak about the Save the Frog
Campaign, and the need for consumer support at Goa Desc Resource Centre,
No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa.
ral
infections that soon spread to frog populations in the wild with
devastating consequences.
/Clinton// works with environmental and wildlife issues in Goa. If you
want to help in the save the frog campaign, do contact Clinton Vaz at
klint...@gmail.com <mailto:klint...@gmail.com> or +91 989093
have put in a lot of information that will be distributed
during this presentation. Do call me before 11am for any details.
Thanks!
Clinton Vaz
(representing the CCP as an Associate Officer)
+91 9890936828
s this incident is linked to a number of human
versus animal conflicts in Goa says Clinton Vaz
On a late Monday evening, I sat down with some friends at a Panjim cafe
to unwind. Coming from wildlife circles, it was but natural to talk
about recent wildlife activities, such as the Frog Campaign t
The monsoons should arrive soon. Clinton Vaz suggests a few pre-monsoon
tips to keeping your compost and recycling going through this monsoon season
Yesterday morning, as I woke up and stepped out to get the papers, I
felt some tiny drops on me, and then the smell of wet earth. The
F Dr. Francis Coelho)
9422 437 237 (CF Yogesh)
After reporting to the authorities, it would be appreciated if you can contact
a WildGoa volunteer at NORTH GOA: 9011-051-950 (Luis Dias) or 9822-522-119
(Arati Das) and SOUTH GOA: 9823-171-312 (Sandeep Azrenkar) or 9890-936-828
(Clinton Vaz) who wi
H GOA: 9011-051-950 (Luis Dias) or
9822-522-119 (Arati Das) and SOUTH GOA: 9823-171-312 (Sandeep Azrenkar)
or 9890-936-828 (Clinton Vaz) who will record and follow up your
complaint with the Forest Officials.
About this Campaign
Save the Frog Campaign 2009 is coordinated by WildGoa, a Goa re
The sankes presented live were (English + Konkani names): - Buff Striped
Keelback - Naneti or Rakt Mandoli - Rat Snake - Divod - Cobra - Nag -
Indian Rock Python - Har There also was the venomous and dangerous
Russels Viper (Ganas or Agior Cusdo),
Hi Mario,
Good to know that snake awareness
Can somebody let us know his no? I'd be glad to call him up or ask his higher
ups at Panaji.
I think i have rama velip's phone no. Rama surely must have Phaldessai's phone
no.
Clinton..
+91 9890936828
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:19:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar
Subject: [Goanet] Goanet]
Hi Sapna,
Do read these two web pages by Lilian at
http://lilliandcosta.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/snake-rescue-volunteers-snakebite-treatment-in-goa/
and Nirmal at
http://goawildwatch.blogspot.com/2008/12/snake-rescue-volunteers-in-goa.html
where they have extracted part of the info from the G
y of
space, so call us to see if you can join one of us instead!
Contact Persons: Luis Dias: 9011051950 or Clinton Vaz: 9890936828
Dear Goanetters,
In the last few weeks, I've simply been deleting goanet emails after
just scanning the headers. I dont have the slight interest in all the
petty fights going on for weeks and months now.
The trolls appear to have taken roost at Goanet, and instead of becoming
a place where m
Goodbye Goanet. It was nice knowing most on the group.
Clinton..
+91 9890936828
ALERT!! Animal Violation in South Goa by the Forest Dept!!
Dear Goanetters!
Thanks to timely action of 3 WildGoans, and Paresh, working at the forest
department, on 30th December 2006, 1 python, 2 mongoose and 1 palm civet was
rescued from a crib site at Aquem, Margao. The animals were in a real
iles. We cannot imagine the forest departments
not knowing about this as there are hundreds of people who troop every
evening at 5.30 pm onwards to see these animals. Or else the image of the
forest department of being lazy and incompetent only grows.
Representing members of WildGoa,
Clinton Vaz
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Clinton..
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Benaulim, Goa, India
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redBus support team.
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