Dimapur, July 14 (MExN): The Nagaland, Chief Wildlife Warden, Satya Prakash Tripathi today made an appeal to protect wildlife in the state where “88.03% of forests are under the control of individuals and communities and remaining 11.7% of the forests are under the control of the Government.”
According to the Chief Wildlife Warden, Government has very limited regulatory role in management of private forests and it is the administration and people of the State who play an important role in protection and maintenance of forests in the form of Community Conservation Areas, Wildlife Based Community Conservation Areas etc.
Nagaland had been traditionally a hunting State since time immemorial but now people are coming forward for protection of wildlife, they are rescuing wild animals, and they are donating wild animals and birds, which are kept in Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar and Tragopan Breeding Centre, Kohima, he said in the appeal note.
He also mentioned that with the efforts of the administration, people and different agencies of the Government, NGOs etc, Amur Flacons (Migratory Birds) were well protected in the State during their migration in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
On behalf of the Forest Department, Tripathi has appealed to the public, Government officials, Village Councils, army and Para military personnel, students, NGOs and other stakeholders for protection of wildlife. In case of observing any danger for human beings with the sighting of wild animals in human habitations, the Wildlife Warden, Dimapur can be contacted for tranquilizing the animal. In case of damage of crops/killing of domestic animals by wild animals, the nearest forest/administrative office may consulted.
“The Wildlife Wing, Nagaland Forest Department will try its best to make compensation against the damage on the recommendations of the assessment committee, constituted by the Government,” the state Chief Wildlife Warden added.
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