Tuensang, October 13 (MExN): Tuensang Forest Division celebrated Wildlife Week from October 1 to 8 with the theme, ‘Towards Justice and Fullness.’ The Divisional Forest officer Dr. Sentitula, IFS in a press release stated that this year’s main focus of the division was to encourage the students to work together for wildlife protection and conservation and to make use of their learning to distil down to wisdom.
The celebration started by cleanliness drive in Tuensang Town. The ATM booths were washed and cleaned by the forest personnel and the Eco club members from Holy Angel School and Hakushang School and different posters and flex on environmental awareness were put up in different public places such as ATM, district hospital, clock tower, NST bus stop in collaboration with the Nagaland Pollution Control Board.
Another initiative was pasting of stickers with message in vehicles by Eco Club volunteers in and around Tuensang town and in different junctions. Brochures and posters of endangered Flora and Fauna of Tuensang district were distributed and put up in main town areas. Under the guidance of Range Officers Tsangli Tikhir, Tsingthrise Sangtam and Florence, special programmes were initiated and wildlife awareness programme were held throughout the week in the district in different schools.
Under Sitap Range, marathon race was organized among the school students to spread awareness and create consciousness towards Wild Life conservation and protection, cash money and prizes were given to all the participants. Rajesh.IFS, ACF sitap Range in his introduction speech reiterated the importance of wildlife in day to day lives and Ailong Ranger spoke on the success story of Amur Falcon and importance of conservation.
