Mon, May 17 (MExN): Mon Forest Division organized human-animal conflict mitigation awareness campaign at Naginimora in Mon district. Village council members from 35 villages in and around Tizit and Naginimora areas, public leaders, church leaders, district administration and Forest Department staff participated in the event.
Chief Guest Meyipokyim (IFS), Chairman, Nagaland Pollution Control Board in his speech highlighted the scenario of human-animal conflicts occurring in different parts of the country and how the problem can be mitigated by reducing the interface between men and animals. He also emphasized on the intricate relationship between human and wildlife by citing an example that without honey bees, humankind will be diminished from this planet within a span of 50 years, according to a press release from Divisional Forest Officer, Mon Division.
Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland, SP Triparthi (IFS), in his keynote address presented the various facets of human-animal conflict across the State and called upon the people to work together to mitigate the problems.
Resource persons during the awareness campaign were Beizo Soukhrie, Dimapur Division and Obed Bohovi Swu, Nagaland Zoological Park, Dimapur, who spoke on various issues of human-animal conflicts and mitigating strategies in the State.
The DFO Mon exhorted the participants that wildlife and forests need to be preserved by all the stakeholders for future generation. The village councils which are a self-governing institution at the grassroots level, he added, have pivotal role to play in the efforts of preserving the rich forests & wildlife in order to mitigate this undesirable interface in the future.
