Personnel from the wildlife division were shown how to set up camera traps and the GPS devices.
Dimapur, March 9 (MExN): The Kiphire Wildlife Division of the state Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change organised a training programme on the topic ‘Conservation through the lens of Camera Trap’ on March 8 at Nature Learning Centre – Conference Hall, Forest Offices Complex, Dimapur.
According to a press release from the office of the Kiphire Wildlife Division, the programme started with a welcome note from Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) Suman WM Sivachar who is also the Wildlife Warden, Kiphire Wildlife Division. The DCF said that the training would familiarise the staff on how to handle tools like camera traps and GPS devices in the field. This would help in the collection of data in order to assess the presence of wildlife in an area and aid in facilitating the planning and management interventions by the Department which would be based on data – in a systematic manner, he stated.
This was followed by an address from Nagaland Chief Wildlife Warden Vedpal Singh where he encouraged the trainees to generate data driven reports from the field. He also encouraged the participants to be proactive in using technology for collecting data from the field, which would be a source of knowledge for the department in planning and data-driven decision making.
Forest Range Officer Lansothung Lotha from the Baghty Range of Wokha Forest Division gave a presentation on the uses and applications of Camera Traps and GPS devices. He detailed with examples, on the different types of camera traps and technical know-how on how to set up these devices in various field conditions. The role of GPS devices in conservation and management were also highlighted. The presentation was followed by a hands-on exercise by all the participants to familiarise themselves with the working of camera traps and the GPS devices, the release stated.
ACF, Dimapur Forest Division Rama Shankar Prasad shared his experiences and examples on camera trapping in the field with the participants. The vote of thanks was proposed by Chingwang Konyak, Accountant, Kiphire Wildlife Division.
As per the release, a total of 45 persons attended the training programme which included field staff from Kiphire Wildlife Division, Nagaland Zoological Park, Intanki National Park, Dimapur Wildlife Division, Office of the Chief Wildlife Warden, Dimapur Forest Division, Longleng Forest Division, faculty of the State Environment, Forests Training Institute .
The programme was organised under the aegis of National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
