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ITANAGAR: Two flying squirrels were released in Arunachal Pradesh s D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary (DEWS) on Thursday.
Mibom Pangging, a resident of Namsing village under Mebo Sub-Division released the pair at Gul-Katoni area of Sibiyamukh Wildlife Range of the sanctuary in the presence of Range Officer Domek Koyu and other staff members.
Mibom Pangging said that he had rescued the squirrels from nearby his house from a fallen tree holes in Namsing village, situated about 50 kilometres from Pasighat.
Pangging said he decided to catch the flying squirrels and hand them over to the wildlife department to prevent them from being eaten by others. Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife Tasang Taga, on learning about the rescue, directed the Range Officer at Sibiyamukh to release them in the wild.