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A meeting of forest officials of the South Wayanad Forest division convened by T. Siddique, designated MLA, Kalpetta Assembly constituency, decided to adopt long-term measures to mitigate man-animal conflict under the forest division. The meeting decided to intensify round-the-clock patrolling and erect power fence shields on the fringes of the forest to keep the wildlife, especially wild elephants, at bay. It directed the divisional forest officer to chalk out long-term strategies to tackle the wildlife menace.
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Steps to curb illegal timber trade in Wayanad
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Move follows the recent massive rosewood tree felling in district
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Move follows the recent massive rosewood tree felling in district
The Forest and Wildlife Department will adopt stringent steps to curb illegal timber trade in Wayanad. The move follows the recent massive rosewood tree felling in the district.
A recent meeting of senior forest officials decided not to issue blank Form 4 for transporting timber any more to curb its misuse, D.K. Vinod Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forest, Kannur, told
The Hindu.
Entering details of the wood should be mandatory while issuing it. Loading and unloading of timber would be allowed only in the presence of forest officials and their signature would be mandatory while transporting royal wood such as rosewood and teak. Forest check-posts on the district border would be strengthened and a new forest check-post would be set up at Boys Town on the Wayanad-Kannur