A special pilot project is underway in Bhanderwah valley in Jammu s Doda district. It is often celebrated as mini Kashmir for its lush-green meadows, snow-bound peaks and clear waters. But for 15 years, the Army and CRPF had been using Malsoo .
The Gujjar and Bakerwals community, also known as the shepherd tribe of Jammu and Kashmir, live in the Muslim dominated cold and hilly area of Kashmir during the.
7 held for poaching wild boar
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Forest officers arrested a seven-member gang involved in the poaching of wild boars at Wandoor in the district on Tuesday.
The Forest team also seized 6 kg of wild boar meat and weapons used for poaching from the houses of those held.
The team caught K.Vinod, 41; M.V. Sajeesh, 40; M. Nimesh, 35; K. Anil Kumar, 36; K. Vinish, 32; K. Shaji, 42; and T. Sandeep, 35, following a tip-off received by P. Dhanesh Kumar, Divisional Forest Officer (Vigilance).
Nilambur Forest (Vigilance) deputy range officer V. Rajesh led the raid. All the arrested were from Vaniyambalam near Wandoor.
Setting up early warning systems, use of Kumki elephants and empowering jagratha samitis mooted
The Forest Department has prepared a standard operating procedure (SOP) to deal with wild elephants that stray into human dominated landscapes.
The document, which includes steps to be adopted at the field level while dealing with human-elephant conflicts, delineates responsibilities to be undertaken by forest officers. It places responsibility of such operations upon the Chief Conservator of Forest or Conservator of Forest of the forest circle and the Divisional Forest Officer (or Wildlife Warden) under whose jurisdiction such incidents occurred.
The guidelines included the constitution of forest range-level teams that will come into action in places where such conflicts were severe. Led by the Range Forest Officer, the team will comprise seven or eight forest officers and a group of experienced watchers. Additional resources can be mobilised during severe conflicts.