Assams border district police sensitised on wildlife crimes
Guwahati Feb 18 PTI With the police playing an important role in the prevention and mitigation of crimes against wildlife and illegal trade in wildlife parts the law enforcers of Assams Charaideo district were on Friday sensitised on such illegal activities Biodiversity research and conservation organisation Aaranyak in cooperation with the district police headed by its Superintendent of Police Sudhakar Singh organised the workshop a press release issued by the NGO said here Charaideo shares a boundary with Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland which have international borders making it among the vulnerable areas and routes for carrying out wildlife crimes it said Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar the secretary-general and CEO of Aaranyak spoke on how social unrest could induce a grave threat to wildlife resources and how the prevalence of wildlife crime will endanger national security because of its intricate link to insurgency arms smuggling and narcotics drugs trade He explained at length the alarming global scenario of wildlife crime as on date with a focus on rhino poaching Dr Jimmy Borah senior manager of the Legal and Advocacy Division LAD at Aaranyak emphasised wildlife crime perspectives and flagged how collaborations among different security agencies can bring about a change for better in tackling the menace Ivy Farheen Hussain project officer at Aaranyak gave an overview of burgeoning crimes against wildlife beyond mega species and explained the kind of wildlife crimes prevalent in the northeast region She stressed that criminals committing crimes against wildlife are as much a danger to society as any other offenders They also discussed the Wildlife Protection Act at length including its various relevant provisions and mandates PTI SSG MM MM
Guwahati Feb 18 PTI With the police playing an important role in the prevention and mitigation of crimes against wildlife and illegal trade in wildlife parts the law enforcers of Assams Charaideo district were on Friday sensitised on such illegal activities Biodiversity research and conservation organisation Aaranyak in cooperation with the district police headed by its Superintendent of Police Sudhakar Singh organised the workshop a press release issued by the NGO said here Charaideo shares a boundary with Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland which have international borders making it among the vulnerable areas and routes for carrying out wildlife crimes it said Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar the secretary-general and CEO of Aaranyak spoke on how social unrest could induce a grave threat to wildlife resources and how the prevalence of wildlife crime will endanger national security because of its intricate link to insurgency arms smuggling and narcotics drugs trade He explained at length the alarming global scenario of wildlife crime as on date with a focus on rhino poaching Dr Jimmy Borah senior manager of the Legal and Advocacy Division LAD at Aaranyak emphasised wildlife crime perspectives and flagged how collaborations among different security agencies can bring about a change for better in tackling the menace Ivy Farheen Hussain project officer at Aaranyak gave an overview of burgeoning crimes against wildlife beyond mega species and explained the kind of wildlife crimes prevalent in the northeast region She stressed that criminals committing crimes against wildlife are as much a danger to society as any other offenders They also discussed the Wildlife Protection Act at length including its various relevant provisions and mandates PTI SSG MM MM
