Helping animals in Jammu and Kashmir

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A ray of hope for wildlife in Jammu and Kashmir- Wildlife SOS organises

training workshop to address man-animal conflict

 

The hill state of Jammu and Kashmir has been in the news recently for the

brutal killing of Black Bears and Leopards by infuriated mobs when these

animals entered human settlements. Wildlife SOS organised a training

workshop for officials from the forest, wildlife and police departments of

the state to train them in different techniques of tranquilzation and rescue

of the animal and mob control with a view to obtain a practical solution to

these situations.

 

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In an attempt to mitigate the increasing man animal conflict, a two day

training workshop organized by Delhi based NGO - Wildlife SOS in

collaboration with the Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department.

Officers from the Wildlife Department, Forest Department & the Police

received training in the use of tranquilizing equipment, trapping methods,

mob control etc in the training centre in Dachigam National Park National

Park.

 

Kashmir has been in the news in the recent past for the brutal killing of

Black Bears and Leopards by infuriated mobs when these animals entered human

settlements. Wildlife SOS has been working for the last few months with the

Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Department to address this issue with an objective

to come up with a practical, holistic and implement able plan to deal with

the issue.

 

" All the concerned stake holders are a part of this workshop which is just

the first workshop of a series of its kind that we intend to organize and

run with Wildlife SOS " said Regional Wildlife Warden – Shri SFS Gilani.

This workshop is able to address capacity building within our department

which is training for our officers in the use of certain specialized

tranquilizing equipment.

 

Kartick Satyanarayan, Co founder of Wildlife SOS present at the workshop

said " We are very happy to conduct this workshop and I can see that such

workshops will definitely help address the issues of man animal conflict as

it will give the wildlife department an edge once their officers are trained

in the use of tranquilizing equipment " .

 

Experts from Wildlife SOS included Rohit Singh, Wildlife Biologist, Dr Arun

A Sha – Wildlife Veterinary Doctor, Baiju Raj, Dr.Orus Ilyas all of who

addressed various issues of the man animal conflict such as translocation,

darting, trapping, mob control, community participation etc. Dr.Shabir Ahmed

Mir of the Animal Husbandry Dept. was also a resource person. The Minister

of State for Agriculture and Medical Health Pirzada Hussain distributed

cheques to victims of Five victims of Black Bear attacks of Anantnag

district at this workshop.

 

" Wildlife Wardens & officers from all parts of the state attended this

workshop " , said Rashid Nakhas incharge of Dachigam National Park National

Park. Dachigam National Park.

Dachigam National Park.

 

Kashmir has been in the news in the recent past for the brutal killing of

Black Bears and Leopards by infuriated mobs when these animals entered human

settlements. Wildlife SOS has been working for the last few months with the

Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Department to address this issue with an objective

to come up with a practical, holistic and implement able plan to deal with

the issue.

 

" All the concerned stake holders are a part of this workshop which is just

the first workshop of a series of its kind that we intend to organize and

run with Wildlife SOS " said Regional Wildlife Warden – Shri SFS Gilani.

This workshop is able to address capacity building within our department

which is training for our officers in the use of certain specialized

tranquilizing equipment.

 

Kartick Satyanarayan, Co founder of Wildlife SOS present at the workshop

said " We are very happy to conduct this workshop and I can see that such

workshops will definitely help address the issues of man animal conflict as

it will give the wildlife department an edge once their officers are trained

in the use of tranquilizing equipment " .

 

Experts from Wildlife SOS included Rohit Singh, Wildlife Biologist, Dr Arun

A Sha – Wildlife Veterinary Doctor, Baiju Raj, Dr.Orus Ilyas all of who

addressed various issues of the man animal conflict such as translocation,

darting, trapping, mob control, community participation etc. Dr.Shabir Ahmed

Mir of the Animal Husbandry Dept. was also a resource person. The Minister

of State for Agriculture and Medical Health Pirzada Hussain distributed

cheques to victims of Five victims of Black Bear attacks of Anantnag

district at this workshop.

 

" Wildlife Wardens & officers from all parts of the state attended this

workshop " , said Rashid Nakhas incharge of Dachigam National Park National

Park. Dachigam National Park.

 

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*Wildlife SOS* is an Indian Non-Governmental organisation working in the

field of Wildlife rescue and Rehabilitation since 1995. Our main project is

the rescue and rehabilitation of 'dancing bears', which are Indian Sloth

Bears exploited by a gypsy tribe, called Kalandars for street entertainment

purposes. Werun the World's largest Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for

Sloth Bears in Agra alongwith 3 other centres. Working in tandemn with the

government law enforcement agencies, including state forest departments,

Wildlife SOS has rescued 373 bears from leading miserable lives with

Kalandars and with the recent extension to our rescue centre in Agra, we

hope to eradicate the profession of 'bear dancing' by rescuing the remaining

around 600 bears off the Indian streets and rehabilitating the bear dancers

as well, so that they and their genertaions don't revert to 'dancing or

poaching bears' ever again. Join hands with us in giving both man and animal

a life of Dignity and Freedom!!! For more, visit our website,

www.wildlifesos.org, our blog, http://wildlifesos-india.blogspot.comor

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