AHMEDABAD: A team of 13 officials from Maharashtra, including chief wildlife warden of Maharashtra SWHNaqvi, visited Gir sanctuary for the three-day study on rescue of wild animals, including leopard.
This was the second such training imparted to forest department
officials from Maharashtra in Gir. The first batch had officers who were
below the rank of CCF and the present batch had officers of level of
additional principal chief conservator of forest and chief conservator
of forest. They visited Gir for three days from April 21.
Their
visit was a follow up of principal secretary, forest and environment,
Maharashtra, Praveen Pardeshi, who visited Gir in March along with the
officers of forest department. R L Meena, CCF, wildlife circle,
Junagadh; Sandeep Kumar, DCF, wildlife division, Sasan-Gir hosted the training session.
"Gir forest management is becoming a model for study in human-wildlife
conflict management in India. Skilled manpower, modern infrastructure,
quick responses, community cooperation, strong communication system,
community awareness among others are the base for the strength of the
successful rescue operations and treatments in Gir protected area,"
Kumar said.
Maharashtra officials were also surprised to see women
involved in the rescue of animals. Rasila Wadher, the only woman in the
rescue team, demonstrated how to rescue the animal, treat it and even
release it after treatment.
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