High alert in UP's DTR after reports of illegal wildlife trafficking via border
- Country:
- India
A red alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh's Dudhwa Tiger Reserve after authorities received reports of illegal wildlife trafficking through the porous India-Nepal border, an official said Sunday. Principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) Sunil Pandey issued similar alerts for all forest divisions in Pilibhit, Bahraich, Gonda, Maharajganj and Balrampur districts which are close to the border.
Field director of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) Ramesh Kumar Pandey said all patrolling teams and field staff in the DTR, including Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF), have been put on high alert and patrolling has been intensified. "In the DTR, smart patrolling equipped with MSTrIPES was in place which has helped in nabbing 143 wildlife criminals and poachers during the last eight months. Last year the number was 60 in the same period," he said. "A close watch over the known criminals is being kept and key focus is on all the sensitive areas," Pandey added.
(With inputs from agencies.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Certificate authority
- Legal Services Authorities
- Uttar Pradesh
- Sandhya Border Times
- Bangladesh–India border
- Border Hindustan Ka
- Krishna district
- Central Districts cricket team
- South 24 Parganas
- Tourism in Nepal
- Nepal national cricket team
- Sri Lanka
- The Forest
- Forest management
- Polo Forest
- Football team
- Microsoft Teams
- Agile software development
- Balrampur district
- Sunil Pandey
ALSO READ
Amid dropping popularity, Nepal PM Prachanda heads for third vote of confidence within 15 months
Nepal Prime Minister ‘Prachanda’ to seek vote of confidence on Wednesday
China's military says delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal March 4-13
Nepal PM secures majority for third time in 15 months
China deepens defence ties with Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal