(March 30, 2022) On the occasion of Earth Hour on 26 March 2022, the Forest Department from the Thane Territorial Division, Maharashtra state, felicitated dedicated volunteers and NGOs that have been helping the department in forest management and wildlife conservation. The programme was arranged in the presence of Shri. Sunil Limaye, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests; Shri. Clement Ben, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests; Shri Ramarao, Chief Conservator of Forests; and Shri Mallikarju...

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(March 15, 2022) Counter Wildlife Trafficking Newsletter February 2022   Illegal wildlife trade in February 2022     In Focus   Wildlife crime & camera trapping training | The Morung Express From 19th-21st February, 2022, WCS-India trained 32 Forest Guards and Foresters from Intanki National Park, Nagaland on ‘Wildlife Crime Prevention, Detection and Investigation’. Topics covered included ‘Offenses under Wild Life (Protection) Act, ...

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(March 07, 2022) On the 6th of March, our Lesser Florican team organised the Khadmore/Phudakadya (lesser florican) Ceremony in collaboration with the Pratapgarh Forest Division, Rajasthan. Pratapgarh Range Officer, Shri. Dhara Singh Ranawat, presided as the chief guest. Members from the Rajasthan Forest Department, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), the local community and our team spoke about the immediacy for and the importance of protecting t...

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