Wildlife department clarifies on
video clip showing wild boars roaming on boulevard & peripheries
Assures of taking all measures to
push back the specie towards the nearby forests
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 07: The Office of
the Wildlife Warden, Central Division Srinagar has issued a clarification
regarding the video clip showing wild boars roaming on boulevard and foreshore
road that has gone viral on various social media platforms.
As per an official communication it
has been given out that people have made various misinterpretations about this
Wildlife specie. General public is hereby informed that the said specie existed
in Dachigam National Park and its surrounding Conservation Reserves since
Maharajas Time. During the harvesting of fruits season the species has been
found usually roaming outside the peripheries of Dachigam National Park and its
surrounding Conservation Reserves in search of their food.
Meanwhile, the Department of Wildlife
Protection has immediately dispatched the rescue operation teams along with necessary
tools, tranquilizing guns, nets, trapping cages etc all along the Boulevard and
foreshore road and on its adjacent areas to drive them back towards the nearby
forests.
General Public has been requested not
to panic on this account and desist from spreading misinformation, every effort
shall be made and it shall be ensured that no confrontation takes place.
Department of Wildlife Protection has
deployed various teams to ensure safety of general public and prevention of
agricultural crops from damage. General Public is also requested to kindly
cooperate with the department and abide by the Do's and Don't suggested by the
rescue teams who are on the job.