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| Wildlife deptt taking measures to tackle human-wild boar conflict: Javed Rana | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 28: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Javed Ahmad Rana, today informed that the Department of Wildlife Protection has taken several measures to effectively and promptly mitigate human-wild boar conflict in and around Dachigam National Park, including New Theed village.
The Minister was replying to a Calling Attention Motion moved by Salman Ali Sagar on behalf of Ali Mohammad Sagar in the Legislative Assembly.
The Minister stated that, as part of mitigation efforts, a cement concrete toe wall has been constructed along the existing chain-link fencing over an approximate length of 3 kilometre to prevent wild boars from burrowing beneath the fence. He added that regular anti-plastic and sanitation drives are being conducted within and around Dachigam National Park to remove waste that may attract wild boars.
He further informed that the Dachigam Control Room is functioning round the clock to respond to incidents of wild boar sightings outside the park.
The Minister said that due to effective management of the human-wild boar conflict, no human injuries have been reported so far in and around Dachigam National Park, including New Theed village.
He added that regular advisories and awareness programmes are being conducted in fringe villages, particularly for the farming communities.
The reply further stated that the wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an alien invasive species in the Kashmir habitat in general and Dachigam National Park in particular and was introduced during the reign of Maharaja Gulab Singh (1846-1857) for hunting purposes. |
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