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Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel launched a particular e book written on the conservation of state animal wild buffaloes – Lok Shakti.in

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Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel and Forest Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar at the moment launched a particular e book ‘BACK FROM THE BRINK’ written by Wildlife Trust of India on conservation of Chhattisgarh’s state animal wild buffaloes.
Chief Secretary Mr. Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Subrat Sahu, Principal Secretary Forest Mr. Manoj Kumar Pingua, PCCF and Chief of Forest Force Mr. Sanjay Shukla, PCCF (Wildlife) on the event of launch within the assembly of Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board held at Chief Minister’s residence. Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao and members of the State Wildlife Board, together with a number of senior forest officers of the state have been additionally current. On this event, Chief Wildlife Warden Mr. Narasimha Rao gave details about this particular e book written on wild buffaloes and thanked Wildlife Trust of India for the technical cooperation from the Forest Department for the final 17 years.

Significantly, India is residence to greater than 80 p.c of the globally endangered wild buffalo (Buvalis arni). In Chhattisgarh, the variety of forest buffaloes in onerous floor has decreased to lower than 50. The variety of forest buffalo within the wetlands of Assam is round 4000. For the final 17 years, WTI is working with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department on conservation and promotion of forest buffaloes. This e book provides an in depth description of the aim of conservation together with the outline of assorted points of the venture which has been happening for the final 20 years.

According to Mr. Vivek Menon, Founder and Executive Director of Wildlife Trust of India, when WTI began functioning within the state in 2005, there have been solely six wild buffaloes left within the Udanti sanctuary together with one feminine. This meant that the remoted populations of central India have been at severe danger of extinction. This report chronicles 15 years of conservation work with the endangered forest buffalo. However, the work is just not over but. Conservation of the state animal of Chhattisgarh requires international consideration in addition to the cooperation of the central and state governments.

According to Dr. Rajendra Mishra, Deputy Director and Central Zone Head, Wildlife Trust of India, there have been a most of 11 forest buffaloes in Udanti Sanctuary through the venture interval. The Forest Department additionally succeeded in shifting two forest buffaloes (female and male) from Manas National Park in Assam to Baranwapara Wildlife Sanctuary within the 12 months 2020 with the technical help of WTI. Dr. Mishra thanked Oracle ¼ORACLE½ for the help.

The e book states that the forest buffaloes of Udanti share haplotypes with the wild buffaloes of the state of Assam and even Maharashtra and therefore can be utilized to extend the inhabitants of untamed buffaloes in Udanti. However, the dwindling forest and grassland cowl within the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve might pose a severe menace to the survival of untamed buffaloes. Through three consecutive years of public consciousness marketing campaign, WTI propagated the conservation and promotion of forest buffaloes to about 4000 college students, 3000 villagers and 12 public service departments. Whose influence has reached all sections of the society.