A total of 91 participants from 22 states are attending the online training on wildlife management for in-service assistant conservators of forests and senior forest range officers being organised by the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFoS). Speaking at the inauguration of the training, Soumitra Dasgupta, Additional Director General of Forests (Wildlife), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, emphasised the need for landscape level management of protected areas and involvement of all stakeholders in wildlife management. Forest education director RP Singh highlighted the role of field staff and their sacrifice in protecting the forest wealth in protected areas.
According to CASFoS officials, this training is being organised online in view of Covid-19 related travel restrictions. The training programme to be held till September 12 will have experts sharing their views on wildlife management in different landscapes of India including the challenges and issues in protection of faunal and floral wealth. CASFoS principal Kunal Satyarthi and other faculty members were also present on the occasion.
Wednesday, 09 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
