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Assam rhino poaching: Thai govt to help
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The Thailand government is willing to offer its expertise in tackling poaching in Assam, and has have also said that it will take up the issue during talks with the government.
The Thailand government is willing to offer its expertise in tackling poaching in Assam, and has have also said that it will take up the issue during talks with the government.
This was stated by Tharadal Thungrung, Minister Councillor-cum-Consulate General, Embassy of Thailand, New Delhi in Assam while on a visit to the Kaziranga National Park where he also visited some cultural programs.
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During an interaction with the media, the Thai envoy said that his government is willing to extend its helping hand in the conservation and protection of rhinos along with other wildlife in the Kaziranga National Park and other protected areas of Assam, provided the Indian government agrees to the proposal at the highest level through bilateral talks.
Thungrung further said that the Government of Thailand would offer its technological expertise as also manpower to check the poaching of rhinos in Assam.
“If the Indian government says ‘yes’ to the proposal, the joint effort would definitely help in keeping a check on the poaching activities in this part of the country,” he said.
He also said that the need of the hour is to have a comprehensive policy of wild animal exchange programme with Thailand so that some of the rare wild species from that country could be brought to the Indian zoos, including the State Zoo of Assam, for the better management of wildlife in the forests.
Thungrung also stressed the need of a good cultural relation programme with Assam since topographically and geographically, Thailand and Northeast India have much similar customs.
Meanwhile the Kaziranga National Park authorities and the forest officials have been asked to keep a close tab on the eateries, hotels, motels and dhabas along the national park by the top brass of the Assam forest officials, as according to inputs with them, these are acting as safe haven for poachers and people involved in wildlife crimes.
“Besides this these are also hindering free movement of the park’s animals,” said Kaziranga National park director MK Jadav.
Jadav also said that there are talks regarding appointment of local youths in the park to help maintain strict vigil along the north bank of the river Brahmaputra.
The park director mentioned that as the rhino population had increased manifold over the years, the present carrying capacity of the park was not sufficient for the rhinos, which often strayed out for fresh fodder.
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