Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 23: Keeping in pace with the technology and modern scientific wildlife management tools, the department of Wildlife Protection has introduced latest cameras to be installed in different wildlife sanctuaries in Jammu in order to conserve and protect the wild animals in a scientific method.
The Department has recently procured IR as well as flash Camera Traps for studying animal presence, conducting research in different wildlife sanctuaries and conserve the reserves including Nandini, Ramnagar, Sudhmahadev, etc.
To train the field officials in using and handling camera traps, a training programme was organised by the Wildlife Warden, Jammu at Nature Interpretation Centre, Manda.
The wildlife range officers, block officers and foresters of Wildlife Division Jammu participated in the training programme.
The field exercise and demonstration was conducted in Ramnagar wildlife sanctuary, where the officials were practically involved in handling, setting and deploying Camera Traps in the field by a trained Camera Trap Engineer from Dehradun and Wildlife Warden Jammu.
Addressing the officials, Chief Wildlife Warden, AK Singh emphasized on the need of introducing new technologies in wildlife management and expressed hope that by using Camera Traps, the Department would be able to survey the diversity and abundance of wild animals in protected areas.
Wildlife Warden, Jammu, Tahir Shawl while interacting with the officers revealed that 30 camera Traps have been procured by Jammu and Kathua divisions which would be shortly deployed in different protected areas. He further informed that two Camera Traps have been installed today in Ramnagar wildlife sanctuary near Manda zoo.
Additional PCCF, Deepak Khanna and CCF Wildlife Jammu, Upender Pachnanda were also present.
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