The principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF), wildlife and biodiversity-cum-chief wildlife warden, Rabindra Kumar, visited D’Ering wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday and appreciated the initiatives of the sanctuary management in curbing hunting and poaching through enhanced patrolling and surveillance at the park.
Kumar inspected the core zones of the Borguli range such as Mikok (a grassland inside the thick-forested canopies), Jopong Patang (a natural lake and marshy areas) while covering the large portion of grasslands.
Kumar is the first PCCF who went inside the sanctuary’s core zones while closely observing the uniqueness of its main tourist locations. The official felt the need to revive the Jopong Patang by increasing its depth.
Divisional forest officer Tasang Taga and the state wildlife board member accompanied the PCCF and informed him about the importance of the core zones and the natural lake’s extension.
The lake gets dried up during the winter which prompts wild animals to move toward the Siang even in the daylight when hunting and poaching is most prone.
Kumar also inspected the ongoing construction of the new range office and the transit camp inside the sanctuary, including a watchtower-cum-animal sighting tower. He assured that all possible assistance will be extended from the PCCF’s office.
Later, Kumar was joined by chief conservator of forest, central Arunachal circle, Pasighat, Gulab Singh.
The PCCF, a member secretary of the Arunachal Tourism Society, felt the need to tab the eco-tourism potentialities of the D’Ering wildlife sanctuary which would create employment opportunities for local residents.
Kumar suggested that like Kaziranga National Park, jeep/Gypsy safari should be started at the sanctuary.
D’Ering wildlife sanctuary, located in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, is spread over 190 square km within the riverine island of the Siang.
The sanctuary is named after the pioneer of modern Arunachal, late Daying Ering, who was a deputy minister in the Union ministry of food and agriculture.
