Wildlife conservationists seek to revive anti-poaching camps in the Bellagarve area

An anti-poaching camp was closed in Daroli near Jamboti Forest in the Bellagarve region of Karnataka. |Picture source: Special arrangement

Bellagarve-based wildlife conservationists urge the Karnataka government to revive anti-poaching camps to protect wildlife along the interstate border of the Bellagarve region.

Giridhar Kulkarni wrote a letter to Meenakshi Negi, the head of the Forest Force and chief forest conservation officer, seeking to strengthen such camps by filling vacant vacancy and reviving settled forestry. A copy of this letter has been sent to Subhash Malkhede, PCCF (Wildlife) and Wildlife Warden.

You know, the Khanapur taluk in the Bellagarve District (Bellagarve Division) is a diverse flora and fauna, fauna, most of which are part of the Western Ghats, a biodiversity forest, which is a forest of tigers, leopards, Asian elephants, lazy horns and many other reserves. In 1972,’ he wrote.

However, the presence of these wildlife, including abundant flora, is not limited to wildlife reserves, they are also found in Canapore, Ronda, Kanacom, Nagargarli and Golihary Islands. The forest sector protects forests and wildlife from smuggling, hunting, invasion, fire and other factors. ” he wrote.

With these aspects in mind, many anti-poaching camps and inspection posts have been established within the Khanapur, Londa, Kanakumbi, Nagargali ranges, however, most of these camps and checks are not working because these ranges are a very serious problem. By deploying enough staff, especially in the summer, this is likely to pose a challenge due to fires. ” he wrote.

“In addition, many ranges do not have enough staff. The territory of Khanapur and Nagargali in Khanapur Taluk in Nagargali lacks the necessary funding for core protection and protection activities, which must be taken seriously,” he said.

“So, for the greater good of wildlife, we ask you to take an urgent inventory of the situation and ask for action to strengthen anti-poaching camps and inspection posts and provide the necessary budget allocation as early as possible to maintain these important wildlife habitats,” he said.

He attached some pictures of APCs that were closed due to vacancy or other reasons.