Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government will appoint one Forest battalion and many foresters on May 10 to strengthen the security and to speed up anti-poaching measures in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
In a major breakthrough in the rhino poaching case at Bagori in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on March 26, Special Task Force (STF), Assam, and Nagaon Police recovered the rhino horn, which is suspected to have been poached during the incident.
"The culture of respecting nature has been the identity of our country. In India, nature and culture have been linked to each other and have been receiving nourishment from each other. Elephants have been most respected in our tradition. It has been considered a symbol of prosperity. It is t
The Assam government has also asked an additional chief secretary of the state to examine the alleged diversion of funds under tiger conservation and other projects during the visit of former President Ram Nath Kovind and his family to Kaziranga in February last year.
Ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, poachers killed a one-horned rhinoceros in the national park and took away its horn.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that the Gaj Utsav 2023 celebrations aimed at rejoicing the nature-culture relationship in India would be inaugurated by the President of India on 7th April 2023.
The notice was issued by the divisional forest officer, Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Kaziranga National Park, saying the Jeep Safari and Elephant Safari in all ranges - Kaziranga, Bagori, Burapahar and Agoratoli will be closed for tourists from April 6 to 8, 2023.
President Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Assam's Kaziranga National Park on April 6-7, said Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve Director Jatindra Sarma on Sunday.