The leopard (Panthera pardus) is found in many parts of India. Leopards are agile and stealthy predators and adjust easily to their surroundings. The Leopard is illegally hunted for its skin. The leopards are protected under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is one of the largest cat species found in India. Also called the Bengal Tiger, its recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on a reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are territorial, generally solitary but social animals. Due to destruction of its habitat and illegal hunting for its fur, bone, nails and other parts it has become an endangered species. The Tigers are protected under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The sambar (Cervus unicolor) is one of the largest Indian deer. The appearance and the size of sambar vary widely. Sambar prefers the dense cover of deciduous shrubs and grasses. They are a favourite prey item for tigers and Asiatic lions. It is protected under Schedule-III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The Spotted Deer or the cheetal (Axis axis) is found in large numbers in dense, deciduous or semi evergreen forests and open grasslands. Cheetal are primarily grazers and feed on short, sprouting grasses. Predators of the cheetal include wolves, tigers, Asiatic lions (Gir Forest), leopards, Indian rock, pythons, dholes and mugger crocodiles . It is protected under Schedule-III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Northern Region at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on 25th and 26th July 2018.
'Plastic Free Protected Area' campaign in Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary (CKBS) by WCCB, Eastern Region in collaboration with WWF, India on 27.07.2018. 35 participants braving inclement weather managed to collect 06 sackfuls of plastic waste that were disposed with the dustbins. The activity ended with an interactive session with the Student Volunteers.
WCCB Eastern Region participated in International Tiger Day celebrations by WWF-INDIA West Bengal state office, Kolkata on 29-07-2018. A panel discussion was organized involving eminent conservationists who were followed by presentations by school children of 05 different schools on different environment themes ranging from tiger conservation to global warming.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest officers organized by WCCB, Western Region at Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra on 09 and 10 August 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Railway Protection Force officials at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 08.08.2018 by officials of WCCB, Central Region.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Head Quarter at FTI, Chail, Himachal Pradesh on 5th to 7th September 2018.
The INTERPOL organized a training program jointly with Department of Forests and Park Services and WCCB on crime detection for Bhutan’s Forest and other officials under INTERPOL Environmental Security Program with aim to strengthen Global Wildlife Enforcement to prevent Wildlife Crime on 28th to 30th August 2018. WCCB officials participated as trainers and provided inputs to officials of Bhutan.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Customs, AAI, CISF and Rajasthan Forest officials on 30.08.2018 at Jaipur, Rajasthan by officials of WCCB, Northern Region.
Inter-Agency Co-ordination meeting to discuss Wildlife crime issues was conducted at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 6 September 2018.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Western Region at Sangli, Maharashtra on 3th and 4th September 2018.
Inter-Agency Co-ordination meeting to discuss Wildlife crime issues was conducted at Jaipur, Rajasthan on 30 August 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Customs officials on 21.08.2018, 24.08.2018 and 27.08.2018 at Mumbai, Maharashtra by officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program was conducted for members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at Biswanath, Assam on 21.08.2018. The members were made aware about conservation and protection of wildlife in and around their natural habitat.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Eastern Region at Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal on 23th and 24th August 2018.
Inter-Agency Co-ordination meeting to discuss Wildlife crime issues was conducted at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on 21 August 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for Gujarat Forest officials on 24.09.2018 at Jamnagar, Gujarat by officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Field Personnel of Indian Coast Guard on 25-09-2018 at the District Head Quarter (DHQ) Porbandar, Gujarat by officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest officers organized by WCCB, Central Region at Ranchi, Jharkhand on 3rd to 4th October 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Judicial Officers on 05.10.2018 at Maharashtra Judicial Academy Bhayandar Maharashtra by officials of WCCB, Western Region
Sensitization Program was conducted for members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at Nahargarh Jaipur Rajasthan on 05.10.2018. The members were made aware about conservation and protection of wildlife in and around their natural habitat.
WCCB Northern Region organized an Awareness Program for the students of Delhi University at Aravali biodiversity Park at New Delhi on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 06.10.2018.
WCCB Western Region organized an Awareness Program for the College Students at the Nature Information Centre (NIC) Sanjay Gandhi National Park Borivali Mumbai Maharashtra on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 03.10.2018.
WCCB Western Region organized an Awareness Program for the Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya ONGC Panvel Maharashtra on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 04.10.2018. Painting, Essay Writing, Slogan Writing, Debate and Dance Competitions were arranged for the students from Std-III to Std-XII.
WCCB Northern Region organized an Awareness Program for the Students at the Nagarhgarh biological park at Jaipur, Rajasthan on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 05.10.2018. Students of Class-VI to XII from local schools and some volunteers of WCCB participated in the programme
WCCB Central Region organized a Sensitization Program for the Students of Jawahar Vidya Mandir School, Ranchi, Jharkhand on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 04.10.2018.
WCCB Southern Region organized a Sensitization Program in collaboration with the NACIN for Custom Officials at Kochi, Kerala on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 03.10.2018. A total of 13 Customs Officers participated in the said training programme.
WCCB Southern Region organized a Sensitization Program for the College Students and field staff at Honnavar, Karnataka on the occasion of Wildlife Week on 04.10.2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Judicial Officers on 15-10-2018 at Maharashtra Judicial Academy & Indian Mediation Centre & Training Institute Uttan Thane, Maharashtra by officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Forest officials on 23.10.2018 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat by officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program was conducted for members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 25.10.2018. The members were made aware about conservation and protection of wildlife in and around their natural habitat.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Northern Region at Mohali, Punjab on 14th to 15th November 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for CISF officials on 17.11.2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand by officials of WCCB, Central Region.
Inter-Agency Co-ordination meeting to discuss Wildlife crime issues was conducted at Ranchi, Jharkhand on 19 November 2018.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Head Quarter at RMNH, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha on 28th to 30th November 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the students undergoing training under the (GSDP) on 28.11.2018 at Pune, Maharashtra by the officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Head Quarter at Forest Training Institute, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 5th to 7th December 2018.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest and Police officers organized by WCCB, Northern Region at Sohna, Haryana on 5th to 6th December 2018.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for the Judicial Officers on 10.12.2018 at Mumbai, Maharashtra by the officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for SSB officials on 11-12-2018 at Banbasa, Uttrakhand by the officials of WCCB, Northern Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for Forest officials on 12-12-2018 at Amravati, Maharashtra by the officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for preventive officials on 13-12-2018 at NACIN, Chennai, Tamil Nadu by the officials of WCCB, Southern Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for SSB officials on 17-12-2018 at Didihat, Uttrakhand by the officials of WCCB, Northern Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for Customs and Central Excise on 19-12-2018 at NACIN, Mumbai , Maharashtra by the officials of WCCB, Western Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for CISF officials on 21-12-2018 at NISA, Hyderabad, Telangana by the officials of WCCB, Head Quarter.
Capacity Building Training Program on “Strengthening Wildlife Law Enforcement” for Forest officers organized by WCCB, Eastern Region at Agartala, Tripura on 09 to 10 January 2019.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for BSF Personnel on 08.01.2019 at Frontier Headquarters, Agartala Tripura by the officials of WCCB, Eastern Region.
Sensitization Program conducted on “Prevention of Wildlife Crime & Trafficking/ Smuggling of Wildlife Products”, for CISF, Customs, AAI, Airlines Security and Forest Officials on 10.01.2019 at Lucknow Airport, Uttar Pradesh by the officials of WCCB, Northern Region.
Sensitization Program conducted for members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at Nawabganj Unnao Uttar Pradesh 11.01.2019. The members were made aware about conservation and protection of wildlife in and around their natural habitat.
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