Foresters trained on elephant census activities

Dimapur, March 21 (EMN): One-day state level training programme on “All India synchronized elephant population census 2017” was conducted on March 21 at the Conference Hall of Forest Office Complex, Dimapur. The programme was to impart basic field training required for the population census of elephants in the state. The training was conducted for staffs of Intanki National Park, Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary, Tuensang Forest Division, Zunheboto Forest Division and Wildlife Wing to be deputed for the elephant census activitie Dr. Surendra Varma, research scientist from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Professor Eishwar N. Mannay from BNMIT, Bangalore were the resource persons. The training programme was organised by Wildlife Wing of Nagaland, Department of Environment, Forest & Climate, Government of Nagaland and sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. Caroline Angami, IFS, Wildlife warden, Dimapur; Heneilung, director of Intanki National Park and Samom Khelen Singh, IFS, Wildlife warden, Kiphire also participated in the training programme. The resource persons will also be imparting the training to the staffs of Wokha Forest Division and Mokokchung Forest Division on March, 22 and 23 respectively.