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Dimapur, Feb. 27 (EMN): The second batch of Forest Guards comprising 35 personnel from 10 Forest divisions namely Dimapur, Kohima, Kiphire, Mokokchung, Longleng, Peren, Phek, Wokha and Zunheboto were trained on conservation of endangered Hoolok Gibbon.
The training was conducted at State Environment and Forestry Training Institute (SEFTI), Dimapur, from February 21 to the 26th. The training was conducted by Aaranyak - a scientific and industrial research organisation with a mission of carrying out research, training and conservation activities in Northeast India - in collaboration with Nagaland Forest department with support from US Fish and Wildlife Service.
An update from Forest department stated that a wide range of related topics including biodiversity in Northeast India and conservation, primates conservation in Northeast India with special reference to Hoolock gibbon, Gibbon census or population estimation, Gibbon data collection, maintaining and reporting, techniques of floristic study, Gibbon habitat characteristic and restoration, population and habitat monitoring, Gibbon rescue and rehabilitation, global positioning system and its use in field, and legal orientation (Wildlife Laws and its application) were imparted during the training.
It stated that a day-long field study was undertaken at Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
The resource persons were Dr. IC Baruah from Assam Agricultural University; Dr. Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Dr. Bibhuti Prasad Lahkar, Dr. Firoz Ahmed, Dr. Jimmy Borah, Arup Kumar Das, Jayanta Kumar Pathak and Dr. Dilip Chetry from Aaranyak; Mridy Paban Phukan from Wildlife Conservation and Study Centre; and Ajoy Kumar Das from Aaranyak and Guwahati High Court.
The certificates, books, Posters and other study material were distributed among the trainees by T Aochuba, director of Intangki National Park. Dr. Dilip Chetry, vice president of Aaranyak, has thanked the Nagaland government particularly the Forest department for providing permission and other logistics during the training.
It further informed that the training for next batch would be conducted from April 18 to the 23rd at State Environment and Forestry Training Institute, Dimapur.