SRINAGAR: The Wildlife Warden of Central Division Srinagar has urged the public to remain calm following reports of wild boars in urban areas, stressing the species’ natural behavior and the department’s response.
“A video clip has spread rapidly through online sharing showing therein wild boars roaming on boulevard and foreshore road. People have made various misinterpretations about this Wildlife species. General public is hereby informed that the said species exists in Dachigam National Park and its surrounding Conservation Reserves since Maharajas Time. During the harvesting of fruits season, the species has been found usually roaming outside the peripheries of Dachigam National Park and its surrounding Conservation Reserves in search of their food,” reads the statement issued by the department to Kashmir Dot Com.
“The Department of Wildlife Protection has immediately dispatched the rescue operation teams along with necessary tools, tranquilizing guns, nets, trapping cages, etc., all along the Boulevard and foreshore road and on its adjacent areas to drive them back towards the nearby forests.”
“The general public is requested not to panic on this account and not to spread misinformation; every effort shall be made, and it shall be ensured that no confrontation takes place. The Department of Wildlife Protection has deployed various teams to ensure the safety of the general public and prevention of agricultural crops from damage,” the statement further reads.
“The general public is also requested to kindly cooperate with the department and abide by the Do’s and Don’ts suggested by the rescue teams who are on the job,” the statement added. (KDC)