It's our responsibility to preserve wildlife: Kangpokpi Addl DC
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Kangpokpi, September 29 2015: As part of the 60th Wildlife Week Celebration cum Painting, Article Writing and Photography Competition, 2015 under the theme "Protection of Wildlife and their Habitat," the Divisional Level Wildlife Week Celebration was held on Tuesday at Community Hall, Kangpokpi.

The Divisional Level Wildlife Week Celebration was organized by the Divisional Forest Officer, Northern Forest Division, Kangpokpi under the leadership of Robert Sheilam Haokip, DFO & District Wildlife Warden, Northern Forest Division, Kangpokpi.

DK Thangboi, MCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sadar Hills and L Birahari Singh, MFS (Retd) graced the occasion as chief guest and president respectively while Kh Bira Singh, MFS (Retd) attended as guest of honour.

60th Wildlife Week Celebration cum Painting, Article Writing and Photography Competition, 2015

Around 100 students from different educational institutions within Kangpokpi took part in the painting and article writing competition organized under the theme "Protection of Wildlife and their Habitat" while interested photographers are invited to submit their wildlife photograph for the photography competition.

Speaking on the occasion DK Thangboi, Additional DC Sadar Hills lamented Wildlife Week is observed all over the country every year mainly in the first week of October with a view to preserve the wildlife of India before adding that the wildlife of the region serves as a natural indicator of the health of the forest ecosystems.

Emphasizing the importance of wildlife protection and its habitat, the MCS officer asserted that the large forest blocks that sustain wildlife supports and the rural economy and they produces clean and clear water for the communities and also maintains the natural beauty that defines the place "we call home." "No man can live without environment", asserted the MCS officer while adding that animal is also a part of the environment and it is the duty of the human to preserve and protect the wildlife.

He also said that with the well organized wildlife week celebration by the Forest Department in Sadar Hills under DFO, the message of wildlife protection and its habitat will be logical to everyone while adding that the message of wildlife protection and its habitat should not only be spread during the celebration but throughout the days, weeks and months in a year.

Robert Sheilam Haokip, Divisional Forest Officer & District Wildlife Warden, Northern Forest Division, Kangpokpi pointed out that Wildlife Week Celebration has been organized with an objective of sensitizing the general public on the importance of nature and wildlife and the need for their conservation.

"The week-long celebration becomes more significant as it coincides with the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the icon of Non-Violence to all forms of life", said the DFO while adding that on this occasion the Prime Minister of India, who is also the Chairman of National Board of Wildlife appeals to all the citizens of the nation to work for conservation of nature and wildlife.

While elucidating the meaning of wildlife L Birahari, MFS (Retd) said that when wildlife is protected it will automatically breed environmental stability.

"Do not buy or trade banned species of flora and fauna and do not keep any banned protected species as pet", cautioned Kh Bira Singh, MFS (Retd) while urging all individual to protect wildlife and their habitat.

Apart from student community, various CSO leaders were also present on the occasion.