Hunt wild animals with traditional weapons: DCF
Source: Chronicle News Service

Kakching, October 06 2021: Deputy conservator of forests, Tengnoupal Dr Leishangthem Jeeceelee has urged tribal people to follow their age-old practice of hunting wild animals using only traditional weapons instead of using modern guns saying that hunting with use of modern firearms results in indiscriminate killing of wild animals leading to their extinction.

Speaking during the 66th Wildlife Week Celebration 2021 programme organised by Divisional Forest Office -Tengnoupal Forest Division at DFO Tengnoupal Office on Tuesday, Dr L Jeecelee exhorted people to conserve wildlife to protect the ecosystem of jungles which are integral for the survival of human wellbeing.

Jhum cultivation (pamlou) is required for survival of tribal people, but they must only burn areas marked for cultivation in controlled manner and not let the fire spread anywhere else, she pointed out.

The programme was attended by students from various schools of Tengnoupal district along with range forest officer-Headquarter Tengnoupal Tipu Raj Toijam, range forest officer (Moreh) Ngangom Nandabir, range forest officer (Machi) SR Marson Anal, Forest Department staff among others.

As part of the programme, a quiz competition was also conducted in which students of St Peter's School Tengnoupal won the first position, Cherith Foundation Pallel second and students of St George High School, Moreh got the third position while students of Corner Stone Academy, Pallel received the consolation prize.

Prizes were also distributed for an Online Slogan Competition conducted earlier.

In the competition, Cherith Foundation's Joseph Thangkhochon Haokip won the first position, Corner Store Academy's Lhingngaineng the second position and St George High School's M Sanjana secured the third position, with St Peter's School Tengnoupal's Hemmingou Mate and St George High School Moreh's Naina Kumari presented the consolation prize in the category for class VI to VIII.

In category class IX to XII, Cherith Foundation's Nengnunhoi Kipgen secured the first position, St Peter's Lamneihoi Haokip got the second position and St George High School's Tilak Acharya won the third position, with St Joseph Higher Secondary School Nungourok's Song Aung and St George High School's Ambrose Seiminlal Baite receiving the consolation prize.

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