A week long training workshop on wildlife management for in-service State Forest Service officers from across the nation was inaugurated at the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFoS) on Monday.
State additional principal chief conservator of forests DVS Khati inaugurated the workshop which aims to develop awareness and competency in wildlife management, to provide the field oriented practical inputs and to improve knowledge and skills of participants on wildlife management. A total of 16 participants from States including Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra , Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are attending the workshop.
Course coordinator for the workshop, Nidhi Srivastava welcomed the batch. The CASFoS principal Ashish Rawat made the opening remarks on the occasion.
This one week programme will highlight various subjects including management planning, habitat management, wildlife laws in India, ecological census techniques and human-animal conflict among others. The course will end on August 24.