A State-level training-cum-workshop on “Strengthening Wildlife law Enforcement and Conservation” was held at the State police headquarters here on Thursday. Police officers from districts attended the workshop, which was organised by the State Crime Branch and New Delhi-based Traffic India that monitors and investigates wildlife trade. Inaugurating the workshop, DGP Sanjeev Marik said the aim of the workshop was to sensitise the State police about the wildlife laws and how to investigate and prosecute the wildlife crimes so as to reach a logical conclusion of convicting the offenders. Police officers of at least 55 police stations located close to reserve forests, parks and sanctuaries in the State attended the workshop, in which resource persons drawn from outside the State imparted training on various aspects of the subject like provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, finer points of investigations into wildlife crimes and wildlife forensic. “Since Odisha is rich in flora and fauna, protecting the forests and wildlife here is a challenging task. The police could play a vital role in dealing with wildlife crimes and the workshop sensitised our officers in dealing with these crimes like they are dealing in other crimes,” said the DGP.