Wildlife Rescue Operation

Operation carried out by the team of officials’ from Forest Directorate, engaged in the implementation of ICZM Project, West Bengal

Ecology will lose its balance if the variety and volume of wildlife is destroyed. We all know it. But, unfortunately human activities do play an important role in extinction of wildlife varieties from the face of earth. Poaching is the deadliest crime committed against wildlife by humankind. Thus, any conservation initiative should have measures to regulate and stop illegal hunting of wild animals.   

Forest Directorate, West Bengal has taken up anti-poaching measures in coastal areas of East Midnapore under ICZM Project West Bengal. 

One anti-poaching van is purchased by Directorate of Forest, West Bengal under ICZM Project West Bengal. Forest officers from different ranges are utilizing the van for carrying out wildlife rescue the operations in Purba Medinipur.

 

Name of rescued animal	Conservation status by IUCN	Found/caught at -Forest Range	Rehabilitated/ released at -      Forest Range	Rescued Zone - Forest Range
Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)	Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) Endangered-National	Bhadua village, Marichda, Purba Medinipur	Shankarpur rehabilitation centre, Purba Medinipur	Bajkul and Contai
Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica)	Endangered (IUCN 3.1)	Bhagwanpur, Purba Medinipur	Rupnarayan river, Kolaghat	Bajkul
Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii)	----	Tamlik, Purba Medinipur	Lodhashuli jungle, Paschim Medinipur	Tamluk
Lesser adjacent stork (Leptoptilos javanicus)	Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)	Hatiberia, Haldia, Purba Medinipur	Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur	Haldia
Monkey	------	Panshkura, Purba Medinipur	Lodhashuli jungle, Paschim Medinipur	Panshkura
Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)	Endangered (IUCN 3.1)	Khejuri, Purba Medinipur	Kadirabadchar mangrove, Purba Medinipur	Bajkul
Brydes Whale (Balaenoptera brydei)	Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)	Digha Mohana	Skeleton will be preserved by Zoological Survey of India	Tamluk