Forest Department to crack down on wildlife hunting in north Karnataka
The Forest Department in Karnataka has launched a crackdown on illegal wildlife hunting, particularly in the northern regions. New guidelines focus on public awareness, monitoring social media for evidence of poaching, and stricter legal enforcement.
Why it matters
The initiative addresses the growing threat of wildlife crime and the role of social media in promoting illegal hunting activities.
The Forest Department has issued a set of guidelines to prevent illegal hunting and to act upon those who engage in any kind of hunting of wild animals, including trophy hunting or ritual hunting, especially in northern Karnataka.
The steps included organising programmes to create awareness among the local people about wildlife conservation, forest conservation, and legal action against wildlife crime cases, creating awareness among the youth and school children about wildlife conservation, and taking necessary legal action against those who hunt wildlife and post the pictures on social media.
Officers were told to identify places where poaching occurred and hold awareness programmes for the staff about wildlife conservation, forest conservation, and the need to take legal action in fresh wildlife crime cases, and to follow up on ongoing cases.
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