Stay Calm and Avoid Misinformation: Wildlife Department Addresses Wild Boar Sightings in Srinagar

Srinagar : A video clip has spread rapidly through online sharing showing therein wild boars roaming on boulevard and foreshore road. People have made various misinterpretations about this Wildlife specie. General public is hereby informed that the said specie exists in Dachigam National Park and its surrounding Conservation Reserves since Maharajas Time. During the harvesting of fruits season the species has been found usually roaming outside the peripheries of Dachigam National Park and its surrounding Conservation Reserves in search of their food. The Department of Wildlife Protection has immediately dispatched the rescue operation teams alongwith necessary tools, tranquilizing guns, nets, trapping cages etc all along the Boulevard and foreshore road and on its adjacent areas to drive them back towards the nearby forests. General Public is requested not to be panic on this account and not spread misinformation, every effort shall be made and it shall be ensured that no confrontation take place. Department of Wildlife Protection has deployed various teams to ensure safety of general public and prevention of agricultural crops from damage General Public is also requested to kindly cooperate with the department and abide by the Do’s and Don’t suggested by the rescue teams who are on the job.