51 Enforcement Officials Trained in Wildlife Article Identification in Manipur

Imphal, Oct. 10 -- A total of 51 enforcement officials from various departments took part in a one-day workshop on Wildlife Article Identification at the Forest Headquarters, Sanjenthong, Imphal, on Saturday.

The workshop sought to build the capacity of enforcement personnel to identify commonly traded wildlife and wildlife articles, and to improve the detection and prevention of illegal wildlife trade.

The workshop was organised by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Manipur, and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB). It was supported by the Wildlife Conservation Network's Pangolin Crisis Fund and The Serenity Trust.

Anurag Bajpai, IFS, Princi...