Students sensitised on wildlife at D’Ering sanctuary in Pasighat

Guwahati: Aaranyak conducted an awareness program on February 18 to sensitise students at Jawaharlal Nehru College in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. The focus of the program was on the significance of wildlife and the ecosystem, particularly in the context of D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, which is in close proximity to the college.

The event was organised by the DFO office of D’Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in collaboration with the NSS unit of Jawaharlal Nehru College, and it centered around the theme ‘Wildlife Matters, Save Wildlife.’

During the morning session, a mini-marathon involving more than 90 college students took place. Following the marathon, Ivy Farheen Hussain, a Project Officer at Aaranyak, delivered a presentation emphasising the importance of wildlife conservation in general and its specific relevance to D’Ering WLS. Hussain highlighted how preserving wildlife not only benefits the ecosystem but also contributes to human health.

The interactive session conducted by Ms. Hussain aided participants in understanding terms such as ‘endemic’ and ‘exotic,’ as well as the importance of grasslands and forests in wildlife conservation.

Dignitaries present at the event included Kempi Ete, the DFO of D’Ering WLS, Dr. Kento Kadu, Programme Coordinator for NSS at JN College, Dr. Jimmy Borah, a Senior Manager at Aaranyak, and Tobam Dai, former general secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union.

Ete provided an overview of D’Ering WLS, incorporating examples from the field. Dr. Kadu and Mr. Dai emphasised the significance of wildlife for Arunachal Pradesh and urged students to consider wildlife conservation as a viable career option. They also made an appeal for the younger generation to gradually phase out the practice of hunting that still exists among some tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.

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