Port Blair, Jun 06: An injured spotted deer was rescued by the Forest officials from the hands of poachers from Shoalbay-10 forest area on 05.06.2024. This was possible due to a very prompt action taken by the joint patrolling team consisting of officials of Mobile Squad of South Andaman Division and Dog Squad of Wildlife Division, Port Blair.
Based on a tip off about poaching of wild animals at Shoalbay, a plan was laid out and a eight-member team consisting of personnel from Mobile Squad of South Andaman Division and a sniffer dog “Xano” accompanied with Dog handlers from Wildlife Division, Port Blair was mobilized and pressed into combing operation in the evening of 05.06.2024.
The team reached Shoalbay-15 at around 1500 hours and started combing of the forest area with the help of the sniffer dog named “Xano” and while reaching near the mangrove forest of Shoalbay-10, the dog detected a live barking deer trapped in a snare struggling to free itself from the trap. Later with the help of the sniffer dog they succeeded in detecting approximately 12kg. of venison, 02 Nos. Steel Tiffin, a Plastic Tiffin and manual weighing machine from the said area.
However, investigation of the case is on to nab the culprits involved in the offence. A Wildlife offence case was also booked under relevant Sections of the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972.
The joint patrolling team constituted for the purpose consists of Mr. John William, Range Officer, Mobile Squad, Mr. Uttam Kumar Mistry, Forest Guard, Mr. Keshabananda Ganguly, Forest Guard, Mr. Ganesh Sahoo, Mazdoor and two DRMs along with members of Dog Squad namely Mr. Vijay Kumar, Forest Guard, and Mr. P. Bhuvaneshwar Rao, Forest Guard and Dog Named Xano.
