Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Odisha Forest department has announced a cash reward for the people, who provide information about the smuggling of Pangolins in the state, said an official on Sunday.
The Forest department announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 to persons who will inform about the illegal trade of the endangered animal.
Athagarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sasmita Lenka informed that it will deter traffickers from trying to trade endangered species in Odisha.
"The Athagarh Forest Division has announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 for the people who will provide information about the modus operandi of the person or the racket involved in the illegal trade in their area," said Lekna.
Besides, the department has started placing posters at different places so that locals can participate in pangolin rescue operations.
Notably, 14 persons have been arrested in several phases for their involvement in the smuggling of Pangolins.
IANS
cd/skp/
( 161 Words)
2019-12-15-19:56:06
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz