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The Field Director of Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve (ONP&TR), Pradipta Baruah, has highlighted the important role of people in protecting animals that occasionally stray out of protected areas like Orang Park.
The Field Director was interacting with a group of school children who were facilitated on a Jeep Safari inside the Orang Tiger Reserve under the 'Friends of Rhino' programme of Aaranyak in collaboration with the authority in the Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve with support from Zoo Berlin. The field Director apprised the group of 30 school students about the rich biodiversity and importance of the ONP &TR and their responsibility towards conservation of biodiversity and nature. Accompanying the group of schoolchildren during the Park Safari, Aaranyak's senior official, Arif Hussain, apprised them about the habitat characteristics of various animals and bird species, including the one-horned rhinos. During their maiden visit inside the national park and tiger reserve, the students were enchanted at the sights of rhinos, elephants, Asiatic buffaloes, a large number of deer, wild boar, monkeys, numerous birds, snakes, various orchids, wetlands and water bodies, and rich grassland inside the park. The students from Luit Jatiya Vidyalaya, Sengelimari, and Bidyasagar Jatiya Vidyalaya, Roumari, participated in the Friends of Rhino programme along with their teachers in-charge. The programme aims to instill a sense of responsibility and motivation among young minds in society towards conservation of the precious one-horned rhino and its habitat. Field officials of ONP & TR, local EDC officials and members, and local environment enthusiasts also participated in the programme to encourage and motivate the students to acquire a penchant for nature conservation. (ANI)
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