Rockybul produces white paper on wildlife conservation

The Times of India , Monday, June 02, 2014
Correspondent : TNN
GUWAHATI: A day after BJP lashed out at the Assam government for its alleged failure to curb rhino poaching, state environment and forest minister Rockybul Hussain on Sunday came out with a white paper on the status of wildlife conservation in the state.

Hussain said the forest department has already put in place several measures to stop rhino poaching.

BJP on Saturday said it would not spare the Congress government for not being able to protect Assam's state animal and alleged the state government's laxity in taking measures to protect the animal had led to the spate of rhino killings.

"We had only 1,672 rhinos in Assam in 1999. Now the population has increased to 2,544 rhinos. This became possible because of the active conservation measures we have taken," Hussain argued.

 
SOURCE : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Rockybul-produces-white-paper-on-wildlife-conservation/articleshow/35930570.cms
 


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