Hyderabad: In an effort to protect the wild animals from being hunted, the forest department has seized around 4,000 traps during the last six months as part of their “Catch the Trap” special drive.
Under the special drive, forest officials seized various kinds of traps and weapons used in trapping and hunting wild and protected animals across the State.
Exhibiting the traps and weapons at the Deer Park located in Auto Nagar in Hyderabad on Wednesday, principal chief conservator of forests Mohan Chandra Pargaien said that the forest department was constantly on alert to protect wild animals.
He said that since December 2023, the forest department has been on this special drive in the villages and forest areas, protecting thousands of wild animals in the process. He warned that stern action would be initiated against those hunting wild and protected animals.
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