Highlights 1 Wildlife inspectors are foot soldiers of the forest department. And, pray, how many 'wildlife Inspectors' has the city government employed to guard these reserves? "Wildlife inspectors are the foot soldiers of the forest department," says Abhinav Srihan, a Delhi-based wildlife activist. We called the forest department but they said it's a weekend and their two inspectors are on chhutti. The courts in its observation on the issue has lamented that the government will not be able to enforce the relevant laws - Environment Protection Act, Forests Conservation Act, Indian Forests Act, etc.- if it doesn't raise staff strength.

Source: India Today January 23, 2017 01:02 UTC