Additional principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF), intelligence, Dhananjai Mohan has been highlighting the forest department’s manpower shortage. This was after the forest department said it did not have adequate manpower to carry out anti-poaching activties. The forest department claims to have supported the police on many occasions. Sources said forest officers, including those from the Corbett reserve, met Aggarwal and demanded joint action on wildlife crime for better conservation of tigers. HT contacted chief wildlife warden Digvijay Singh Khati for statement but he did not respond to the calls.

Source: Hindustan Times August 07, 2017 14:03 UTC