A team of wildlife experts will be scanning the Red Fort area tomorrow for snakes and monitor lizards after a significant presence of these reptiles was noticed during a recent recce of the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police and the city government recently approached Wildlife SOS, an NGO known for its work of rescuing trapped animals, for this purpose, a functionary of the oganisation said. Accordingly, the NGO deployed a special team which is working with the police and the forest department. "Wildlife SOS has been working closely with forest department and Delhi Police to address wildlife issues in Delhi. Snake bites are a concern and we shall deploy our teams in the interest of public safety," Kartick Satyanarayan, CEO of Wildlife SOS, said.

Source: dna August 14, 2017 16:41 UTC