UNESCO Requests Stronger Anti-Poaching Measures for Kaziranga National Park
Forest guards in India’s Kaziranga National Park might be closer to getting the weapons - and permissions - they need to fight poachers.
New Delhi has been asked by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) to step up anti-poaching efforts in Kaziranga National Park, where a greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) was recently killed. According to the Times of India, resource requests are likely to include acquisition of stronger equipment for forest officials, such as powerful firearms and night vision tools, as well as increased financial support. There is also an emphasis on local community involvement - important because poachers tempt locals with financial rewards to assist them in their killings of the park’s protected species.
