Deputy Commissioner Sherani Hazrat Wali Kakar on Thursday stressed for complete eradication of wildlife poaching and deforestation in the area to protect the indigenous species.
While sharing his exclusive measures for the protection of nature and wildlife species, he told APP that he had directed law enforcement officers in Mani Khwa to have strict vigilance of all forests and wildlife amid punitive measures for the prevention of poaching and to protect endangered species in the area from poachers under the Wildlife Act 2014.
“No one should be allowed to risk the environment for their own entertainment and financial gain,” the DC stressed. He praised the community efforts regarding forest and wildlife conservation and added that the district administration had formulated special teams to ensure the preservation of wildlife across the province besides controlling poaching, illegal hunting and trade of the birds of prey.