Prof ABM. Mosharraf Husain, Bagerhat :
Law enforcing agencies recovered more than one head and skins during the last few months when they raided in and around of Sundaarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world.
It indicates that poachers are now very active in hunting deer from Sundarban forest. Forest Department is very alert and sincere to protect deer and other wild animals of Sundarbans but due to the shortage of man power and modern water vessels their efforts cannot be materialized fully.
On the other hand, tiger monitoring processing has already started in Sundarban forest from February 11, 2018.
Coast Guard sources said, acting on secret information a contingent of the forces stationed at Dublarchar CG patrol outpost raided near Majhekilla of Sundarban forest at the night of February 15 but sensing the appearance of the Coast Guard. the hunters of deer fled away from there. Then coastguards searched the area and recovered a skin of a spotted deer of Sundarban forest from there. Later, they recovered skin was handed over to Dubla forest office for taking necessary action.
On February 16 morning members of the Coast Guard arrested three poachers from Majher Char under Supati forest office along with an air gun and its 4 hundred cartridges including live ammunition of gun.
The arrestees are Jafar Biswas (45), son of one Mannan Biswas, Al-Amin Biswas (30), son of one Hashem Biswas and Monir Pahloan (25), son of one Mannan Pahloan of village Dakkhin Chardoani under Pathargahta Upazila in Barguna district. Md. Kamrul Isam, Contingent Commander of Coast Guard, Kachikhali station told, while the members of the Coast Guard were discharging their normal patrol duties they found a small boat (Dingi) along with some boarders in the forest. Then the coastguards challenged them, searched the boat and arrested them along with the air gun and its cartridges on the charge of illegal intrusion in the forest with arm and ammunition. They were later handed over to Sharankhola PS along with the arm and ammunitions for taking legal action against them.
Reliable source said, on February 05 afternoon the forest department and a contingent of the coastguards jointly seized some 25 kgs flesh and a head of a spotted deer of Sundarban forest from Nalian area under Dakop Upazila. Another report states that a contingent of the Coast Guard , Western Zone raided Kalabogi canal under Dakop Upazila on February O2 midnight and recovered two skins and one head of deer of Sundarban forest.
In the month of January (2018) police of Koira PS recovered 30 kgs flesh of deer and arrested 3 poachers.
On May 14, 2017 noon acting on secret information police of Rampal PS in Bagerhat district raided a garden belonging to one Mahobbat Ali Shaikh of village Baraipara within Baimntala Union Parishad under Rampal Upazila in the same district and recovered 85 kgs flesh and 4 heads of spotted deer of Sundarban forest. But the poachers managed to escape. The recovered flesh and heads were handed over to Mehedi Hasan, ACF (Assistant Conservator of Forest), Bagerhat forest Division. In this connection a case was registered with Ramapl PS against 3 persons under Wild Animal Preservation Act.
Such incidents are being taken place in the different places of Sundarban forest and its adjacent areas. In many cases the poachers, mainly hail from the localities enter the forest under the dark of night, hunt deer for selling their flesh, heads and skins in the black-markets.
In the year 2011 a NGO conducted a survey in the 4 ranges of Sundarban forest with Dhaka and Jahangirnagar Universities on the hunting of deer. Besides the 2 universities, London Geological Society also assisted the organization to conduct the survey. According to the survey, some 11 thousand 1 (one) hundred 95 spotted deer of Sundarban forest were hunted illegally in the year. After that no survey was conducted on the deer of the forest. Though there are controversial opinions about the survey report, the poaching of deer increased abnormally very recently.
Md. Bashirul Alam, DFO , Western Division , Sundarban forest told the newsmen, the poachers always try to do this illegal act of hunting deer in the forest after deceiving the forest guards and at the night it (hunting of deer) is a very easy task.
Law enforcing agencies recovered more than one head and skins during the last few months when they raided in and around of Sundaarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world.
It indicates that poachers are now very active in hunting deer from Sundarban forest. Forest Department is very alert and sincere to protect deer and other wild animals of Sundarbans but due to the shortage of man power and modern water vessels their efforts cannot be materialized fully.
On the other hand, tiger monitoring processing has already started in Sundarban forest from February 11, 2018.
Coast Guard sources said, acting on secret information a contingent of the forces stationed at Dublarchar CG patrol outpost raided near Majhekilla of Sundarban forest at the night of February 15 but sensing the appearance of the Coast Guard. the hunters of deer fled away from there. Then coastguards searched the area and recovered a skin of a spotted deer of Sundarban forest from there. Later, they recovered skin was handed over to Dubla forest office for taking necessary action.
On February 16 morning members of the Coast Guard arrested three poachers from Majher Char under Supati forest office along with an air gun and its 4 hundred cartridges including live ammunition of gun.
The arrestees are Jafar Biswas (45), son of one Mannan Biswas, Al-Amin Biswas (30), son of one Hashem Biswas and Monir Pahloan (25), son of one Mannan Pahloan of village Dakkhin Chardoani under Pathargahta Upazila in Barguna district. Md. Kamrul Isam, Contingent Commander of Coast Guard, Kachikhali station told, while the members of the Coast Guard were discharging their normal patrol duties they found a small boat (Dingi) along with some boarders in the forest. Then the coastguards challenged them, searched the boat and arrested them along with the air gun and its cartridges on the charge of illegal intrusion in the forest with arm and ammunition. They were later handed over to Sharankhola PS along with the arm and ammunitions for taking legal action against them.
Reliable source said, on February 05 afternoon the forest department and a contingent of the coastguards jointly seized some 25 kgs flesh and a head of a spotted deer of Sundarban forest from Nalian area under Dakop Upazila. Another report states that a contingent of the Coast Guard , Western Zone raided Kalabogi canal under Dakop Upazila on February O2 midnight and recovered two skins and one head of deer of Sundarban forest.
In the month of January (2018) police of Koira PS recovered 30 kgs flesh of deer and arrested 3 poachers.
On May 14, 2017 noon acting on secret information police of Rampal PS in Bagerhat district raided a garden belonging to one Mahobbat Ali Shaikh of village Baraipara within Baimntala Union Parishad under Rampal Upazila in the same district and recovered 85 kgs flesh and 4 heads of spotted deer of Sundarban forest. But the poachers managed to escape. The recovered flesh and heads were handed over to Mehedi Hasan, ACF (Assistant Conservator of Forest), Bagerhat forest Division. In this connection a case was registered with Ramapl PS against 3 persons under Wild Animal Preservation Act.
Such incidents are being taken place in the different places of Sundarban forest and its adjacent areas. In many cases the poachers, mainly hail from the localities enter the forest under the dark of night, hunt deer for selling their flesh, heads and skins in the black-markets.
In the year 2011 a NGO conducted a survey in the 4 ranges of Sundarban forest with Dhaka and Jahangirnagar Universities on the hunting of deer. Besides the 2 universities, London Geological Society also assisted the organization to conduct the survey. According to the survey, some 11 thousand 1 (one) hundred 95 spotted deer of Sundarban forest were hunted illegally in the year. After that no survey was conducted on the deer of the forest. Though there are controversial opinions about the survey report, the poaching of deer increased abnormally very recently.
Md. Bashirul Alam, DFO , Western Division , Sundarban forest told the newsmen, the poachers always try to do this illegal act of hunting deer in the forest after deceiving the forest guards and at the night it (hunting of deer) is a very easy task.
