In a significant push towards science-led law enforcement in wildlife protection, the Government of Meghalaya has officially recognized the Wildlife Genetics Laboratory (WGL) of Aaranyak under Section 329(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023.
Guwahati, Dec 20: In a significant step toward reducing human–elephant conflict (HEC) along the Assam–Meghalaya boundary, biodiversity organisation Aaranyak, in collaboration with the Krishnai...
Guwahati, Aug 29: Communities living along the Assam-Meghalaya border feel that without cross-border coordination, conflict mitigation will remain piecemeal.
Residents on both sides stressed that...
In Assam’s Udalguri and Baksa districts, where farmlands often face raids by wild elephants, farmers are being encouraged to grow sesame as a safer alternative to paddy.
The Government of Assam has officially recognised the Wildlife Genetics Laboratory (WGL) of conservation NGO Aaranyak, along with its Director Udayan Borthakur, as a forensic authority under the newly enacted Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
