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BISWANATH CHARIALI: Every year due to the annual flood on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, i.e., the sixth addition of Kaziranga National Park, Biswanath Wildlife Division, numerous wildlife species like barking deer, hog deer, swamp deer, hog badgers, porcupines, different species of reptiles, civets and birds are affected.
Due to rising water level inside the park, the animals are forced to venture outside and come into conflict with human habitations and vehicles on the road. In response to the current flood scenario, WWF-India has provided the much needed veterinary support in the form of emergency medicines, basic surgical items, animal cages for rescue operation and items for preparing temporary animal shelters to the Biswanath Wildlife Division. The items were handed over to Mukut Chandra Das, Divisional Forest Officer, Biswanath Wildlife Division, Kaziranga National Park on Sunday at the DFO office in Biswanath Chariali.
Conservation NGOs like WWF-India, WTI, Aaranyak, TSA, AWRRO, local volunteers and veterinarians from the State Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Assam work tirelessly round-the-clock, not only for the rescue and treatment of wildlife in distress, but also for the local community and domestic livestock at the same time. In this regard, WWF-India has been working with the local communities for creating awareness during the flood season, organizing interactive workshops for veterinarians working in and around Kaziranga National Park in collaboration with other NGOs, providing support for fringe area vaccination of domestic livestock, screening of wildlife diseases in collaboration with College of Veterinary Science, AAU, Khanapara and also providing support to the forest department during flood.
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