Arunachal: Poachers Caught Carrying Hunted Sambar on Back of Elephant in Lower Dibang

Pasighat, October 1, 2019:

The killings of wildlife in the state of Arunachal Pradesh as pleasure and for commercial purposes besides already socially and traditionally accepted occasional killings of same during festive occasion has grown beyond the limits these days.

In one such wildlife killing incident on Saturday, two suspected poachers were caught on camera carrying a hunted Sambar, locally called ‘Sisuk’ on the back of a domesticated elephant near Bomjir Bridge, some 12 KM from Roing, the district HQ of Lower Dibang valley.

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While confirming the photos shot by him while passing by the highway along Bomjir in between Roing and Dambuk, Buteng Tayeng, Secretary State Affairs, North East Human Rights Organization said that the two suspected poachers were carrying the hunted Sambar on an elephant.

“The fully grown Sambar with horn was seen carried off towards home by the two suspected poachers who rode off the road inside the jungle with the elephant when we started shooting photos and filming the scene”, added Buteng Tayeng.

He expressed that such hunting should be avoided by today’s generation in order to save wildlife which most of which species are already on the verge of extinction.

It is pertinent to mention here that, the Adi Baane Kebang (ABK), the apex and appellate body of the Adi tribe have already banned the hunting of wildlife in order to save and protect the rich biodiversity of the state. Besides discouraging hunting except for occasional festive occasions like ‘Unying Aaran’, ‘Ampi Kiruk’, etc of the Adis, the ABK has already put a blanket ban on hunting inside reserved and protected zones like D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary and other Forest Reserves.

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However, many people are seen violating the dictate of the ABK, besides undermining the laws of the land like the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and others that need to be reviewed and implemented.

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