Jhansi to strengthen forest protection in BRT Tiger Reserve
The Hindu
Sniffer dog was trained at Chandigarh by Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Sri Biligiriranganathaswamy Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district has inducted a new member to shore up the task of forest protection and anti-poaching activities.
Jhansi, a new sniffer dog, reached BRT Tiger Reserve on Thursday after completing seven months of rigorous training.
The sniffer dog was trained at Chandigarh by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the exercise was supported by Traffic India, a division of WWF India, and works closely with various State Governments and agencies to study, monitor and curb wildlife trade which is illegal.
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