BSF personnel on Indo-Bangladesh border sensitised to deal with wild elephants

Premier research-driven non-profit biodiversity conservation organization Aaranyak has reached out to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed on India-Bangladesh border in Garo Hills region of Meghalaya to sensitise the force personnel on how to deal with herds of wild elephants which they often encounter while discharging duties on the international border.

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A team of experts from the Elephant Research and Conservation Division (ERCD) of Aaranyak and Meghalaya Forest Department conducted an outreach programme for BSF personnel from 100th and 22nd Battalions at Khilapara Border Outpost (BOP) on Indo-Bangla border on Monday.

The ERCD team comprising Dr Bibhuti Prasad Lahkar, Hiten Baishya and Abhijit Baruah conducted the programme to create awareness among the attending BSF personnel about ecology, behaviour and basic knowledge about characters of Asian elephants to help them avoid confrontation with elephants they come across while carrying out their duty. Wild elephants often move across the international border in the area posing hazards to the BSF personnel on duty.