Forest department officials have seized a huge cache of wildlife meat and carcasses at Doimukh check gate in Arunachal Pradesh’s Banderdewa area. The animal meats and carcasses were seized during a checking drive at the Doimukh check gate on Monday.

According to the report, the seized items included carcasses of jungle fowl, barking deers, dried wild boar meat, dried porcupine,squirrel, farm civet and 15 birds of three different species. Divisional Forest Officer of Banderdewa, H B Abo said that most of the wild animals’ carcasses have been transported from East Kameng and Pakke Kessang districts in a bus." He also said that the birds were brought in from Hoj village under Doimukh circle. The dried meat of jungle fowl would be sent to the forensic laboratory at PTC, Banderdewa for testing. The seized meat and carcasses were later destroyed at Kola Camp near Doimukh by the forest officials.

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) urged the State government to initiate necessary action to prevent such unlawful activities. AAPSU said, “It is a tendency of hunters to sell wild meat in the festive season and there is an urgent need to prevent this practice."

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