Hog deer rescued: illegal fishing caught in Orang National Park

Forest staff of Orang National Park rescued a female hog deer in Badaliborali village in Darrang district,10 km away from the boundary of the park, on January 4,this year, which had strayed out of the park the previous night.Talking to this correspondent,S.K Daila,DFO,Orang National Park said that the number of poaching and illegal fishing had come down in recent months with the setting up of good communication networks.

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In another incident three persons namely -Dulaluddin (24);Fazal Haue (26) and Khairul Islam (19) were apprehended by a team of forest officials while the trio had been fishing illegally near Bogimara camp inside the Orang NP.Around 8 kg fish,fishing equipments including nets had also been seized.