ASTORE: Regional Forest Officer (RFO) Wildlife, Shah Nawaz Khan has said the department is taking solid measures to protect rare wildlife species in all districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Talking to media men, he said as part of such efforts the ban had been imposed on illegal hunting in all the districts.

“The committees comprising local people have been constituted to keep an eye on illegal hunters and violations of law,” he added.

The wildlife, he said was a precious asset of our region and a gift from nature to add beauty to our land.

It was our obligation to protect and take care of wildlife to increase the beauty and opportunities for tourism in our region.

Despite limited resources, the department has achieved set target and was successfully protecting wildlife in the area.

Due to these measures, he said wildlife was thriving in the area and number of different species have been seen increasing at many places.

He said that local people realizing the importance of wildlife were committed to cooperate with wildlife officials in achieving the set targets.

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