Dears, When you see men and boys with torces and bags out in the dead of the night ...on New Moon nights and twilight a week after full moon only ..... call 0832-2228772 FOREST DEPARTMENT Emergency number and give them the location of where this ACTION is. Please give tham the landmarks by which to find the site. The Control Room should be able to contact their range office or check-post and get their colleagues moving. After one hour, call back to find out what action has been taken. If no confirmation is available, call the next day.
For best effect, call from a STD/PCO booth and retain the bill as proff of the calling. Perhaps, the Forest Department will have their Deputy Conservators on duty for a few nights. That is the lowest ranking officer empowered to COMPOUND an offence under the "Wild Life Protection Act, 1972." to impose a fine and authorise its collection. I had written about this law and its enforcement last year, but there was little action. This year there have been three arrests already. there is a reason for hope. Mog asundi. Miguel Forest officials nab three for frog catching frogs HERALD CORRESPONDENT PONDA, JUNE 7 – Forest officials arrested three persons and detained one Tata Mobile vehicle for allegedly involved in catching frogs at Gaonkarwado-Usgao on June 7 at about 12.30 am. According to reports, arrested ones include Thomas Sebestiao and Patrick Pacheco (both from Raia, Salcette) and Anand Chandwadkar from Bethora-Ponda and recovered 70 frogs from them. They have been arrested under Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Frogs are in demand in many restaurants and hunting is done specially during the monsoons. "We have taken the matter seriously and 24-hour vigilance is kept. Hunting of frogs will destroy ecology and people should help the officials in nabbing the such offenders," urged Forest Department Assistant Conservator Pradip Verekar. People are advised to contact on 2228772, if such activities are going on in their area. Offenders, if found guilty could face a punishment of three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
