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US, India to work together for saving the tiger

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JAIPUR: The US has offered support to protect India’s wild tigers through collaborative efforts between the two countries.

Senior officials of the US Embassy in New Delhi and the Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs, US, addressed a workshop on wildlife crime prevention in the vicinity of Ranthambhore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan over the weekend. They said there was an “urgency” to protect “the rest of the tiger population before it is too late”.

Speaking at the inaugural function in New Delhi, noted bird-watcher and Minister Counsellor at the US Embassy Peter Kaestner underlined the need for all stakeholders to work towards the common goal of protecting the tiger. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, US State Department Claudia McMurray said both India and the US were founding partners of the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) that worked againstgrowing threats to wildlife from poaching and illegal trade. Over 60 forest guards and police officers are also participating in the workshop that is jointly organised by the US Embassy, the Wildlife Protection Society of India and the Rajasthan Forest Department.

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