Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve Ranger of Darrang district has been awarded the International Ranger Award, 2022 .
The award aims to recognize the remarkable work of rangers in protected and conserved areas around the world.
The award has been provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). It was started in 2020.
As per report, 12 rangers from 4 continents have been selected for International Ranger Award 2022.
Among 12 rangers Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve Ranger of Darrang district has been awarded which is said to be the only winner from India from India.
Field Director of DFO of Mangaldai Wildlife Division, Pradipta Baruah said “This achievement will surely be written in golden letters in the history of Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve” .
In addition to that ,he also informed that a team of 15 front line staff has been identified for the award for their outstanding hard work in safely bringing back strayed tigers from thickly populated residential areas adjoining the forest and also for maintaining a cordial relationship with the affected villagers.
Baruah recall an incident which took place last year 2021 November 25 and November 28 where the frontline staff caged a tiger following several attempts after the big cat created a tense situation in Kacharibheti village adjacent to the Park, causing injury to a villager and killing several livestock, official said.
