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Wildlife census in Varanasi division from May 26

1 2 Varanasi: As per guidelines of the govt of India, a wildlife census will be conducted in Varanasi division from May 26 to June 14. The census will cover all forest areas within and outside national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, as well as areas outside the forests. The census will include herbivorous wildlife such as barasingha, blackbuck, chinkara, and rhinoceros, along with bears. The Zoological Survey of India, the Botanical Survey of India, NGOs related to wildlife, unpaid wildlife wardens, colleges, and universities will be involved in the census. For the wildlife census, duty lists and responsibilities for officials and employees were received from the state headquarters. The Chief Wildlife Warden, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, will be the chief organiser of the census, while the Forest Conservator of the Varanasi Division the main organiser and will be responsible for ensuring smooth conduct of the census. Organisers will also be responsible for providing appropriate training to other officials/employees involved in the census in their respective areas and arranging materials. They will conduct the census in their areas as per the instructions of the chief organiser and send the compiled information of their subordinate forest divisions to the chief organiser within the stipulated time. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Didn't Anyone Tell You About This Power Saver? elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Pre-Order Undo All concerned Divisional Forest Officers of Varanasi, Ghazipur, and Chandauli will be organisers in their respective divisions and will provide appropriate training to their subordinates. They will divide their divisions into census units, prepare duty lists, and distribute materials and other necessary forms for the census. They will ensure the census forms are filled out at the range level as per instructions and send the compiled census report, duly signed by the Sub-Divisional Forest Officer and themselves, to the Forest Conservator. Ravi Singh, Conservator of Forest of Varanasi Division, said that the main objective of the census is to make it transparent so that the wildlife data obtained is as close to reality as possible. The division or area where the wildlife census is being conducted should be divided into small census units in such a way that each census unit can be completed by the enumerator from 5am to evening in one day. Each census party should have two enumerators, and information should be filled out in the 'Wildlife Census Form 2025' for different species. The first wildlife census will be conducted on May 26, the second on June 2, and third on June 9.