Wildlife officials swoop down on electrofishing

More than dozen fish hunters arrested, equipment seized

PESHAWAR:

The Wildlife Mardan division has started a crackdown against those involved in fishing with the help of electric generators.

Taking notice of this illegal activity, District Wildlife Officer Mardan, Kiramat Shah has launched a campaign and arrested more than one dozen fish hunters besides seizing equipment including power generators.

“We are making raids on a daily basis to curb the practice and for arresting of persons involved in damaging aquatic species by hunting with power generators,” Kiramat told APP. The wildlife teams, he continued, are patrolling in both the Mardan and Swabi districts and take action where they find anyone involved in hunting.

He informed that the department has fined almost all the arrested hunters and recovered amount is deposited in national kitty. He said apart from taking action against the hunters, the wildlife staff is also educating masses about importance of water borne species in maintenance of strong eco-system and for keeping the water clean.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 30^th, 2022.