Wakro-based Kamlang Tiger Reserve &
Wildlife Sanctuary Range Forest Officer Bunty Tao has been elected as the
president of the Ranger Federation of Asia or RFA.
The RFA is a regional body of the
International Ranger Federation.
Tao had represented Bharat at the World
Ranger Congress in 2019 in Nepal, and was a panel member of the side events at
the Asia Oark Congress in Sabah, Malaysia, in May 2022.
Tao’s election came during the
first-ever meet of the RFA held in Assam capital Guwahati from December 5 to 8,
in collaboration with Assam’s Environment & Forests department and NGO
Aaranyak.
Twenty countries took part in the meet,
which also included rigorous discussions and training.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema
Khandu took to X and wrote, “Congratulations to Bunty Tao Tara, hailing from
Arunachal Pradesh, on being elected as the president of Ranger Federation of
Asia. Your leadership in RFA shall further contribute in safeguarding and
conserving the global biodiversity. My best wishes.”
Ranger Federation of Asia is a regional
body of the International Ranger Federation.
NE Watch Desk
