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By Godfred A. Polkuu, RNG
Bolgatanga, July 11, GNA – Mr. John Naada,
Regional Wildlife Officer of the Upper East Region Forest Commission,
called on the public to refrain from shooting at elephants because such acts could
endanger the lives of community members.
"We want to implore all the stakeholders of
to educate our people not to shoot elephants. If you do, you put
the life of all in danger. If you shoot a wounded elephant, it may be that
in turn, attack any human being in its path, "he said.
Mr. Naada, who spoke in Bolgatanga in
a stakeholder meeting organized to discuss the presence of elephants in the region and
following the attacks of the cultures, warned the public, in particular the
who live near the forest reserves saying, "you have to be careful, with
elephant in the neighborhood, because you can shoot and not kill him, so
we will all have a problem on our hands. "
He said that elephants are sensitive to everything
a colorful outfit like red adding that "if you want to go see elephants,
be careful, do not get near so close, stay away and watch them. But do not leave
near."
The director stated that elephants were protecting their
the youngest struggling when they move with them and warned that people
who meet elephants with their younger offspring had to be extra
careful.
Mr. Naada said that there was a conflict between
women who live in Datuko area in Telensi district and elephants who
sometimes troops to the forest reserve in this region because women
depended on the shea nuts of the region for their income, while the elephants
fed on shea nuts and sometimes felled trees.
He said that the forest reserves of the region
have served as habitat for elephants and they depended on everything that they saw in the
forest for survival.
"We are only going to introduce ourselves to their region.
That's what they eat, and so if we want to get money from shea trees, we
have to look at other options, "he said.
Mr. Naada called for planting more than
shea trees on farms by farmers so that they can reap an income instead of
according to the forest reserves that elephants feed on, and called the media
help the Commission educate the public on how to coexist
peacefully with elephants so that they do not pose a threat to human life.
Mrs Paulina Patience Abayage, the Haute
The Eastern Regional Minister, in a speech read on her behalf, stated that the
the number of elephants and the consequences of poaching and destruction of crops
other concerns in the region took on an international dimension because the
Elephant migrations are between southern Burkina Faso, Togo and
northern Ghana.
She
said: "In recent times, however, the situation has gradually evolved:
the animals arrive in permanent residence in selected areas of their choice within
the corridor especially around the Zongoyiri and Tilli Forests. "
Mr. Emmanuel Asore Avoka, District of Garu
The CEO, in an interview with the media after the program, told Mr.
Ussif, 42, was killed in Garu District last year by elephants.
unfortunate incident forced stakeholders in the district to institute
measures such as sensitization at public gatherings including churches and
mosques among others to educate the public on the prevention of attacks
by elephants.
He said that Mr. Ussif lost his life when he ran
in elephants on his motorcycle in a forest reserve and unknown to him the
the elephants had lost a younger one and were angry.
"For fear, he fell off the bike and
the animals jumped and killed him, "he said.
GNA
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