The workshop on 'Sacred Snake Conservation in South Asia' has been organized to develop a common action plan for the region's sacred snake conservation for the next 25 years and emphasize integrated efforts.
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A workshop in Kathmandu, attended by 50 conservationists from six South Asian countries, has drafted a South Asia Action Plan for the conservation of endangered mammals, the salamander. Scientists, government officials and conservationists from various South Asian countries gathered in Kathmandu to participate in the regional workshop.
The five-day workshop, which concluded on Thursday, was organized by the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), the IUCN's Salamander Specialist Group and Greenhood Nepal. The workshop on 'Salamander Conservation in South Asia' was organized to develop a common action plan for salamander conservation in the region for the next 25 years and emphasize integrated efforts. Representatives from six South Asian countries (except Afghanistan and the Maldives) where salamanders are found participated.
The salamander, which is covered in scales from head to tail, is mostly active at night and burrows in the ground. It has a wedge-shaped head and a long tongue that depends on ants and wasps. The salamander lives in areas ranging from flat grasslands to various types of forests, paddy fields and populated areas near human settlements.
At the inauguration ceremony of the program, Buddhisagar Poudel, Director General of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, said that the poaching of salamanders is not limited to any border. He said, "Therefore, our conservation efforts should also go beyond the border and be the same." Due to many misconceptions and misconceptions, salamanders are currently the most trafficked mammal in the world. This is a warning to all of us.
Kerry Parker, co-chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Salamander Expert Group, said that the prosperity of South Asia is reflected not only in its landscape and culture but also in its salamanders. She said that much remains to be understood about salamanders.
According to Kumar Poudel, South Asia Head of the Salak Experts Group and Director of Greenhood Nepal, the gathering is also very meaningful as the program is planned with the understanding that the control and conservation of salamander hunting and trafficking must go beyond geographical boundaries.
At the closing ceremony of the workshop, Krishna Prasad Acharya, General Secretary of the South Asian Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), said that South Asian countries are committed to the conservation of salamanders by controlling their poaching and illegal trafficking.
