An awareness session on “Sensitization Against the Hunting of Wild Animals” and the semi-intensive mithun rearing technique was held in Kimin, in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, as part of a major push for wildlife conservation and sustainable livestock practices. With the help of the Jomlo Mongku Mithun Farmers Federation (JMMF) from Siang district and technical assistance from the ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun in Nagaland, the Kimin Mithun Farmers Club organized the event with the goal of addressing the ecological effects of careless hunting and promoting contemporary, sustainable mithun farming methods. Locals, community leaders, and mithun farmers all actively participated in the program. Discussions centered on enhancing cattle safety through improved rearing techniques and striking a balance between ecological preservation and traditional traditions. Tadang Tamut, the chairman of the JMMF, expressed concern over the increasing incidence of mithun assaults by predators and wild dogs.
“Our ongoing hunting of natural prey animals is the primary culprit. “Predators resort to domestic livestock, such as mithuns, when the natural food chain is upset,” he stated, adding that individuals must stop hunting in order to safeguard animal safety and the ecological balance. The occasion promoted semi-intensive rearing practices that improve animal welfare and productivity while highlighting the need to educate local populations about the wider environmental effects of hunting. In order to promote a more sustainable form of mithun farming that is in balance with the environment, the organizers hoped that such initiatives would result in long-lasting behavioral change.
