PASIGHAT: The unexpected arrival of feral horses in the Paglam area of Lower Dibang Valley district, straying from Assam’s Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, has drawn the attention of wildlife activists, tourists, and nature lovers.
Locals say they have been seeing a herd of feral horses divided into several groups grazing in wastelands and riverine grasslands in Paglam for the last several months.
Wildlife conservationist Biswajeet Tayeng, who recently visited the lower Paglam area, urged the locals to not disturb the animals. He said that the presence of the animals could develop the area into an ecotourism destination and create new livelihood opportunities for them.
Tayeng, also a consultant of the Wildlife Trust India, said that the presence of feral horses in Paglam, adjacent to the Lower Mebo area, is gradually attracting domestic tourists and wildlife activists.
He urged higher-ups of the Environment & Forest and Climate Change Department to take prompt steps to conduct a ground study on population, suitable habitat, food habits and survival challenges of the feral horses found in Lower Dibang Valley.
