The Kano State Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency(KAZOWMA) in collaborating with National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency(NESREA) has inaugurated a 12-man committee to safeguard Falgore Game Reserve, Kano.

This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the agency, Farouk Isa-Musa, on Friday in Kano.

The statement said that the Managing Director of KAZOWMA, Sadiq Kura-Mohammed, tasked the committee to come out with ways to curtail poaching and charcoal making at the reserve.

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He said KAZOWMA would not fold its hands and watch saboteus destroy any game reserve in the state.

Kura-Muhammed warned defaulters to desist from such acts to avoid negative consequences on environment such as climate change and global warming.

Earlier, the State Coordinator of NESREA, Alhaji Lukman Muhammad-Lawan urged members of the committee to be dedicated in discharging their duties.

He said NESREA is also committed to wildlife conservation, biodiversity preservation, and safeguard environment in general.