The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has established a Wildlife Management Steering Committee to support enforcement of the regulations against the illegal hunting and trading of wildlife.
The Committee will be led by Major General (rtd) Joe Singh and represents the interest of all relevant public sector institutions and their stakeholders. “It acts in an advisory capacity to provide general oversight and guidance in the development of strategies and programmes for wildlife management and conservation in Guyana as per the Wildlife Management and Conservation Regulations 2013,” the ministry said in a press release.
The Ministry said that through the Environmental Protection Agency