Wildlife sniffer dog Quarmy wins special prize for combating crime

Quarmy, a sniffer dog won a special prize in the competition 'Canines for Felines'. Quarmy won for combating wildlife crime. The dog was from the Biswanath Wildlife Division in Assam.

Tezpur: A wildlife sniffer dog, Quarmy from Biswanath Wildlife Division, Assam has won a special prize for combating wildlife crime.

He and his handlers Lakhmi Nandan Baruah and Johnson Teron were trained at the NTCD, BSF Academy, Gwalior in 2017.

In a period of merely two years of deployment, Quarmy has helped in solving several wildlife crime cases and provided crucial leads to enforcement agencies.

Pranjal Baruah, Range Officer- Northern Range Kaziranga wildlife division said: "This sniffer dog helped us solve many cases in Biswanath. It has also helped the police in investigating wildlife crimes here."

The inaugural 'Canines for Felines' competition received 12 entries from across India.

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