Scouts help protect Lawachara National Park
Scouts help protect Lawachara National Park by Faizul Khan Tanim Mohammad Abu Taleb, 19, member of the Moulvibazar District Boy Scouts, has never breathed the scent of a forest before. ‘Hiking through Lawachara National Park (LNP) is an overwhelming, warm, unsullied, and green experience’, he says. ‘I saw a funny-looking, rare species of monkey that looks like it is wearing goggles. My group and I also had the rare opportunity to see a group of Hillock Gibbons playing in their untamed neighbourhood on top of trees. I saw some other rare birds as well and the heavily scented Lemon Garden — Lebu Bagan,’ said Taleb excitedly. Imagine the trails of such a beautiful national park littered with chips wrappers, cigarette butts or a picnic party blaring Hindi music through loud speakers. The beauty and serenity is virtually destroyed. Even the animals take offence to such intrusion and make their appearances rarer. To help preserve the forest from such harmful intrusion, Taleb and a group of h...