Nature lovers and FD officials carry out the animal sighting exercise on the brightest full moon day

Sighting animals sitting on machaans constructed near waterholes on 'Buddha Purnima' will soon be just an experience for wildlife lovers. The Maharashtra forest department, which used to conduct a wildlife census depending on the number of animals spotted near waterholes on the brightest full moon day of the year, has decided to discontinue the process, as according to them it's unscientific. From this year, nature lovers would only have to observe the animals that visit the waterholes. According to sources, they would not have to note down details about their sightings.