Thursday, September 3, 2009
Sunderbans tiger deaths attributed to fall in prey base
Many feared cyclone Alia to have destroyed wildlife in Sunderbans in significant numbers. Now circumstantial evidence coming to light is indicating those fears to be true. Last few days 2 more tigers to have strayed into villages came to light. This after a tiger was recently found dead in the forest with two cobras in its stomach which he ate after apparently unable to find other prey. Forest officials are worried that the shriking prey base is leading to more conflicts with humans. A prey base study which this blog wrote about (http://planettiger.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunderbans-prey-base-survey-should-be.html) in July is yet to be completed and with straying cases irapidly increasing, wildlife officials need to find solutions before the situation gets out of hand.
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