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Showing posts with label tiger. Show all posts
Friday, October 2, 2009
Man Tiger conflict continues across the country as two more die
In separate incidents, two people were killed, apparently by tigers, one in Sunderbans and another in Almora Distt. Sunderbans has recently been in news for increased tiger attacks on humans. The forest department had had suggested that cycloe Aila earlier this year had killed prey in large numbers making tigers attack humans more often. Do study the issue in detail, forest dept had also initiated a study of prey base in the area but months after the first incidents were reported, there is no sign of the study. Sunderbans is also going to be included this year in the tiger census survey to be carried out starting next month.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Uttarakhand govt allows project in the middle of Wildlife corridor in Nainital
The delicate balance betweeen development and conservation which is so key to wildlife protection is being gradually eroded by shortsighted policies of govt.
In a development that has set alarm bells ringing amongst conservation NGOs the Uttarakhand Govt has given permission for infratructure project to be developed right in the middle of a wildlife corridor reports the Times of India.
The said project is key to Tiger and Elephant movement across sanctuaries as per WII which published a report in 2003 and identified the area as key to healthy mixing of wildlife stock in the entire region.
Development no doubt is key every country's progress but at the expense of detroying critical wildlife !!
Thankfully the central govt has taken note of the development and along with found NGOs WII, WWF have decided to visit the area to access the ground situation.
As minister MOEF Jairam Ramesh has been stating, there is an urgent need to create a nodal body with statutory powers to evaluate such projects before they are taken up.
A harmonious balance needs to be found between preserveing forests,wildlife and development which is so key for the survival of future generations.
Wildlife corridor in Uttarakhand faces trouble
Friday, September 18, 2009
Chinese year of tiger 2010 causing headaches in India
With demand for tiger parts in China rising at unprecedented rate, Indian officials are worried about further surge in tiger poaching on account of next year being the Chinese Year of the Tiger. During a recent visit for China, the minister MOEF Jairam Ramesh had raised the issue of implementing a UN mandated ban more strictly only to hear back accusations about India not doing enough to clamp down on Shatoosh shawl trade which is encouraging Chiru poaching in Tibet. Jairam Ramesh also rightly pointed out in TV interviews recently that the primary responsibil;ity of protecting tigers is India's and if we can ensure stringent laws and application of the same we can curb poaching activites to the minimal which will allow for a healthy population of tigers to survive in the wild.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Finally some one has woken up !
After the shifting of two female tigers to Panna a few months back by the state govt the centre has finally allowed Male tigers to be shifted there as 'The Hindu' post below says . One hopes the two tigresses shifted earlier have not been poached already. The environment minister Jai Ram Ramesh has thus far shown the vigour needed to get the job done to save tigers in India from extinction but state governments need to play along. Today's other news about a tripartite MOU to be signed now on between the Centre, state govt and the tiger reserve is a good step in the direction of creating an accountable and responsible system with long term needs and interests in mind.
Bhopal (PTI) The decks have been cleared for the translocation of a tiger into the Panna Tiger Reserve, with the Centre permitting the Madhya Pradesh Forest officials to go ahead with its plan to shift a big cat into this sanctuary to revive the wild cat population.
"We got permission to translocate the tiger from the Centre yesterday," Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) H.S. Pabla told PTI on Friday.
"We are going to shift the big cat either from Bandhavgarh or Kanha as both have a good number of tiger population," he said.
The PCCF said that the translocation will be done in accordance with the Centre's guidelines adding that a Wildlife Institute of India (WII) biologist will be present during the shifting process of big cat.
Mr. Pabla said that the translocation will be carried out as soon as possible, adding that field directors of Bandhavgarh and Kanha are going to be contacted soon in this regard.
In March, two tigresses from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and Kanha Tiger Reserve, had been translocated to Panna, spread over 542 sq km in Panna and Chhatarpur districts in East Madhya Pradesh, where the big tiger population had become zero following poaching, according to a Special Investigation Team of National Tiger Conservation Authority recent report.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200906261414.htm
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