Monday, August 10, 2009
Little change on the ground despite all hype and hoopla
A report in TOI today cites how poorly managed Ranthambore's tiger protection system is. The guards at the park are all almost 50 years old with no new recuruitments having taken place in the last few years. If this is the situation at one of the most well known and 'better' protected parks one can imagine what is happening in other lesser known reserves. Ever since Sariska lost all its tigers in 2004, tiger conservation has been top of the agenda items for new media outlets. Forest officials, state govt wildlife mandarins never miss a chance to be in the limelight but when it comes to improving situation on the ground it seems we are still stuck in the sovient era. The report also notes that Ranthambore is one of the fortunate parks where tiger population has been growing despite lack of proper facilities for forest guards.
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