Fast funds for tiger reserves
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Centre to transfer funds directly to Tiger Reserves
In a move initiated by the centre that could potentially alter the nature of continous fund squeeze faced by tiger reserves the forest ministry has decided to transfer the money directly to the parks through a new fund to be set up rather than routing it through govt department based in state capitals. As per the story in Telegraph This move could well cut the time it takes for money to get to ground level and more importantly it will ensure some money gets their as state governments across the country have shown very little will to put forest and tiger protection on top of their priority list.
'Minister in cage' defends his actions as govt officials wake up
Forest dept officials after two days of media ruckus have woken up to the illegality of allowing minister and his cronies to enter a tiger cub's cage. They have sought a report from teh Zoo officials on the incident while the minister himself initially defending his actions. even more bizarre is a statement attributed to the envioronment minister of Maharashtra who compared teh cub petting incident to visting a friends house and petting his children. Mr Minister if such is your love of wildlife and animals how come protected areas in the state are loosing their precious jewels under your watch. How come you have been championing the cause of mining in Tadoba while knowing fully well the dangers it poses to teh tiger reserve in teh area. Unfortunately as other incidents this too will be soon covered up & forgotten and we will get back to business as usual. Till such time our law makers at all levels wake up to the need of protecting wildlife and forests it will be an uphill battle to save the environment from further degradation.
Minister in tiger cub’s cage: Report sought
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