JAIPUR: If the endangered species in Rajasthan's forests often become the target of poachers or villagers, then not only the shortage of manpower, even the uneven deployment of the staff are to be blamed.
According to officials of forest department, nearly two-thirds of the existing manpower have been deployed in areas where there are no forests or just to lookafter social forestry while just a one-third are guarding forest areas, leaving wildlife in them vulnerable.
Take the case of the Ranthambore National Park. Out of a sanctioned post of 132 ex-armymen, only 50 are posted there currently while out of a sanctioned strength of 92 forest guards, the park has just 40. On the other hand, places like Sikar and Jaipur, which have nil or minuscule forest areas, have a number of people posted there.
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