Thursday, September 16, 2010
Two more tigresses to be translocated in Panna reserve in MP
Bhopal, Sep 15 (PTI) Two more tigresses will be translocated in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve soon, sources here said. "We are going to get two more tigresses in two months in Panna," the Reserve Field Director R S Murthy told PTI today. Besides, one more tiger will be translocated later in Panna which is spread over an area of 543 sq km in eastern Madhya Pradesh. The two tigresses between age group five-six will be brought from Kanha Tiger Reserve, he said adding already they were having two translocated tigresses - one feline from Bandhavgarh and another from Kanha and a tiger from Pench Tiger Reserve. A translocated tigress in Panna gave birth to four cubs in May. As per the plan to revive big cat population, four felines and two tigers in all are to be translocated in Panna.PTI LAL ABC
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Not a good idea right now...Kanha actually has relatively few tigresses left, as a result of increased poaching a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt would be better to take it slowly, wait a year or two, and then get a tigress from Tadoba; the tiger population there is increasing, and there are several litters of cubs which will become dispersing adults during the next year. Also, the male can come from Ranthambhore, as there is a surplus of young males there. However, it is very difficult to get any kind of cooperation across state boundaries.
The situation is not good, as at the moment no tiger reserve in MP has a surplus of tigers to give anywhere. I don't understand why this rush to get more tigers to Panna fast, but I know it is counterproductive.