New Delhi, Nov 17: Following the report that the tiger in Sariska reserve died for poison, not for any territorial fight, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will reach at sight in Rajasthan on Wednesday, Nov 17.
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Before moving to the Sariska reserve, Ramesh stated, "I admit that there has been a failure of governance and administration, and I take full responsibility for that. But to say that the relocation program is not working or not right is wrong."
After some continuous cases of illegal hunting in 2004, the Prime Minister ordered to relocate the tigers and since 2008, five tigers have been relocated to Sariska from Ranthambore.
In Sariska, a big cat, relocated from Ranthambore in 2008 was found dead and another tiger was missing from last week.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sariksa Tiger ST-4 may be alive, claim officials
SARISKA: A day after ST-1's body was recovered, forest officials feel there is a ray of hope for the survival of the missing ST-4, as they have spotted fresh pug marks of a male tiger.
According to Rajpal Singh, member state wildlife board, "ST-4 has been traced. The team that specialises in tracking tiger sighted fresh pugmarks near Mataji Ka mandir at the Silibery outpost. The pug marks were sighted this morning much before the rains and stretches for 4 km between Silibery and Rotkella." In a major jolt to the first-ever bid to re-establish a tiger population by relocation in a reserve, Sariska on Sunday woke up to the rude shock of the death of one of the two males that were brought here from the Ranthambore tiger reserve. The only other male ST-4 has been missing since the past fortnight with no signals being emitted from its radio collar.
These apart, there are three females ST2, ST3 and ST5 that have been brought here. Officials say that they have received constant signals from all the three even on Tuesday. But with none of them having conceived since 2008, the relocation bid by state forest officials has come under scanner.
News of the fresh pugmarks arrived early on Tuesday after which an additional force was sent to track the tiger.
"These pugmarks are much bigger in size indicating that they are those of a male tiger. And since the only other male in the forest is ST4 we believe it is his pugmarks," Singh added.
However, suspicion still remains as to whether the pugmarks are that of ST4 as the tiger has not been physically identified yet. Moreover, officials of the forest department are yet to get any signal from the radio collar of the animal. However, one factor remains unanswered. If at all, it was a territorial fight, how come ST-4, which was assumed to be a weaker tiger is still alive? No confirmation on the health of the tiger ST4 (after the alleged territorial war) has been received. And if there was no territorial war then how did ST-1 die?
However, HM Bhatia, chief wildlife warden, said that additional teams would be sent on Wednesday to the forest to confirm the presence of the tiger. "It got late by the time the team got into action. On Wednesday, we will press in more specialists to track the animal. We will also confirm why the radio collar was not working," Bhatia said.
Officials accompanying the team that is tracking the pugmarks of ST4 have taken im-prints of the pug mark on plaster of paris to match it with the earlier imprints of ST4. Former director of Sariska tiger reserve S Somashekar who was here during the relocation of the first tiger and Rahul Kumar Bhatia, APCCF, are also accompanying other senior officials here.
Read more: ST-4 may be alive, claim officials - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ST-4-may-be-alive-claim-officials/articleshow/6939257.cms#ixzz15WpueCcB
According to Rajpal Singh, member state wildlife board, "ST-4 has been traced. The team that specialises in tracking tiger sighted fresh pugmarks near Mataji Ka mandir at the Silibery outpost. The pug marks were sighted this morning much before the rains and stretches for 4 km between Silibery and Rotkella." In a major jolt to the first-ever bid to re-establish a tiger population by relocation in a reserve, Sariska on Sunday woke up to the rude shock of the death of one of the two males that were brought here from the Ranthambore tiger reserve. The only other male ST-4 has been missing since the past fortnight with no signals being emitted from its radio collar.
These apart, there are three females ST2, ST3 and ST5 that have been brought here. Officials say that they have received constant signals from all the three even on Tuesday. But with none of them having conceived since 2008, the relocation bid by state forest officials has come under scanner.
News of the fresh pugmarks arrived early on Tuesday after which an additional force was sent to track the tiger.
"These pugmarks are much bigger in size indicating that they are those of a male tiger. And since the only other male in the forest is ST4 we believe it is his pugmarks," Singh added.
However, suspicion still remains as to whether the pugmarks are that of ST4 as the tiger has not been physically identified yet. Moreover, officials of the forest department are yet to get any signal from the radio collar of the animal. However, one factor remains unanswered. If at all, it was a territorial fight, how come ST-4, which was assumed to be a weaker tiger is still alive? No confirmation on the health of the tiger ST4 (after the alleged territorial war) has been received. And if there was no territorial war then how did ST-1 die?
However, HM Bhatia, chief wildlife warden, said that additional teams would be sent on Wednesday to the forest to confirm the presence of the tiger. "It got late by the time the team got into action. On Wednesday, we will press in more specialists to track the animal. We will also confirm why the radio collar was not working," Bhatia said.
Officials accompanying the team that is tracking the pugmarks of ST4 have taken im-prints of the pug mark on plaster of paris to match it with the earlier imprints of ST4. Former director of Sariska tiger reserve S Somashekar who was here during the relocation of the first tiger and Rahul Kumar Bhatia, APCCF, are also accompanying other senior officials here.
Read more: ST-4 may be alive, claim officials - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/ST-4-may-be-alive-claim-officials/articleshow/6939257.cms#ixzz15WpueCcB
Nepal Police seize tiger skin, arrest three people
Kathmandu, Nov 16 (PTI) Nepal Police have seized tiger skin, which was reportedly being smuggled to India, and arrested three persons in this connection.
The three were arrested yesterday while they were carrying tiger skin on a motorcycle from Bardibas of Mohottari district in southern Nepal.
The arrested men are: Ram Ekbal Yadav, Jitendra Mahara and Mahadev Maul, according to the National News Agency (RSS). Their mobile telephones have also been confiscated by the police.
The three were arrested yesterday while they were carrying tiger skin on a motorcycle from Bardibas of Mohottari district in southern Nepal.
The arrested men are: Ram Ekbal Yadav, Jitendra Mahara and Mahadev Maul, according to the National News Agency (RSS). Their mobile telephones have also been confiscated by the police.
Four held for poaching tiger, smuggling wildlife goods
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Four people, involved in poaching of the Royal Bengal tiger and smuggling of wildlife goods, were arrested in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district, an official said Tuesday.
'A trap was laid to catch the culprits red-handed. Posing as customers, we contacted the gang members and asked them to deliver the tiger's skin at Baruipur area of the district on Monday,' said Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) field director Subrat Mukherjee.
'We recovered one tiger skin and two deer's skins. The accused were presented before Alipore court this (Tuesday) afternoon and remanded to judicial custody for seven days,' Mukherjee said.
Three of the four accused have been identified as Moumen Gazi, Biren Naskar and Umapati Naskar.
'A trap was laid to catch the culprits red-handed. Posing as customers, we contacted the gang members and asked them to deliver the tiger's skin at Baruipur area of the district on Monday,' said Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) field director Subrat Mukherjee.
'We recovered one tiger skin and two deer's skins. The accused were presented before Alipore court this (Tuesday) afternoon and remanded to judicial custody for seven days,' Mukherjee said.
Three of the four accused have been identified as Moumen Gazi, Biren Naskar and Umapati Naskar.
Poacher held with tiger skins
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) A poacher was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district with skins of tigers and a leopard, police said Tuesday.
'Rakesh Kumar, 28, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, was nabbed late Monday from the Sayedraza town following a joint operation conducted by police and forest officials,' police inspector R.K. Ram told reporters in Chandauli.
'We arrested Kumar while he was on his way to Bihar, where he was supposed to hand over the skins to his clients. Skins of three tigers and one leopard were seized from him,' he added.
Preliminary investigations reveal Rakesh was involved in the illegal wildlife trade for the last six years,' he said.
'Rakesh Kumar, 28, a native of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district, was nabbed late Monday from the Sayedraza town following a joint operation conducted by police and forest officials,' police inspector R.K. Ram told reporters in Chandauli.
'We arrested Kumar while he was on his way to Bihar, where he was supposed to hand over the skins to his clients. Skins of three tigers and one leopard were seized from him,' he added.
Preliminary investigations reveal Rakesh was involved in the illegal wildlife trade for the last six years,' he said.
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