KOHORA, Dec 20 – The first phase of Tiger Census 2010, has been inaugurated by the Director of Kaziranga National Park Surajit Dutta today at Mihimukh.
The first phase of census is going to determine the basic factors such as availability of tiger habitat in all the ranges of Kaziranga National Park, any presence of co-predators, prey base, vegetation cover for scientific analysis for final phase of tiger census.
The first phase will continue till December 26. Altogether the Park is categorised into 38 blocks where the enumerators will survey the sign viz. pugmarks and rake marks of the tigers during the first initial three days followed by the determination of vegetation cover, transit mark.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
MP CM opposes converting Ratapani sanctuary into tiger reserve
Bhopal, Dec 19 (PTI) Opposing the Centre''s plan to convert Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary into a tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he is not against protection of tigers but would not do it "at the cost of the poor".
"Madhya Pradesh is a tiger state. We are not averse to tiger and its protection. But we do not want it at the cost of the poor, especially tribals. Many villages will need to be shifted for turning Ratapani into a tiger reserve," Chouhan said at the 15th national conference of Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad here.
Chouhan said that Union Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has been talking about turning Ratapani into Tiger Reserve but that would call for shifting large numbers of villages.
The land of tribals can not be taken away in Madhya Pradesh, which has tough laws to check it, he added.
Listing several steps taken for the tribals, he said that 21 per cent of the state budget was earmarked for tribal development.
"Madhya Pradesh is a tiger state. We are not averse to tiger and its protection. But we do not want it at the cost of the poor, especially tribals. Many villages will need to be shifted for turning Ratapani into a tiger reserve," Chouhan said at the 15th national conference of Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad here.
Chouhan said that Union Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has been talking about turning Ratapani into Tiger Reserve but that would call for shifting large numbers of villages.
The land of tribals can not be taken away in Madhya Pradesh, which has tough laws to check it, he added.
Listing several steps taken for the tribals, he said that 21 per cent of the state budget was earmarked for tribal development.
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