CBI arrests two of inter-state wildlife poaching gang
Showing posts with label tigers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tigers. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
CBI arrests poachers, will they be convicted ?
A PTI report cites the arrest of two poachers by the CBI wanted in cases related to killing of Panthers and Tigers in Sariska. Apparently the duo has been evading arrest since 2005 and were caught in Punjab with the help of local police. With most poaching related arrests based on half baked cases it is no wonder these criminals get bail in no time and and are back to their hunting ways in double quick time. If the recent cases of INdia's most dreaded poacher Sansar Chand being let off on bail is any indicator, it is unlikely any of these arrests will help slide the destruction of wildlife in INdia.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Male Tiger to be relocated to Panna
After two tigresses were shifted to Panna Tiger Reserve early this year a male tiger is to set to arrive to give them company. According to a PTI report, WII scientists are in search of a suitable companion from Bandhavgarh national park. Panna reserve which was estimated to have around 35 tigers a few years ago was declared having lost all its striped cats earlier. One solitary male tiger was sighted earlier this year which too was apparently killed by poachers. Panna has been a disaster of enormous proportions for wildlife in India with the park authorities continuously turning a blind eye to warning signs of poaching inside the park over the years. In fact as late as last year the park director had claimed that tigers were safe and the park had a healthy population. Shifting of tigers from other reserves is important to repopulate the park but unless the reserves are made more secure and reasons for earlier loss of tigers are identified with long term solutions in place and accountability fixed, there is no guarantee of repeats not happening. MP govt is also yet to sign the tripartite agreement with the centre and NTCA. Perhaps it is time for them to put political differences aside and work towards contributing to a national cause.
Hunt for suitable male companion for Panna tigresses
Monday, September 21, 2009
Now tiger sanctuaries will be evaluated by independent experts
Keen to ensure best practices are introduced in tiger conservation, the centre has constitued 5 committees of experts for evaluating the management and functioninig of tigers reserves across India, reports TOI today. The evaluation will be done basis parameters set by WII and commitees will include tiger experts like Belinda Wright. Now that the centre is signing legally binding MOUs with states to make field officials accountable for their actions it might be a a good idea to include some of the parameters in the agreements to ensure consistency across the board.
Panels to evaluate functioning of tiger reserve |
Friday, June 26, 2009
Finally some one has woken up !
After the shifting of two female tigers to Panna a few months back by the state govt the centre has finally allowed Male tigers to be shifted there as 'The Hindu' post below says . One hopes the two tigresses shifted earlier have not been poached already. The environment minister Jai Ram Ramesh has thus far shown the vigour needed to get the job done to save tigers in India from extinction but state governments need to play along. Today's other news about a tripartite MOU to be signed now on between the Centre, state govt and the tiger reserve is a good step in the direction of creating an accountable and responsible system with long term needs and interests in mind.
Bhopal (PTI) The decks have been cleared for the translocation of a tiger into the Panna Tiger Reserve, with the Centre permitting the Madhya Pradesh Forest officials to go ahead with its plan to shift a big cat into this sanctuary to revive the wild cat population.
"We got permission to translocate the tiger from the Centre yesterday," Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) H.S. Pabla told PTI on Friday.
"We are going to shift the big cat either from Bandhavgarh or Kanha as both have a good number of tiger population," he said.
The PCCF said that the translocation will be done in accordance with the Centre's guidelines adding that a Wildlife Institute of India (WII) biologist will be present during the shifting process of big cat.
Mr. Pabla said that the translocation will be carried out as soon as possible, adding that field directors of Bandhavgarh and Kanha are going to be contacted soon in this regard.
In March, two tigresses from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and Kanha Tiger Reserve, had been translocated to Panna, spread over 542 sq km in Panna and Chhatarpur districts in East Madhya Pradesh, where the big tiger population had become zero following poaching, according to a Special Investigation Team of National Tiger Conservation Authority recent report.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200906261414.htm
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