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Posted By Hunardeep Singh Brar
On Feb 11, 2010
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Environment and Wildlife,
When they read news about tiger poaching or listen to it on the television,they express pity for the poor beast and then turn to the next page or channel
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Posted By Hunardeep Singh Brar
On Feb 11, 2010
Categories:
Environment and Wildlife,
1411, Save the Roar
written by Tilak Saxena
Many a people might proclaim their favourite animal as the great Indian tiger but what after this confession. They are quite happy to go to the national zoo on holidays with their families and see the creature sun bathing in its boundaried home. But what do these same people do when they read news about tiger poaching or listen to it on the television. They express pity for the poor beast and then turn to the next page or channel.
But does one actually ever stop and think what is happening to all the striped cats. What is the reason that even when special safety zones are made in the national sanctuaries for them, they are hunted down in the most brutal manner. Even in their natural habitat, their numbers are fast decreasing. Is it the fault of these mute felines or something to do with the growing civilization. These beasts are often killed by people residing in the villages near their habitats. Reason given is that the tigers are a regular threat to the villagers. Apart from the apparent danger to their lives, the tigers regularly steal their cows or cocks, hampering the livelihood they earn by dairy or poultry farming. It is indeed dangerous for these rural people to breathe comfortably when a tiger is prowling nearby. But instead of directly killing them, the tigers can be put to sleep using tranquilizers and then shifted to a protected national tiger reserve. There are very specific areas where such villages are present. Proper awareness can be spread to the villagers regarding such methods which would suit them as well as prevent the killing of innocent tigers. The giant cats cannot help being hungry for flesh and meat (or carnivorous), Nature has made them so. Should they be denied an existence for no fault of theirs?
But apart from being killed for security reasons, why are tigers a favourite with the poachers? The highly glossy and attractive tiger skin is considered highly valuable in India. It has great demand in the foreign markets and is sold at a comparatively low price by Indian poachers than the ones from other countries. Even their heads, teeth or even whiskers fetch them quite a bargain. As the demand increases, supply does too and the prices rise high. When offered tremendous money for their wares, the poachers just start killing more. Not even the poor cubs are spared and sometimes even priced higher than the matured ones. What gives entry to these inhumane people in the highly protected sanctuaries? Often they can get their way by bribing some forest reserve official and gaining entry to the high populated tiger zones. They take a few days to get to know their habits and at the suitable time make them a victim of their poisonous darts or bullets. What a shame!
The government cannot be blamed for every wrong occurring in the nation. Sometimes even their best efforts are thwarted when highly trusted people sell the poor animal's life for a monetary gain. Most of the killings have taken place at areas where the security was considered very tight. The number of tigers left in India today is very paltry -just around 1411 remain. We, the common people should consider it as a wake up call and do something to help them live. Donations might help for their upkeep in national parks such as The Corbett National park/ National zoos. Government should choose the forest officials with a little more consideration and take some stringent methods to prevent poaching in the most vulnerable areas. The people who are caught hunting or even selling tiger skin should be given a suitably high judicial sentence. Unless some such harsh steps are taken to preserve the tiger, not much time is left before the species would become completely extinct. The beautiful creature would remain a national animal only in photographs of school textbooks or a creature remembered by the famous lines of William Blake's poem-”Tiger tiger shining bright, in the forest of the night.”
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Posted By Hunardeep Singh Brar
On Feb 11, 2010
Categories:
Environment and Wildlife,
When they read news about tiger poaching or listen to it on the television,they express pity for the poor beast and then turn to the next page or channel
Read More..
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Posted By Hunardeep Singh Brar
On Feb 11, 2010
Categories:
Environment and Wildlife,
1411, Save the Roar
written by Tilak Saxena
Many a people might proclaim their favourite animal as the great Indian tiger but what after this confession. They are quite happy to go to the national zoo on holidays with their families and see the creature sun bathing in its boundaried home. But what do these same people do when they read news about tiger poaching or listen to it on the television. They express pity for the poor beast and then turn to the next page or channel.
But does one actually ever stop and think what is happening to all the striped cats. What is the reason that even when special safety zones are made in the national sanctuaries for them, they are hunted down in the most brutal manner. Even in their natural habitat, their numbers are fast decreasing. Is it the fault of these mute felines or something to do with the growing civilization. These beasts are often killed by people residing in the villages near their habitats. Reason given is that the tigers are a regular threat to the villagers. Apart from the apparent danger to their lives, the tigers regularly steal their cows or cocks, hampering the livelihood they earn by dairy or poultry farming. It is indeed dangerous for these rural people to breathe comfortably when a tiger is prowling nearby. But instead of directly killing them, the tigers can be put to sleep using tranquilizers and then shifted to a protected national tiger reserve. There are very specific areas where such villages are present. Proper awareness can be spread to the villagers regarding such methods which would suit them as well as prevent the killing of innocent tigers. The giant cats cannot help being hungry for flesh and meat (or carnivorous), Nature has made them so. Should they be denied an existence for no fault of theirs?
But apart from being killed for security reasons, why are tigers a favourite with the poachers? The highly glossy and attractive tiger skin is considered highly valuable in India. It has great demand in the foreign markets and is sold at a comparatively low price by Indian poachers than the ones from other countries. Even their heads, teeth or even whiskers fetch them quite a bargain. As the demand increases, supply does too and the prices rise high. When offered tremendous money for their wares, the poachers just start killing more. Not even the poor cubs are spared and sometimes even priced higher than the matured ones. What gives entry to these inhumane people in the highly protected sanctuaries? Often they can get their way by bribing some forest reserve official and gaining entry to the high populated tiger zones. They take a few days to get to know their habits and at the suitable time make them a victim of their poisonous darts or bullets. What a shame!
The government cannot be blamed for every wrong occurring in the nation. Sometimes even their best efforts are thwarted when highly trusted people sell the poor animal's life for a monetary gain. Most of the killings have taken place at areas where the security was considered very tight. The number of tigers left in India today is very paltry -just around 1411 remain. We, the common people should consider it as a wake up call and do something to help them live. Donations might help for their upkeep in national parks such as The Corbett National park/ National zoos. Government should choose the forest officials with a little more consideration and take some stringent methods to prevent poaching in the most vulnerable areas. The people who are caught hunting or even selling tiger skin should be given a suitably high judicial sentence. Unless some such harsh steps are taken to preserve the tiger, not much time is left before the species would become completely extinct. The beautiful creature would remain a national animal only in photographs of school textbooks or a creature remembered by the famous lines of William Blake's poem-”Tiger tiger shining bright, in the forest of the night.”
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